The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

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 by an unfriendly power would be ( serious blow to national and hem hspheric defense. For that reason to prevent an unfriendly power moving in, it was necessary to sene mn American garrison there to oc' cupy the island.
 With 6 garrison there, the ques' tion is whether 1t will be left to it' own devices or whether 1t will bt protected. Obviously, 1t must DO protected and this entials keeping Ehe lines of communication open. This, MT. Roosevelt said, applies as firmly to Bermuda on one end Newfoundland on another end o Che outlying defense line as well al ak does to Iceland. Obviously; hS waid you cannot maintain garri' son at such far-fiung outpost! without keeping open the lines o' communication.
 His orders, he said, are that tht communication lines and the out posts be protected against attack oi threat of attack. Nobody, not ever he president himself, can define ex. mctiy what is meant by threat oi nn attack but that is the order Chat is the situation, and there i' little or nothing to be said in addi' ton.
 The president said that this view point first was set forth in the message by which he advised con Rress of the Iceland occupation There Is nothing further to be saic on the subject unless 1t be pure Mpeculation, he said, and such spec 7iiaticn is weakened by the essen' Aial fact that 1t IS speculation.
 Nevertheless, Mir. Roosevelt's re- statement of policy assumed signl' 4Icance in relation to conference he had yesterday with the maya high command. He conferred uneX pectedly and in some detail witl f Secretary of Navy Frank KnoS Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief o Navai operations, Rear Admiral Er nest J. King, commander of th' Atlantic Fleet, and Rear Admira Richmond B. Turner, chief of th' battle plans section Of the Navy Department.
 His Statement of Americas de- termination to keep open the ses ianes ,ntimated that yesterday white House meeting may have pre- presented an opportunity to issu' nosltiye orders to the men entrusted with the job of making effective tAvnarina,a naval nOlicy!
 Turning to the subject of hemi sphere defense, MT. Roosevelt mti mated that America may be con etructing air defense bases ln otne south American countries beside Rrazil, Gen. George 0. Marshall army chief of staff, told congres yesterday that air bases already ar heing constructed in Brazil.
 MT. Roosevelt said he could no disclose whether any other countrie evere involved. But he suggested |Ahat reporters say merely that sucl Ihases are being constructed a mtrategic points - staetment Whlcl Heft the broad intimatoin that ad Faitional Latin American countrie are cooperating for establishment o aerial fighting stations arouon' which this country could establish 4nv&flung first line of defense.
 Turning to the lend-lease program A6r. Roosevelt minimized report 4laat Britain might be using tn aend-lease program to register wrdfit by re-selling materials ob faihed from this country. The Presi dent said he doubted that ther was any desire on the part of Grea Britain to make profit on food o on anything else.
 It wouldn't be according to Hoyl it wouldn't be cricket to do sC he said.
 Risks NeighbOrliness
 Washington, July 18-(UP)-Pres eglent Roosevelt in entering tn United States into open economi warfare with the Axis powers, stake ais hemispheric 'good neighbor nollcy on the cooperation of tn nfher 20 American republics, it wa Believed today.
 Administration officials wer plainly anxious as they awaited tn reaction of the other republics.
 Acting under his emergency pow mrs and for national defense. M
 oosevelt blacklisted 1900 indiy a2uaIs and firms doing business *he Western Hemisphere. DeclaI ag that they aid the Axis power &s severed their commrecial contaS @ikh the United States and fro7 A1asir assets and credits here.
 Many Of the firms have operate n Latin America for years and em nioy thousands in those countrie |he Administration action suk 4Acted the good neighbor" econom #n ifs most severe test.
 Administration moves for month &nve anticipated the developmen #oweFeF. Extension of credits Latin America, huge purchases |rkfegic materials, assistance und' Asn Iend~lease program, and slmsll Nnues have been designed to cusi m the effect which no doubt VI nileipated when such drastic a' Inn Mna taken against business cor
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