The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
Secretary Of State
 Hull Works In Havana
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000, 900 for buying surpluses in Latin America as part of a general cam paign to block totalitarian econom- ic or political gains in the south.
 His message coincided with the opening of the Havana conference, where Hull delivered the keynote speech.
 The views of the United States and Argentina delegations were to be laid before the conference irn- mediately and 1t was believed that the attitudes of the two nations which have often differed on inter- national problems would serve to speed clariflcation of American pol icy toward many vital defensive problems.
 Tn the Far East, Japanese army pressure against foreign powers in China, including the United States, continued strong as Premier Prince Fuminaro Konoye completed a new cabinet at Tokyo and was reported drafting new electoral law to fa- cilitate his plans for a one-party and Fascist-like political system.
 In China, United States Marine patrols were reinforced In the Shanghai International Settlement and bodyguards were provided for half dozen American citizens threatened or ordered expelled by the Japanese-supported government at Nanking. An appeal was sent by the threatened Americans to Pres ident Roosevelt, urging him to warn Japan against such alleged terror ism.
 Don't Like Our Navy Men
 Japanese authorities also were re- ported to have taken a strong atti- tude toward American Navy men in an incident at Tsingtao, where the Japanese police charged they were obstructed by American seamen while attempting to break up brawl in which other American sail- ors were involved. The incident was one of several minor fights which the Japanese have strongly pro- tested.
 On the European and African war fronts. the British reported new aerial bombing attacks on German bases and supply centers and the Axis Powers said that their air and naval forces were continuing a steady hammering at the British Empire from the North Sea to East Africa.
 German planes raided southern England again today after having been driven back by Royal Air Force and anti--aircraft attacks on Sunday, when six British fighting planes reported they had success fully attacked. 30 German warplanes shooting down one or more and driving them back across the chan mel.
 Foreign Secretary viscount Hali- fax arranged to speak to the world by radio this afternoon, declaring Britain's determination to carry on the war to victory despite Adolf Hitler's warning of submission or destruction. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is expected to make a similar statement in the House of Commons tomorrow.
 Siege of Britain Goes On
 The German high command said that the siege of Britain continued with attacks on conveys in which an oil tanker and four other merchant ships, totalling about 4O,O0O tons, were sunk by Nazi planes which also attacked British airports, harbors, oil supplies and factories.
 The Italian high command report ed that a British battleship and two British cruisers, in addition to the battle cruiser Hood and the tircraft carrier Ark Royal, had been damag- ed bw Fascist airplanes between July 8 and July l3. The communi- que reported continued raids by both sides on African bases.
 The three Baltic states-Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia-gave up their independent status, result of grad ual expansion of Soviet Russian frontiers toward the west. All three states, following their recent elec- tions under the eyes of the Red army. voted to join the Soviet Union.
 The will maintain their own lan- guage and will be autonomous re- publics within the union.
 Birth of LilhHania
 Lithuania came into existence on Feb. ie, 1918. when iis people pro. claimed independence from Russia on the basis Of Woodrow Wiisonb e points. particularly the principle oi 'seif-deteFmination."
 Two years later 6 treaty was sign- eA with Russia. Co which the latter