The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15


 "A declaration based on the un
 warranted assumption that tn
 United States 1 belligerent il
 this war" Senate Democrat Leader Alben w. Barkley: Tt vii
 find an enthusiastic response in tht { hearts of all peoples" House Dem
 ocratic Leader John w. Mccormack
 "A message of peace - the basi
 upon which real and lasting peac'
 can be made"
 THE PRESS
 East: Providence, R. T., Journal is"Ours to see this war through as ar ever growing arsenal; Britains te abandon all notion of territorial oI other gain;" Boston Globe: "Presi- dent Roosevelt has placed the influ- ence of the American policy behind British war aims" New York Daily News: MT. Roosevelt . has sold Mir. Churchill on the Four Freedoms-but with a notable omis- sion. Nothing is said about the free dom of religion. This neglect .. is in deference, we take 1t, to our new ally, Joe Stalin;" New York Times: ITO the extent that British and American statesmanship can make the good faith of their promise apparent to the German people, they will rob Hitler of his greatest weapon-the present belief of the German people that the out come of this war means life or death for the German nation;" Philadel- phia Inquirer: "The necessity of this meeting was rendered doubly important and timely by current sin- ister developments
 Middlewest: Detroit Free Press: "We are at war. The joint declara- ton leaves no other alternative; ;" Cleveland Plain Dealer: No patri- otic American, regardless of his po- litical afaliation or his views on the part the United States should take in the war, will be opposed to the establishment of political and eco homie freedom for all the nations of the world;" Kansas City Star: "1t presents noble aspirations on which there will be general agreement; Indianapolis Star: We indorse the program, in principle, as will every other nation believing in right and justice among neighbors;" St. Louis Post Dispatch: Have we heard all there is to hear from this meeting? Is statement of aims all the preS- ident and the prime minister drew up?"
 The South: New Orleans Times Picayune: dtl will prove mo mensous' only if its noble purposes are lmplemented and its fine ob- jectives made sure of attainment by the muster of armed force strong enough and well enough equipped to beat of brute aggression by land and sea and air." Baltimore Sun: "An men who dream of 8 reign of peace and order must pray that, from the physical and political risks taken in this meeting will come 3 greater unity, a great resolution on the part of the peoples who struggle for freedom, and more powerful, more productive marshaling of their immense resources"
 Far West: Los Angeles Times: stAll that seems presently clear is that the peace-objectives declaration is cover for something much more immediate and important"
 2. PROMINENT CITIZENS
 Ali M. Landon, former governor of Kansas and Republican presidential nominee: "It is an excellent state ment but I think most Ameri- cans will be interested in knowing what commitments if any were made by the president ;" William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor: Tt represents the basic requirements for enduring world peace. Peoples of all nations will be willing to subscribe to these principles;" Right Rev. Henry w. HobSon, chairman of the Fight for Freedom Committee: This victory code can be put into effect only after