The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
Effort 10 Invade British
Isles Now Assured. Say
Official Berlin Sources
Nothing More to Discuss" IL Gsrmon
Reaction Following 'rinol Nsqotivs
Answer" Voiced by Lord Holiiox

German planes raned bombs on half a dozen major
British ports aireds and naval base. the German high
command said today and authorized Berlin sad
There Is nothing more to discuss, the die IL east
In reply British refusal talk peace Adolf itlers
terms. German planes raided the port Of Pembroke with
lis oil tanks, Chatham important naval base shrerness
Edinburgh and Aberdeen arfields Portsmouth
and the British channel according the high command
Quarters close To The wihelms,rasss. commenting
speech by British Foreign Secretary Viseount HALL
fax rs final answer reisciionio Hi,Iers appeal
Of reason said
Our answer Is yet to We think you viii find
todays high command eommunique interesting In this
connection"
The Nazi commuuique described the German air raids
and submarine attacks British shipping.
Wilhemstrasse quarters described Hafaxs speech
hypoertca and high German quarters said Hters armed
forces were set for action.
This action IL was assumed would be- at HtIers desis
nation Of zero hour attempted invasion Of the British
Isles
"iiaifnss speech for presents Ne final negative
answer 10 HitIers offer authorized informant asid
Halifax said No In behalf Of the British govern
ment and the British people To this there only
answer and u does not consist Of words.
From the German side there Is nothing to dis
euss. The die Is cast"
Nszis took particular exception 10 the religious Of
Lord HalifaSs speech and hs references to Hitler a. anti
Christ.
"HypocritIca pIousity~ exclaimed a Spokesman. "Hs
walks with Bible in his hands but behind him stalks tins
devil Germany has shown abe knows how Ia deal with
INK people. as well ms fighting people
Lord HaIfss II WAS said. failed 10 recognize the
true Significance" Of Htiers speech, when he ssbd
Hitler merely threatened.
Whistler the fuehrer was merely threatening or not
will be shown" said an informant.
The German wireless In dispatch picked up In New
York substantially the view Of Lord Halifax
speech. quoting welinformed Berlin and added
Facts must speak Ia declared IN Berlin and rsspons
bity for all that Is coming repeatedly and clearly
stated from the German side and recently by the ehre
falls Churchill and those British politicians Who also
IN this preferred simply TO reject the fyshrers offer
without discussing IL objectiysly'D
Meanwhile Great Britain backed w lis rejection II
Adolf Killers alternatives of surrender destruction
today with war budget approaching $4,000 10000
calling for approximately 30 cent Of its national
income. largest budget of all lime.
The speech 81 Halifax aat night seemed TO have earned
universal approval In Great Britain and Ia reflected the
view Of the British people that would be better
destruction than life on Hitlers terms.
The steadily n,ensfying German stssk answered
by steadily intensified British bombing attack German
objectiyes
And the British belief that the resources Of ths
British empire would win in the against toaiarAn
Germany and Italy reflected plainly today In tins
budget