Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-28 | Page 1 | Welles Makes Report on War

WELLES MAKES REPORTOII WAR Envoy Tells President Of Europe Conditions WASHINGTON, March 28 (-President (-President Roosevelt received from his- fact-finding emissary, Sumner Welles, Thursday a first-hand report re-port on conditions In Europe. Welles went to the White House with Secretary Hull Just hslf an hour after be arrived In Washington Washing-ton at the conclusion of the European Euro-pean survey during which he conferred con-ferred with the principal national leaders there. Whether his Information bore upon lb poeeibllitlee ef peace tills spring or eventually, or whether is was more concerned with United States' commercial and diplomatic interests In Europe were questions which went for the time without answer, as Welles responded to virtuslly all questions here with the words, "No comment." That he apparently was satis-fled satis-fled with the results of his Jour- ney, however, was Indicated when he landed In New York before noon with word that "I had every op-portunlty op-portunlty given to me to get the information for which I was sent." The undersecretary of state, guarding closely the tremendously important Information gathered In conferences In Italy, Germany, France and Great Britain, arrived on the liner Conte Di Savola. - These conferences contributed the basic facts in his possession: An hour and a half talk with Chancellor Hitler. It had been nearly two years since an American Ameri-can ambassador hsd last seen him. (Coatlnuaa! aa Pas rmir) (Coluaia Tbraal