The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-14


 Many of our people although sympathetic to the Allied cause. have very strong feelings about banker connections with war;
 Lindsay thanked tho President and assured him the counsel would be communicated to the right per- sons.
 Whether thls Is the reason, or some other the British govern. ment has confidentially informed the Treasury and State Depart- ments that 1t will conduct its war purchases in this country through an agency of It's own that Is now being set up quietly in New York. It will be directed by British of- ficials, assisted by American ex- pefts. Purchases will be limited strictly to -contraband com. modities.
 Lord Lothian, new British am. bassader, has privately assured Secretary Cordell Hull that Eng. land win rigidly observe the U. 5. neutrality law and make no at. tempt tc evade 1t by subter' fuge.
 N0TE-J. P. Morgan, upon re. turning from England fast week, opined that 1t would Do Q "naturaP' thing for his firm again to be- come tho British agent,
 GIVES US THREE MONTHS
 Before he returned to Berlin, German Ambassador Hans Dieck- hoff made c confidential survey of American opinion and report- cd to his government that fl war broke In Europe the United States would come in within three months.
 This gives an important key to present Hitler strategy in Poland' There is good reason to believe, from this and various other rec ports which have reached the White House. that the Nasis are making . prodigious effort to clean up their campaign before the United States can even lift tho neutrality embargoes, lot alone drift Into war.
 More than most people in this country realize. the position Of the United States influences, n fact almost dominates, developments ID Europe.
 The situation Is quite com. parable to that in the winter Of ieie.17, three months before the United states entered the World War. At that time, the (isrmaE high command decided the lntenslfy the submarine campaign against merchant shipplnE, and . meeting was held on January Q, 1917, at Piess, the German q. II. c. lt was attended by the Kaiser, tiinden' burg, Ludendorff. Chancellor Betkmann.II .IIoilweg and other high officers.
 Tethmann- -Hollweg, who always had favored friendship with the United States, warned tho Coun' cii that the submarine campaign automatically would bring America into the war. Admiral yon Holt' Eendorff countered with the guar ailtee that the German Navy would not permit one American soldier 10 get foot in Europe Bethmann- -IIoiiweg discounted tht Adniirai's premise. but othel members of the council contendet that it would take the Unitet States considerable time to mo- biiise ar army and become offec tive.
 Thus the die was cast whici brought the United States into th' World War.
 NO GERMAN ATROCITIES
 This time, however, tho Ger mans are not making the sam mistake. whether Af1bassado Dieckhoff's survey is correct c not, oil signs point to the fact tha Germany Is making c prodigiou effort to defeat Poland fl, . fe' weeks.
 Second, ell reports from Eurcp indicate that the Nasis are avoid ing any bcinbardfneneg Of Londol and Paris which might arous
 American public opinion T fact, t locks as if Hitler is tax ing tho greatest precautions ' niake no move which might hel influence Congress to iift th neutrality embargo oti arms 70 the belligerents.
 IN THE DARK Just how strained l have z. eecoin 2 com