The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-07

8 swift and driving increase in our armaments production" New York Times: Tn an hour of great crisis, the president has spoken to the na- ton with candor aild with fore sight," Washington Post: No longer need the aggressors have any illu- sians about the reason for the elec- tric evolution in our national policy. It is a response to their own threats"
 Middle west: Chicago Tribune: ''The president revealed himself to be in an excited state of mind" Chicago Daily News: "The preSi- dents message .. is trumpet call;" Detroit Free Press: The die is cast" Cleveland Plain Dealer: It was "a fine statement of this nations ob- hgation to itself, to the nations which are resisting tine Axis powers and to civilization;" Kansas City Times: "These are purposes to which every American can subscribe;;" Des MoineS Register: On the whole, we assume the congressman approved MT. Roosevelt's position in about the same proportions that the American people unquestionably approve it.' south: Atlanta Constitution What the president wants, and what every American with any knowledge of the situation wants, is to ship these (war) materials, in ever increasing quantity, to Britain and her allies on any sort of basis, as loaned goods, as free gifts if nec- eSSary;" New Orleans Times -Picay- une: Here is a fortnight presen- tation of national policy, of nation al peril and of national need that will have the applause and active support of an overwhelming nation al majority" Raleigh (N. s. News and Observer: Congress should see to it that the program is enacted into law in the spirit in which it was enunciated;' Dallas Morning News: '"The president has indisputably de- clared war on the totalitarian pow CTS and asks Congress to support the conflict with the weapon now at hand, aid to Britain That the ma jority of the country supports this view is surely beyond question"
 FAR WEST-Los Angeles Times: It "discloses, if disclosure was nec- esSary, that we are morally enlisted on the side of the nations resisting dictators;"
 CANADA H1,syvrNa .HKfx1i.+1,, King: No one who listened to the President or has read the message can doubt that the President req lizeS that civilization itself is at stake in the struggle now being waged with the forces of tyranny" :" EUROPE GREAT BRITAIN OplY newspenar 1eaction avail able. The London Daily Express, typical, said: We know by exper- fence in another struggle against brutal aggression how well pledges of the United States are honored." GERMANY
 Newspaper, ignored message; off, cial quarters refused comment until the full text has been examined to determine the official attitude. Only newspaper reaction avail able. The Popolo Di Roma, key Fascist newspaper, said MT. Roose- welt was leading his people well beyond non-belligerency" with a "propogandist pretense of democ- racy."
 RUMANIA Bucharest: Diplomatic quarters said the address was so close to an open declaration of war that the United States should now be re- garded as an active belligerent. (Rumania is German-occupied ! country1
 HUNGARY
 Informed quarters said the ad- dress brought the United States one step closed to war. Hungary is a member of the German Italian Japanese alliance.)
 JAPAN
 Officials said the address was about what we expected LATIN AMERICA HAVANA The government was silent. There was no editorial comment in the newspapers. Typical headlines were: In Paris: Frankly and clearly Roosevelt defines the dangers the Americas face if Totalitarianism wins; says all hemisphere republics face most serious dangers; In Avance: Roosevelt says secret agents already have begun the first phase of the invasion of this con- tinent."
 BUENOS AIRES
 Argentinians commented enthu- siastically, but the government maintained official attitude. There was no editorial comment in the newspapers.
 RIO DE JANEIRO
 There was no official comment.