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Show PRESIDENT VOICES OESIHE TO GSE m TO E?SlA?iD Whether or not you personally liked the tone and purpose of the President's dramatic "all out for Britain'' speech, one thing can be said for it. It cleared away any doubts that may have existed ex-isted cocnerning this Administration's Administra-tion's war policy. It eliminated the last semblance of our theoretical theo-retical neutrality. It placed us definitely beside England as an active ally, ready to give her almost al-most anything and everything she may need to prosecute the war against the Axis powers. It ad. ministered a hearty slap in the face to Japan, by declaring that China too " was helping to defend de-fend American rights and principles. prin-ciples. Foreign response to the talk could easily have been anticipated. antici-pated. London called it "one of the most powerful indictments of Nazidom ever spoken," and British spokesmen, who have frankly placed much of their hope for eventual victory on U. S. aid, were jubilant. The South American press, which often speaks for the government, gov-ernment, was generally laudatory the Latin Republics have apparently ap-parently been looking for a strong lead in order to develop and af. firm their own foreign policies. Turkey, a country which has really been on the spot in that it is an ally of England and at the same time is within comparatively com-paratively easy "shooting distance'' dis-tance'' of Germany, was extremely ex-tremely pleased one of the principal prin-cipal Ankara papers said, "Pres-s "Pres-s ident Roosevelt has read the death sentence of the Axis coun, Li ICS. IHC H-ilJ " : tious in its comment, whoih is undcrstandab!t--Jth. ei'j government gov-ernment is . forced to walk a dangerous tight rope between the French people's pro-British, prcr DeGaulle sentiment on tha on-, hand, and Germany's hearty armies ar-mies on the other. Italy made. , belligerent gestures, but said nothing new. Hitler declared that anyone who sa id the Nazis plan world cronquest, lied which, in the light of pasft superfrank statements by Nazi leaders, is curious. Japan, frankly angry, said the Roosevelt policy made a U. S.-Japanese was almost inevitable. inevit-able. Interesting reaction comes from on-the-fenca Spain, where, reports say, the President's definite de-finite statement that the Axis will not win, excited great in. terest. In this country, the . bulk of the press approved of the speech in general, even though many papers observed that more than ' words are necessary to adequately adequate-ly arm" Britain and ourselves. The President's definite declaration declara-tion that no U. S. troops would be sent to Europe was applauded ap-plauded widely the fact is, of course, that at present Britain does not need or want men, in that her armies are doing prnc- the alert against possible inva-Continued inva-Continued on page five HERE'S MORE ABOUT PRESIDENTS AID TO EXGLAND (Continued from Page One) sion. However, certain important government elective o. icials are all set to fling down the gaunt, let and fight the Administration's Administra-tion's belligerent policy. Senate leaders like Wheeler and Clark will make a strong effort to have congress disavow at least part of the Roosevelt aid-England program for example, exam-ple, they will oppose the transfer of more U. S. fighting ships and airplanes to the British flag. They will also attempt to stiffen the Neutrality Act, which at present is largely a dead letter. It seems to be true that the new congress is as much opposed to war for this country as was the lat even though the majority oi the members are extremely pro-British. pro-British. hTere will be many s red-hot battle in congress' word, scarred hall during the coming 1 months. Tn the meantime, it may provi that one result of the speech will be greatly increased Nazi attacks on the staunch British Isles the purpose being to reduce re-duce England before U. S. aid can be materially increased. It is " significant that even as the Presilent read his speech from the quiet of his White House study, blacked-out London .was being subjected by the Luftwaffe to its most severe air raid of the war. Hitler knows that if this country ever is able to push its arms drive into high gear, a practically unlimited quantity of material of all kinds can be sent England. Some interpreters read into the President's speech intimations that he will soon declare a -"full emergency,'' as againsta the "limited "lim-ited emergency" he declared a year ago. According to legal authorities, this would not not give him any important additional powers. Congress Con-gress must pass new laws, in other words, before the already vast Executive powers can be ignigcantly extended. However, declaration of a "full emergency" in the view of some, might help spur industry and labor to great, er deeds in producing arms. Defense officials, such as Mr. Knudson, are talking more and more of the urgency of the situation. situ-ation. And it is true that, whlie the general production indexes go higher and higher, our production pro-duction of finished materi g of war continues to lag. Bota tne Army and Navy have been forced time and again ot revise their forecasts and to revise tnem backward. The bottlenecks grow, rather than decrease. According to some of the bart authorities, th eoutput of fims.i-cd fims.i-cd imnlements of war w: 1 sharp-lv sharp-lv iicrcase in a momh or tro-o'r tro-o'r the cause of Britain will look . a great deal darker. |