Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-07-05 | Page 1 | Cabinet, Nation's Chief View Defense

CABINET NATIONS CHIEF I VIEW DEFENSE Il l l leaders aders Remain J l Jent nt About T p Air Aired d 1 I WASHINGTON ASHINGTON July 5 s INS 55 war cabinet assembled Iwar I e White House Saturday following Roosevelt's return from Park to discuss urgent urgen t te se e problems with the I nander in in sent it in the oval room study Mr ir Roosevelt were were- Secre- Secre Of f War Henry L. L Stimson I Secretary of State Sumner iles s Acting Secretary of the K Kajy James Janes V. V Forrestal General George e. e C. C Marshall army chief and Rear Admiral Royal acting chief of naval lions n Leaders Refuse Comment f e meeting meeting between the nc the war cabinet lasted fui wo hours The military leada lead- lead a si refused to talk as they left the I Wile Thile House Stimson brushed ade sd questions of reporters by I I Waring that I cant can't say any- any I hi i about the conference the residents resident's sojourn J n valley home bome S Setre- Setre cre- cre J of the Navy Frank Knox de demanded de- de that the United States I iVy avy strike now to clear the of of the German menace id 4 General Genera Marshall urged d that ie United States army be au- au i prized to go anywhere in the in defense of the western though Mr Roosevelt to date a taken n no position on either in a Fourth of July roada ad he solemnly declared w at Tf ij it be necessary Ameri- Ameri 3 must pledge their veryl very l W f to combat the axis power I heat eat t at t continued American in- in dence y ns for up Check-up Stephen T. T Early in the call of the war wan Met Inet Jle said the president was Sw ious us for tor a up check on the arS situation evidence of Mr Roosevelt's mg concern about the Euron Euro- Euro iSm n Wars War's Progress he declared r the we Franklin D. D Roosevelt S at Hyde Park Friday All of us who lie awake at 1 t of us who study and andin y know again in know full well that hese days we cannot save 3 t with Pitchforks and els alone On after a dictatorship ion has gained ined control of p rest t of the e world Appeasers indent flie pr preSident ident sharply chala chal- chal ged a those who wo would ld accept e fantasy and let their faith attempt to toPie ide People Pie of the United e that appeasement and ac- ac ui ee of Dl keep g will good w d-w promises z xi ep America free of the thel l tell th the Ame American can people sol sol- ir 5 v 1 that Jat the United States will rt survive IS s a happy and oaSIS of liberty in the midst Id d t est ert n Of gruel pruel uel dictatorship h J is Roosevelt f last l Press conference Mr 1 SeVelt velt s. s stilt i expressed hop hope V rne United states c could uld avoid VOld S ement h in the war war- eta l Knox nox and Admiral d R. R Stark Stark- chief of naval aval j I ns were out of the city i 1 ringing ng Forrestal and Ad- Ad Ingersoll into Saturdays Saturday's ofer fence