| Show I PEACE APPEAL APPEAL SENT TO ITALY IT A Y YBY BY ROOSEVELT King ing Asked to Formulate Plan for Averting Conflagration WASHINGTON WAS H IN G TON Aug 24 INS President INS President Roose Roosevelt e t ina in m ma a dramatic move to che check kJ the curren current which appeared d' d to be plunging EUrope headlong into another World war today made madea m de dea a direct appeal to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy tring influence m- m in- in fluence to u bear on Germany to toa maintain a pe peace ce i in Europe u o I IThe The spectacular move move v of Mr Roosevelt at aton once e was vas interpreted ed edin in diplomatic qU quarters it rs as as s a veiled effort elfort to split spIlt the Rome-Berlin Rome axis millions Pleading for countless and recalling he had made a world peace ace plea last April 14 the president president president dent promised that if Italy would use its p persuasive powers on Chancellor Chancellor Chancellor Chan Chan- Adolf Hitler to avoid war inthe inthe in inthe the current Polish-German Polish crisis it would be assured of ot the earnest sympathy of the United States Blow low at Axis The president suggested that King Emanuels Emanuel's government formulate formulate for for- mulat a specific solution of the present crisis riSis along peaceful lines and offer it to Germany I Coming so close on heels of the German Russian r res e s s i ion o n pact Mr Roosevelt's message was regarded in m diplomatic circles as a move to draw Italy away from Germany if it Germany goes to war over Danzig Announcement of Pre President sid e n t Roosevelt's latest peace message of State w was s made by Secretary Cordell Hull two hours hour before the president returned to Washington from his vacation to take personal command of the emergency plans b being ing made in m Washington to prot protect pro- pro t ct the United States from an impact of war in Europe The presidents president's peace request to American American American Amer Amer- v was vas as dispatched yesterday ican Ambassador William Phillips for transmission to the king king Arrangements for Phillips to deliver deliver deliver de de- liver the presidents president's message to the king in person at Turin It Italy were made by Premier Mussolini and the Italian foreign minister Count Ciano Phillips was authorized by bythe bythe bythe the state department to to give a copy of th the pe ce plea to Premier Mussolini Leaders Leaders Responsible It tN Again a crisis In world affairs makes clear the the responsibility r responsibility of heads of nations for the fate of their own people and indeed of humanity humanity humanity hu hu- hu- hu manity itself the president said It un is b because cause of traditional consanguinity consanguinity con con- sanguinity y between millions of our citizens that I feel th that t 1 I can addi address address ad ad- di dress ss your majesty in behalf of the maintenance of world peace It is s my belief and that of the A American people that your majesty majesty majesty maj maj- esty and your our majesty's majesty s government government govern govern- overn- overn ment can gi greatly aUy influence the av er a erting ng of an outbreak of war Any general war would cause to suffer sulfer all Jl nations whether belligerent belligerent belligerent bel bel- or neutral whether victor victor victor vic vic- vic vic- tor or vanquished and and would clearly bring devastation to the peoples and add perhaps to the governments gov gov governments governments of some nations most di directly dl dl- concerned The friends of the Italian people people peo people peo- peo and among m ng them the Ameri Amen Continued on Page Four our l Column Two Press P Conference Hears Effort to Avert crt War ur urr v o t Ii rv r NC J j 1 r i sk 1 t Q afar t tA A AA A 3 4 P Pt t t a r. r a tl sa SECRETARY OF STATE READS PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S PEACE APPEAL Cordell Hull center with Sheldon Thomas assistant to the chief of information of the state department left and a reporter right Roosevelt Asks Italy To Draft Peace Plan Continued from Pare PaCI One Oat can people could only regard with grief grid the destruction of great achievements which European nations nations nations na na- na- na and the Italian nation in particular particular particular par par- have attained during the past generation U. 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S Seeks Peace We In America having welded a homogeneous nation out of many nationalities often find It difficult to visualize the animosities which so often have created crises among nations of Europe which are smaller than ours in population and in territory but we accept the fact that these nations have an absolute right to maintain their national independence if they so desire If U that be sound doctrine then It must it-must t must apply to the weaker nations as well as to the stronger Acceptance of this means peace because fear of aggression ends The alternative which means of necessity effort by the strong to dominate the weak will lead not only to war but to long future years of oppression on the part of victors and to rebellion on the part of the vanquished So history teaches us On April 14 last I suggested in essence an understanding that no armed forces should attack or in invade invade invade in- in vade the territory of any other independent in independent independent in- in dependent nation and that this being being belag be be- ing lag assured discussions be undertaken undertaken undertaken under under- taken to seek progressive relief from the burden of armament and to open avenues of international trade including sources of raw materials materials ma ma- necessary to the peaceful economic life of each nation I said that in these discussions the United States would gladly take part And such peaceful conversations conversations conversations con con- would make it wholly possible for governments other than the United States to enter into peaceful discussions of political political cal calor or territorial problems in which they were directly concerned Were it possible for your majesty's majesty's maj maj- esty's government to formulate proposals for a specific solution of the present crisis along these lines you are assured of the earnest sympathy of the United States The governments ts of Italy and the United States can today advance advance advance ad ad- vance those ideals of Christianity which of late seem so often to have been obscured The unheard voices of countless millions of human beings ask that they shall not be vainly sacrificed alain again Program Mapped Determined to avoid the mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes of ot 1914 government leaders will place before President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt today an emergency program designed to safeguard the United States against the impact of a European war As each European dispatch built up Increasing pessimism regarding the outlook for peace speculation over an immediate assembling of congress was uppermost in official quarters It is possible the president may reach a decision today or tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row on the summoning of ot congress to consider neutrality legislation The administration desires revision of the act to permit American armaments trade on a cash and carry basis |
