Evening star., 1940-03-15
" the Associated Press.

tnree Cotalltarlan powers, With whom
some already do most of their trad
ing.
Yugoslav officials, although i'm
pressed by Rome Berlin axis eco
nomic collaboration, were skeptical
however, that Italy would consider
taking Russia into partnership.
As Britain pulled in her belt an
other notch, the Times Of London
forecast the likelihood Of further
sacrifices, emphasizing the need OF
"diverting from civilian consump-
ton something like half of the
whole current production in order
Of devote it to winning the war"
1t warned also of real danger
that We may drift into imitation
should the government delay a de-
cision whether to finance the war
by voluntary or compulsory saving.
Three British Measures.
These were the three new British
measures:
/. To tighten its hold on foreign
exchange. the government banned
private importation of canned and
bottled fruits, beginning next Tues
day.
Only the ministry of food will be
permitted to buy these products
abroad but the effect on British
supplies is not expected to be felt
Immediately since large stocks have
been accumulated recently Fruit
juices. jam and marmalade are
exempt.
The United States has been
Britain's chief provider of canned
and bottled fruits, principally
peaches. pears, apricots, grapefruit
and fruit salad. In 1888 more than
Sl4.000,0 900 worth was imported from
the United States.
q To organize British-French CO.
lonial cooperation in order to utilize
all of both empires resources for the
war effort, it was learned. Malcolm
Macdonald, colonial secretary, will
confer in Paris soon with Georges
Mandel, French minister of colonies.
Besides production, their discus
sions are expected to include intra-
colonial trade, transport, broadcast
ing, aviation and foreign currency
restrictions.
Colonial collaboration. it was be-
ieved, will supplement the eco
nomic agreement of last November
by which the allies pooled their
economic resources and will make
the colonies largely self supporting.
3. Large-scale selling in Britain of
securities, chiefly negotiable bonds
on behalf of German interests, was
disclosed in stock exchange warn
ing to members to exercise great
est caution in accepting and execut-
ing orders, the real source of which
they are not able to verify beyond
all reasonable doubt"
Such sales are subject both to
stock exchange displinary action
and stringent penalties under the
law forbidding trading with the
enemy.
The authoritative Financial Times
pointed out that delivery of a
tainted" security passes no title to
the purchaser and that "the seller
thus is at the risk of having to make
. second delivery if, as the result of
an enemy interest, the suceurities
comprised in the first delivery are
claimed by the custodian Of enemy
property"
Lord Beaverbrook, in a signed edi-
torial in his Daily Express, voiced
optimism that the Russian Finnish
peace would not increase Scandi-
navia's trade with Germany.
Scandinavia must sell to Britain"
he wrote. Cash is the necessary
condition of their lives. And it is
only in Britain that they can COL
lect it.
"A long purse makes short war"
Italy May Buy More Coal.
Some sources expressed belief that
Italy might double her purchases of
British coal as result of Britain's
release of 13 Italian colliers laden
with German coal and the Rome
governments agreement to transport
no more German coal by sea during
the war.
The Herald say reports of an i'm
pending Russian Italian rapproche-
ment as prelude to two other
moves-"A big Balkan drive-an at
tempt to cajole or coerce Rumania,
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria into ad-
hesion to the Berlin Rome Moscow
system" and "a big peace move
Russia and Italy saying, Why not
call it of1?'"
Informed sources in Rome, mean
while. said Sumner Welles and Itan-
an Premier Mussolini might discuss
the possibility of peace in light OF
Won Ribbentrop's conversation In
Rome.
With President Roosevelt's travel
ing investigator, homeward bound
from his tour of European capitals
scheduled to see II Duce a second
time, the Turin Gazetta del Popolo
commented "if there is a path te
peace, this path passes through
Rome"
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