THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 29, 1941.
HOW AMERICA RECEIVED TALK
The War Already
Practically In Majority Support For President
THAT THE UNITED STATES was doubly
stirred by President Roosevelt's speech is SWISS
obvious from favourable comment continuing to pour in to Washington from all over the country.
The newspaper "PM," on the front page, proclaims: "Our conclusion. We are in it,' while the "New York Post," with huge black streamers, says: "The President has spoken our will to act without further notice to
EXPECTED
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safeguard Dakar, the Azores and Cape disappointment over Pre-
Verde
Governor Lehn am of New York sad "The speech will bring renewed faith and strength to those bravely fighting to preserve thit own freedom and the liber- tre of these other countries who still remate 「」རྞྞ་¢ ””
THE "NEW YORK SUN. WITH A STREAMER SAYS THE UNITED STATES ON AN EMERGENCY HASIS, COMMIT - TED TO STOP AXIS "
Meanwhile newspaper, through 0528 the Forest States generally sure favourable.
Public
The "Philadelphia Ledire says "The Four of dee
so has lound American public. option thoroughly prepared "
Bad For Appeasers
President Roosevelt's "messinge was bad news for appeaser al home, who hart bee preachin the philosophy of defeat artd who sought to make it
appear that the war for democracy has already hern lost" declares the Cleveland (Ohtoo) Plain Dealer " Other out-of-town newspape com.etit B
The Tune-Herald" of Dallas, Texas say>
The President has
asserted a leadership that Ameri
ca has prayed for **
gele..
Califorma.
LORD HALIFAX
AND J. M. KEYNES
AT WHITE HOUSE
President Roosevelt invited yesterday
Lord Halifax, the Bri- tish Ambassador, and Mr. John Maynard Keynes, the distin- guished Cambridge economist, to the White House.
Purpose of the en- gogement, however, was not disclosed. Reuter.
Senator
McNary cenamented "It was a very kitully review of the WAOT situation but
Wils 11- the
The Daily News" of Loy An- definite regarding some of
"Any- BUTEJOR ISSUES, such as the trendom complete of the seas.'
zond enthoustic approval of the President's confirmation of
fuated emergency, betrays mexeusable
0871-
Deadly Danger
EY j plan Representative Sof Bloom
We
marked. "The fact that the Unit- The "Alabama News" of Bir-1d States is in deadly danger is mmingham.
believe recognised by the President, and that President Roosevelt's - accordingly, by authority from epunt is ucrurate and his course Congress, he has of metium ear rect Reuter.
Landon Comment
TSPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" Speaking at Topeka, Kansas, yesterday, Mr. Alf Landon de- clared: "The President's
speech
of
proclaimed a state of national emergency.
"His new powera arc, course, very
sweeping but of course do not include the power to make war.
That power Congress reserves to it. solf."
that in de-
Mr. Bloom added
is the end of Democratic Gov-claring the U.S. will assert the ernment in the United States, freedom of the seas the President temporarily at least.
acted in harmony with the Neu- "Under the power now in his trality Law, which expressly re- hands the President can do any thing he pleases. Whether it means war is something else."
Congress Comments
serves the right of free com-
First press comments in Switzerland show keen
sident Roosevelt's speech which, according to the "Basler Nachrichten," added nothing to what he had already said before.
"If America has decided to en- fer the war it is difficult to under- sland why she does not fulfil this decision in the hour of greatest need of her Anglo-Saxon friend,' says the paper.
The paper assumes that Ammi- lean public opanon is still unpre-
pared.
the
The article adds: "Declaration
state of emergency In United States means delay
of a
London's bombed out children are cared for by the W.V.S.
at the Regent's Lodge, Park Row, before being sent to evacua- tlon centres.
Identification Photo shows, complete with their labels, youngsters at the Lodge prepared for their journey to the evacuation centre, The litte girl on the right is apparent- ly not keen about it. (Copyright, "Fox).
INDIA WOULD
HAVE LIKED MORE
PRACTICAL CONTENT
THE INDIAN PRESS welcomes unanimously rather than hastening America's President Roosevelt's broadcast and his proclama- entry into the war, because it tion of a state of unlimited national emergency,
shows President Roosevelt ex pects a long transition period.
