The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-22

but they disagreed with his methoos
of effecting that end.
In France, as in Britain, the pres
ident's stand WAS welcomed.
Italy Shows Little Interest
In Italy alone was there little ap-
parent interest. Today's Rome news
papers gave the congressional SEES
sion only a few paragraphs on back
pages, under such non-commlttal
headlines as "Roosevelt's Request to
Congress" and Roosevelt Asks Abo-
lition of Embargo" But the same
papers put on the first page big
headlines about "Uselessness OF War"
and war Without Reason
British newspaper comment IN
cluded:
Daily Herald-Nabor party organ)
IF the embargo is killed Britain
with her allies will be able to import
war material from the United States,
Germany-barred by British sea
power-will be unable to do so.
Whether it is right for the United
States to supply the Allies with am
munition is a matter about which
the Americans do not need advice.
On the moral and material power OF
the forces fighting for the security OF
civilization it will have such an ef-
feet that the end of the conflict Will
be neared by many a day"
Daily Mirror - independently -
American isolationists, particularly
Senator William E. Borah, Rep
Udaho) and Col. Charles A. Lind
bsrgh-"who accepted our hospital
ity-appear to believe that Ameri-
cans are not even to think OF war,
or to send letters or cablegrams by
way of Europe. or to read newspa-
pers about it. or to listen IN on the
wireless" (The Daily Mirrors refer
erce to hospitality was to Col. Lind
bsrgh's long stay in Englando
There was no marked disappoint-
ment among Britons at the presl-
dents desire to keep the United
States out of war. Most of them
fully comprehended his attitude.
Hitler Studies 1t
Adolf Hitler is studying President
Roosevelts neutrality message to
congress and official comment may
be Forthcoming later Nazi quarters
intimated in Berlin.
Pending official comment, Nazi po-
Iisical quarters and inspired newspa-
ner commentators bitterly denounced
the cash and-carry policy of selling
arms and the proposal to lift arms
embargo.
Any such changes in the neutrality
law, they said, would work to the ex-
elusive advantage of Great Britain
and France and therefore would not
be neutral but prejudiced. Also they
argued that delivery of arms to bel
ligerents would be the first step to-
ward American participation in the
war.
Nazis approved heartily the presi-
dents desire to keep out OF the war
but disapproved his methods. They
said 1t would be quite right to keep
Americans and American ships out
of war zones and to ban war credits
It was said that the fewer Ameri-
cans and American ships in Euro
pean waters the less likelihood there
would be that American life and
property would fall victims to the
'rigors of war"
Never Expected War Credits
NaziS never had hopes OF war
credits from the United States and
thus felt that ban on them would
adversely affect only France and
Britain.
Nazis are most eager that the
United States should remain neutral
Newspapers had devoted increasing
attention to the situation as the spe-
cial session of congress approached
Nazis argue that the United States
stands to gain nothing and to lose
heavily by abandoning strict neu-
trality". They said that America hao
suffered depression by taking part in
the World war and giving material
aid to the Allies.
It was noted that during the last
few weeks attacks on American per-
sonalities, particularly the president
had eased off. Now official quarters
blame the British for trying to draw
the United States into war.