The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
France Joins
In New Plan
F or Blockade
Chief Victims of
Proposed Will Be
Neuirul Notions
EuRorEs WARS

EuRorEs WARS
the sllied powers prepared Mon.
day for = rial test n Adolf ultlsrss
claii that Germany i shsakads
proof.@
Their objective. II developed IN
the wake Il LAST weeks supreme
war council 1t London. viii h
total blockade" for tho time b.
Ing rather than The long feared
total war" The chief victims
appeared likely 10 he the neutral
states Of Europe.
Tho reluctance Of he nrltl~h
and French In attempt a. pF~s-
eat 20 md . new fssas for mil.
ltary attack On tiernsany
emerged clearly aser the ~eek-
end " The wards af allied
spake.mrn ean he tskea ..
final. nehlnd that reisetaare
appeared 10 he = plan 10 sevs
the Germans evestaaiis IN apes
up . new war fTsnt-
possivs Astiswds
Winston Churchill. first lord ~
the admiralty. declared that Inc
allies have nc desire 10 spread the
war and thai they would like 10
operate on good tsrms with italy
and Japan. They would he added.
also tsks a passive attitude Inward
Russia IL the sovlets want 10 play
ball
On tbs surface. Al least. that
attitude would nsran snceess
for Hltler's effert. - esnfine
the military phase Of warfare
90 The western front and ths
Nsrth sea.
The allies apparently bsiisve
that they are prepared for seo.
nomie warfare and can afford TO
walt until the blockade drives the
Nazln TO some Desperate act that
win open tEe way for a thanking
attack on Germany. A German
effort to use military power 10 IN.
force lie economic demands on the
ScandlnAvianH or on q Balkan ma.
ton az Hitler becomes that dss.
peraial would give tho ailiss ths
legal excuse they want for flank.
ing thrust around lhs slerfr1ad
line.
Iacsease Pressure
Except for the increasingly fire.
qnent Aarial and naval staba NJ fhs
enemy. II appeared likely that this
policy would result this spring IN
only enough fighting ef spec.
taculsf character TO meet ths pub
lie and parliamentary demands for
action on thu battlefield.
The allied strategy, II WA lndl.
Gated, viii be 10 bring increasing
pressure against tho small nautFsls
adjacent 10 Germany In order 10
persuade then or brow beat them
into cutting down their trade with
tha reich. Ono method viii 10 10
offer higher prices for Balkan cup.
plies. Another viii ~ 20 cut more
deeply Intn Norwegian territorial
waters III order 10 intercept Iron
ore shipments To Germany. Anoth.
er viii BE- 10 tighten ihs bioeha9s
in order To cut dawn on supplies Of
war materials which are going 20
the neutral nsighiorh of Germany
and later rs.Hhipped into the rsich.
Reds Boost eudssf
A. Mesesw which has done Ut
lie 70 encourage NazI claims Of an
impending German. kunslan-italian
bloc 10 protect the Rsichs Balkan
flank tho Russian parliament
mst to approve q 1910 busiKst
boosting funds for national de-
fsnss 10 81 600 600 900 foIblss :
figure lhas aefles accurate trans
lstlon into dollars but might ar
bltrariiy b. put At 81 400 .ooo. 600,
In the Par Easi. china's gensr
allsslno Chang KAl-Bhek declared
that the fight you'd 80 On % drive
eli Japansss fFom China. regard.
less d fhs Inauguration Of ms
traitor government ~ WsnE
Ching wei At ksnkinE. under Jap
ansNe protection
In Toxic. = japanese spokesman
tsssk = calm sasw II the United
States refusal 70 recognize ne
Wang regime and said AmsrseA
should b. more patient and await
Developments In chinA esffsfs eosss
demnlng ihs japanese ATTITUDES.
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