Japan's China policy will enter a new stage following a five-Minister Des of the Nazis and the firm determination to continue Norwegians. who in former times|Knudtzon held for the local Norwe- Sir Matsuoka': inue|2nd any public demonstration. All|zian Charge d'Affaires and zi arge and Madame Says i was generally believed that conference i return from Berlin Japanese sources here today said enti in the next few da. 1 the war until Norway has been freed and the principles for have celebrated the 17th of May in gian community on the occasion Norway. possess unforgettable im-|o"r Independence Day, this love and Yes 5. signal for a reoriei ial for reorientation of they expected, Which she is now fighting have been re-established was expressed Japan's policy. with emphasis on the Mr Kumataro Honda, Ambassador pressions of how this day was always affection was clearly ' demonstrated. IPS Perey: than the continent of last night. in a broadcast by Mr. Otto Kildal, Norwegian Consul commemorated by all classes of|Our King has shown the world that China, but it now begins to look as Conference. which is expected to dis-to Nanking, will be invited to the
over Station KMHA, on the occasion of Norway's national Day. society. High and low. poor and the pri lo of honour takes pre- ough the Japenese have sprung a CUss final arrangements for Japanese The broadcast was put on the air at 9.40 p.m. Mr. Kildal stated rich. old and young, all took part in|cedence over everything else et? startling surprise, clearly the object of the Norwegians in opposing the treacherously he Countrymen at home are not|ment, to expose himself to dangers. If this ig 1 the treachergaely the celebration. But even if today preferred, together with his Govern- Startling so, the paper continues. The conference decision followed süenpoeng GE the! MNE: -Government, imposed rule forced upon them by Berlin. He said permitted fo manifest publicly their|and to suffer all privations instead Bet iL il Apri) doat year [oild 1 ar build up simply abolished soy, tu re. by the the comfortable and meaningless ro; ort. that Hitler is anxious to con- with Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Foreign the floodlight is thrown on persistent individual meetings of Mr, Honda in-love for their country, they will] LEE MO an E Qa lit Sonne a a Dae nae Seas ide i aeoea lat Ad galee case'
Norwegians had enjoyed the unique committed against Norwegian women dey in every part of Norway the will guide us during the dark hours jg Caucasian oil. to give Russia a Kawada. Finance Minister; and Prince gros prober a words Pet ivilizati refused t inst been confi lieve, but w lak That our enemies cannot prevent German domination.
And. they cannot prevent either Wi for Norway" shall be ie torch which Sereg His motto: settlement with M, Stalin. and is pre- Navy Minister; Lieutenant-Genera ya return Suu man ben ok Tole War Miser privilege' of being able to build ànd|?y the new troops of occupation Norwegian people are listening fo the and bitter struggles which we shall improve on the work of Independence transferred from Poland. where b¥oadcasts by our King and his Gov- have to endure before we reach the vj Hitler now believes are neither Japanese sources—United Press, 1 free hand to deal with the Japanese.
Fumimaro Konoye. Premier, said
3 of 1814 and to create a community. unbelievable atrocities have been ernment from London. messages goal for which every Norwegian willing nor able to cause an effective the chief object of which was io|committed against the unfortunate which wil wel 3 e Norwegian spirit patriot lives and work: A Free and diversion in the Far East. fob Give Japan: Set dre promote an equal happiness amongst Polish population. those thousands of homes to which our beautiful national anthem refers.
Tyrannical Gauleiter And the 17th of May. the Day of Independence, served es a powerful We witness how a Nazi Gauleiter, reminder to our national conscience with complete disregard for Nor-and to strengthen and further that wegian sentiments and wi of Gemocratic society of which we with thought, is tearing down our cultural justification felt proud. and which we institutions.
In his enger at not in truth could call a national, healthy being able to report to his lord and and vital structure. featured by a master that the blue-eyed, bland Norwegian character.
Norwegian Aryans have joined the camp of the "Herrenvolk." he has But in a dark April night. the war introduced and tolerates terror. But entered "Europe's peaceful corner." regardless of all these acts of violence. A great Power, with which we hai the Norwegian spirit of defiance can-ro territorial or other disputes. de-nct be broken by the German forces! cided to launch a vicious attack on of oceupation—a fact beyond their small nation of hardly three mil-powers of comprehension.
This lack lion souls. whose only wish was to f under and g. however. is not, so 5e allowed to live in peace and har-"ime ult to explain the present many with all her neighbours and German generation. educated to be permitted to continue to con-pint of c pulsion and tribute her share towards the pro-cannot grasp the fact that the pringress of culture. The attack came ^iples of right and freedom are some-as a bolt out of the blue. We have thing more than mere phrases—that ell heard the German "explanations" they synonymous h a free for this outrageous aggression:—1t peop! on d'étre.
ye" Norway from the per In order to mi tain these infidiou Albion, who intended to use dividual privileges which constitute Norway for attack on the Ger-the very foundation of civilized man Reich. that large German unit: nation. the Norwegians—as well as forced their way ints fiords and har-all other freeborn people—are willing hours in the dead of the night. to suffer everything. We realize how hollowness of these German rightly our authorities. headed by the planations" has since become King. acted when they decided to vious. Ambushing an unsuspecting fight the mechanized hordes which Norway they occupied in their first brought sorrow and suffering over Blitz the principal military land and the people of Norway. naval points intending to use a sub "Un pays qui se defend. ne meurt dued and powerless Norway as a jamais"—these proud words were stepping stone for their planned pronounced by the hero king of the spring attack on Great Britain Belgians, Albert I. when his country We all knew what happened: In in 1914 was overrun by the Imperial spite of the suddenness of the attack German Reich. It was in the and its paralysing effects and of all spirit that our took up authorities the German calculations of a po: ful surrender, our Great Kings overwhelming odds until, when in the battle and carried on against Haakon VIL together with our Crown June last year. they moved Fyince Dav. our Government and an of the government to the soil of our unanimous Parliament. resolved to Ally, Great Britain. Since then our take up the fight mechanized myad against, the super- authorities in London have intensified lasted two months, after which the against our enemies. We know what country had to submit to temporary we are up @painst and that if we Nazi occupation This fight, how-are to see Norway once more free ever, was not in'vain Much valu-and undivided. we must with all our 4 able time had been lost by the strength assume our part of the
are hat erg our il Bes of wa een disclose burden with our Allies. compromise. Let it be quite clear: In this gigantic struggle there is no Learned to Hate We stand and fall with our great The moat trate and unhappy ANY: Pind. and with our other in our country's history then bei at wi fathers hi Ea are Roe bile our ecd one for all and
Ail that which our forefathers and of honour to our King. his Govern ment and to our just cause and we pepesa period es been fore down shall—of this during one year of occupation.
The eet keep our oath our enemies can be German authorities at first believed Tong iuste Frese dues The sole aim of all Norwegians is; free Norway.
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