Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1941 — Page 2

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DEFEND SEIZURE OF VICHY ISLES

Free French Express Surprise, Hint Rejection of U. S. Protest; Point to Plebiscite as Justification For Their Actions.

LONDON; Dec. 26 (U. P.

implying a tacit rejection of

).—A Free France spokesman, an United States rebuke, said

today that Free French leaders had been asked to free St. Pierre Island from “Vichy dictatorship” and they saw no reason to alter the situation resulting from their action. Shocked by the news that the United States State Department had denounced the Free French seizure of St. Pierre and Miquelon off the Newfoundland Coast, the leaders had conferred anxiously ged it was Teported that their

men might be withdrawn. But a spokesman said to-| day that nothing official had been received from Washing-|

ton or Canada and added:

“Our attitude is that the people of St. Pierre asked us to liberate

them from Vichy dictatorship and] we did so. As Frenchmen we see|

no reason to alter the situation. The results of the plebiscite, 98 per cent in our favor, confirm the eagerness of the population to be with us.” The spokesman denied that any agreement had ever been made by Free France Gen. de Gaulle leaders concerning St. Pierre. Before the statement was made, ft was reported that the Free French might withdraw in deference to American wishes, especially as British sources here said that the occupation was a surprise to them, Later the Free French national committee charged that the radio station on St. Pierre had been broadcasting weather information “useful to the enemy.”

DeGaulle Lauds Admiral

Regardless of future developments concerning the islands, it was understood that Gen. Charles de Gaulle, Free French leader, had gent congratulations to Admiral Emile Muselier, who commanded the expedition. A Free France spokesman sald: “Admiral Muselier, commander of the Free French naval forces, went to St. Pierre and Miquelon because he was absolutely certain that the populations of these islands desired to resume the fight by the side of the Allies for the liberation of France and the cause of liberty in the world. “The fact that he succeeded in taking control of these islands without any incident proves that he was acting solely in conformity

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with the will of the interested popu- | ihe

lations.” De Gaulle Hopes Damaged

Belief was expressed here that the State Department rebuke had set back the hopes of de Gaulle for early recognition by the United States of his Free France regime as a de facto government. Well informed sources here expressed belief that the State Department rebuke was made in a desire to avoid provoking the Vichy Government, and possibly driving Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, Chief of State of the Vichy regime, towad closer relations with the Germans,

VICHY, Dec. 2 25 (U. P) ~The government today issued a communique expressing satisfaction at the American State Department's “public condemnation” of the Free French action in seizing the French

ULL ACTS TO OFFSET COUP

Plans Joint Move by U. S., Britain and Canada in Seeking Withdrawal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (U, P). —Joint action by the United States, Great Britain, Canada and the Vichy Government to bring about withdrawal of the Free French forces from St. Pierre-Miquelon was initiated today by Secretary of State Cordell Hull. The first move was a conference

meeting that further conferences, bringing in “all the parties concerned,” would be started later in the day. Meanwhile it was learned in authoritative sources that the United States, Canada, and Britain had been concerned for some time over the activities of a wireless station at St. Pierre.

Await Mackenzie King

A proposal that observers be sent there, to make certain that nothing helpful to Axis raiders in the Atlantic was being sent from that station, was being considered when the free French forces took over the islands Wednesday. It was in-

dicated control of the station would figure in any settlement arranged with Vichy. Canadian Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King and his top advisers are scheduled to arrive here

Prime Winston Ch \ Elimination of the threat to delicate relations with the Vichy Govern ment will be high on the agenda of those meetings. The United States already has put question to Canatia by asking

take to restore the status quo” of St. Pierre- t is, restore sovereignty over them to Vichy. Mr. probably will give his country's answer to Mr. Roosevelt shortly after his arrival.

Hull Foregoes Holiday

Secretary of State Cordell Hull interrupted his Christmas holiday to go to his office and study the situation and to issue a statement which said Free French occupation of the islands was “an arbitrary action contrary to the agreement of all parties concerned and certainly without prior knowledge or consent in any sense” of the United States. The Free French action created acute embarrassment here where efforts have been underway for a long time to prevent further collaboration between the Axis and

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islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

Vichy.

Claim St. Pierre Voted 65-1 For Coup by De Gaullists

ST. PIERRE, Dec. 28 (U. P).— The Free French naval force which took over this Vichy controled French colony Wednesday to the embarrassment of the United States and Great Britain, sailed from an Eastern Canada port, it was re.

Muselier, commander of the Free French Navy, put out from the port on Monday with four courvettes for “maneuvers at sea.” The ships maneuvered Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday they sailed between St, Pierre and Miquelon, the chief fslands of the tiny dots off the Newfoundland coast that have been French for more than 100 years, and

only then did the crews learn their mission, (The British announced in London that the ships had not sailed from an united Kingdom port. Free French leaders in London seem to indicate that they had known in advance of the excursion, The British announced that they hadn't.) These further details of the surprising Christmas coup were made public as Admiral Muselier and tre population in general rejoiced o the results of yesterday’s plebiscite among St. Pierre males which showed 650 for the Free French and 10 for Vichy. There was no indication whether & plebescite had been held on

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