Evening star., 1933-05-16
Message Seen
as Plain Talk
to Reich.
GETS SUPPORT
AT CAPITOL
Hull Says Pact Plan
Affects i. S.
Marines.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Pres
Concerned over threats to peace,
President Roosevelt appealed to
the world today to repudiate
weapons of aggression and join
tor real promotion of interna-
tional understanding and eco
nomic recovery.
To the leaders of 54 nations he
addressed a suggestion for treaty
agreement against troops cross
ing frontier lines.
He notified Congress OF his &C
ton a few hours later, saying 1t
was impelled by evidence that
assurance of world political and
economic peace and stability Is
threatened by selfish and short
kighted policies, actions and
threats of actions"
No Names Mentioned.
No names were mentioned, but even
bsfore his words were read to House and
Senate, legislators had commented on
his move as of particular slgnlncance
at this time, in view OF the declaratlon
of policy Chancellor Adolf Hitler OF Ger
MANY is scheduled to make tomorrow.
The Presidents communication TO
foreign governments called for aban-
donment of petty" national aims in
the interest of all people, and warned
that unless this is done, the world Will
know where blame goes.
His approach and proposals com
manded immediate support from both
parties in the Congress, although here
and there comments showed doubt OF
much concrete result.
Secretary Hull made plain at the
State Department that the proposed
treaty against armed troops crossing
frontiers applied decidedly to sending
of American Marines to Latin Amerl-
can countries, as has been done in the
past.
He would not comment on questions
as to the sending of a copy of the mes
sage directly to Russia, whose govern
ment the United States does not recog-
nl1e.
Asks Accord on Four Steps.
The way to disarm is to disarm," the
President bluntly said in his message
to Congress transmitting the earlier
document.
The way to prevent invasion is to
make 1t impossible"
Thereupon, he summarized:
Il have asked for an agreement
among nations on four practical and
simultaneous steps:
First, that through a series Of steps
the weapons of offensive warfare be
eliminated:
Second, that the first definite step
be taken now;
Third, that while these steps are
being taken no nation shall increase
existing armaments over and above the
Limitations of treaty obligations;
Fourth, that subject to existing
treaty rights, no nation during the dis
armament period shall send any armed
force of whatsoever nature across its
own borders"
Believed Aimed at Germany.
Rosevelts message was Immediately
interpreted on Capitol Hill as consti-
tuting particularly plain speaking to
Germany the President admonished all
foreign potentateS to give up petty
national aims, or the civilized world
would know where to place the blame
Dispatched, unheralded, to 81 foreign
capitals just on he eve OF Adolf HIT
aer's expected pronouncement OF Ger
man policy, the message was diplo'
matte sensation of first magnitude.
1t proposed that no armed troops
whatsoever should hereafter cross any
frontier save when a neighbor lac
offended by breaking her armament
agreements.
Backs Macdonald Plan.
It backed the Macdonald propose
for a consultative pact for security
which the United States heretofore hat
Stunned and which France much de-
sires. but it also proposed that all ma
tions hold armament within treat!
limits. which France has been accused
OF failing to do.
It denounced foreign invaSions at
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