Therefore he bas oblated prowers which, as Commiamber-in-
"The Hindu," in Madras, saying: "This may or may not be the prelude to a declaration of war but it is Chief, he would automatically ac preparedness essential for implementing the pledges
quit Wat Wel declared Reuler.
JAPAN AND ROOSEVELT SPEECH
"On the verge of war was the heading of yester- day's leading article in the Tokyo "Japan Times ¦ and Advertiser" on Pre- sident Roosevelt's speech.
It says there is no shadow or sign of neutrality in the speech ՆԱԼ rather a determined stund against Hitler, even to a promise to challenge German rights in British waters.
the President has given to the fighting Democracies that he will give them the utmost help."
.
The paper pays a personal crition! summer in modern human tribute to President Roosevelt's history and the head of the qualities as a pupular leader.
World's
industrial strongest The Pioneer,“ in Lucknow, nation shows ample recognition of sayWhile the reside chat that fact and the nature of the disappointed those who nourish-dire menace
Ger- with which ed a hope that he would finally many's rulers have confronted apprise the prople and the world, liberal civilisation.
intention large of his d. mand from Congress a declara- tion of war against Germany, the precise and unequivocal reoffirai-
;1
to
ation of lus determination to do
all in his power to bring about defeat of the totalitarian wel- will be generally powers,
The paper adds "Some may, however, find this much-herald. ed announcement, despite Its bracingly vigorous phraseology. less rich in practical content than they hoped.
"America's able leader had been widely looked to for an comed."
explicit utterance on such vexed The paper adds: "If. In the subjects as protection for Allan- course of his watchful progress, ; tie convoys and the Monroe Duc- he is challenged by the enemy and forced to engage in mortal | Reuter. combat, the national support which otherwise has been deni ad him will most assuredly be forthcoming."
Critical Summer
"The Statesman,"
"The last vestiges of neutrality has been stripped from the United States, not from any de- sire of the people, as expressed in the Neutrality Act, but by the thinks this is perhaps the acts and words of the President."
Reuter.
merce on the high seas. SYDNEY
Senator George declared: "I think the speech was a very able statement of the position of the President as sanctioned by Con-
President Roosevelt's speech gress."-International News Ser- drew a conflict of reactions from vice. 'Congressional and other leaders
'in. Washington.
The
“MORALE"
Speaker Rayburn said: "I think it was a very forceful and clear statement of the situation and will be very satisfying and en-
Hon. Mr. J. P. Penne- couraging not only to the people father-Evans will be the Speaker of the western hemisphere but to at the European Y.M.C.A. Discus- Democratic people throughout the sion Group on Sunday at 9 p.m. earth."
and his subject is "Morale."
BRING THE KIDDIES---
in Calcutta, most
Freedom
LISTENS IN Of The
So great was interest in Syd- ney in President Roosevelt's de- claration that the doors of radio shops were packed with listeners who even blocked the sidewalks. Cars equipped with radio sets
Seas
President
trine's present implications."
Breaks Audience Records
President Roosevelt's secretary, Mr. Stephen Early, said yesterday that a survey made on behalf of the Columbia Broad- Roosevelt's casting System showed were surrounded with people insistence on the freedom that reception of the Pre- listening intently and listeners similarly thronged hotel lounges of the seas in his momen-sident's address broke all
tous speech is regarded in previous records. authoritative Australian It was calculated that_65,650,- Government circles as 000 persons in the United States, plus 20,000,000 in Canada, having tremendous signi- South America and Britain, lis- ficance.
Reuter.
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It is believed this reference, HE SAID THAT TELEGRAMS coupled with the proclamation of AND TELEPHONE CALLS state of unlimited national POURING IN TO THE WHITE emergency, will lead to abandon- | HOUSE BROKE ALL RECORDS, BEING IMPOSSIBLE TO ment of the previously proclaim- | 17
ed defence zones, to a much TABULATE THEMANA wider use of American ships in The Secretary of State, Mr. areas from which they hitherto Cordell Hull, said as far as he have been, debarred and to the was able to learn, reaction gen- unhesitating use, of force in re-erally had been excellent this sisting any attack on them appearing to apply also to Latin
American diplomats, Router