The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-25
Roosevelt Is Backing
 All Patrols At Sea
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 Western Hemisphere.
 The president went on to point out that in 1888 the areas of the patrol iil the Atlantic was nearer to these shores than now, because there did not seem to be any danger of attack on Bermuda, Greenland Newfoundland, Trinidad or Brazil.
 New developments, the president continued, show that the danger o1 attack is new greater.
 And, he continued in discussing the waters between Greenland ard Newfoundland, the United States has an obligation under the Mon- roe doctrine to protect Canada against attack by any power outside of the Western Hemisphere.
 Interest I'm Bases
 In addition, Mir. Roosevelt re- minded, the United States now has an interest in bases acquired from Britain within the year.
 Asked whether the expansion oi the patrol would not provide what one reporter described as Q mice safe sea road" to Greenland, the president added that he hoped that the route to Greenland would bt safe.
 Then he added that he hoped there would be no more acts of az. gression in Greenland. It was at this point that he said he though the Axis already maybe in GSeen. land. He said he did not believe that the Axis effort in Greenland was 6 fifth column activity, implying that 1t was more direct than that, The president would not say what instructions have been ss to what the neutrality patrol is to do if it sees & British convoy attacked.
 The discussion on the neutrality patrol extension was induced bs requests for comment from the president on the speeches made last night by Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, who said this country must see that war supplies get through to Britain.
 Cabinet Men Told Truth
 The president said he thought these cabinet officers spoke fol themselves pretty clearly and fo, the great majority of the American people. He added, in reply to ( question, that they spoke for hin as well.
 When 1t was suggested that tn, speeches indicated that the nav, might be used to help get war ait to Britain safely, the president be, gan his discussion of the neutralit, patrol.
 He said that in September. 1888 the whole subject of hemispheyi, defense came up because of condi tionS surrounding the outbreak O war. In other words, there was complete failure to adhere to inter national law and there were sur prise invasions on peaceful nations As an outgrowth of this situation he continued, the western nation instituted patrol on all sides O the Western Hemisphere.
 At that time, MT. Roosevelt added some people said the patrol wa operating 300 miles off shore. Tha was not correct, he said. If the, had gone to the eastern shore O Maryland about 10 months ago. tn president said, he would have fount the patrol was 1000 miles out d sea from that point.
 The patrol, Mfr. Roosevelt said has been extended from time Q time, and has been pulled in d times, depending on conditions.
 And, he emphasized again. # | Q patrol and not Q convoy. Criticized LinaberRh
 MT. Roosevelt sharply -criticizet Col. Charles A. Lindbergh anS others who believe that the Axis will win the war and compared persons who hold that viewpoint to the cop. perheads of Civil war days.
 These views, the President said are held by only . small minority oi the American people. He challenged the patriotism of this viewpoint anc added that he was sorry that se many with this type of mentality are in positions Of prominence tt speak and write.
 For himself and others who share his viewpoint, the President said they are for the democratic pro cess and are willing to fight for it He declared he did not want to lia down and accept the conque<ogs. He asserted that during the Civi war there were persons who be- lieved the north could not win. He described as typical of thil group the one headed by Clemen L. Vallandighann. an Ohio congress man. whose followers were referred to as copperheads.
 He added that George Washingtog was besieged by persons who want ed peace after Valley Forge. Mir. Roosevelt also criticized thu contention thatt here always hay' been conquerors and the ones today La a