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contrasted with the view which he
outlined to the committee Tuesday.
Il still consider myself bound by
the secrecy the President imposed on
us, but if he will give his permis-
sion, I will talk plenty.
The public is entitled to know
about matters affecting the lives of
millions. My understanding of a
democracy is that the people are
the final jurors of our country's
program. They can't learn the real
facts until the secrecy pledge is
released"
Meanwhile several other members
of the committee said they could
reconcile the statement made by
the President Tuesday with the for
eign policy he outlined to the press
Friday when he denounced accounts
that had leaked out of the meeting.
Another member. Senator john
son, Democrat, of Colorado, said he
thought the whole discussion "be-
side the point" now.
While the President swore the
committee members to secrecy. it
happens, as it invariably does, that
varying accounts of what he said
got out and were published.
Reports Branded Lies.
One of these was that Mr.. Roose-
welt had asserted that Americas
frontier was on the River Rhine:
another that its frontier lay in
France.
The Chief Executive fatty brand
ed these reports "a deliberate lie"
and said some legislators and news
paper owners were deliberately mis-
representing his viewpoint on for
eign affairs.
He asserted that his foreign pol
icy had not changed and would not
be changed. This policy, he said,
included opposition to entangling
alliances, maintenance Of world
trade, sympathy for every effort to
reduce ornaments and the peace
full maintenance of political, eco
nomic and social independence Of
nations.
1t became clear yesterday that
there was conflict Of opinion
among some committee members
whether this press conference state
ment could be reconciled with the
impression they took away from
Tuesdays meeting.
One Democratic member, who de-
clned to permit his name to be
used, said he could readily see how
President Roosevelt might have been
discussing at the conference the de-
tailed methods by which he pro-
posed to carry out the broad pro-
| gram enunciated Friday and that
some of his hearers might not have
understood this.
Discussion of Methods.
A Republican member OF the
committee, who also asked anony-
nifty, also took the view that much
of what the President said Tues
day might be considered to be a
frank discussion in secret meet
ing of methods he proposed to use
in implementing his later an
nounced program.
He said he had reference particu-
larly to the fourth point of the
Presidents announced program-the
peaceful maintenance of political,
economic and social independence Of
all of the nations of the world.
Some sentiment appeared to be de-
veloping among committeeman, and
others in the Senate, that discussion
of the Tuesday conference had best
be dropped.
Senator johnson said he thought
there was little use of wasting
time"
Irrespective of what the President
said at the Tuesday meeting, and,
mind you, am not saying what he
said, his foreign policy is that which
he set forth yesterday. Congress
must accept that and proceed under
it," Senator johnson declared.
Statement Praised.
Senator McCarran, democrat of
Nebraska, not committee member,
issued statement in which he