Evening star., 1941-09-12

branch alone. Every American citi-
zen will support the Commander in
Chief in any step he takes in foreign
relations regardless of whether we
approve or not. However, in my
opinion it would have been a pref
erable approach If the Executive
had laid before the Congress a
message citing the facts he had
covered in the speech and had
asked for the appropriate legisla-
tive action"
Acting House Majority Leader
Cochran-"I don't think the Ameri-
can public could expect the Presi-
dent to do anything else"
Senator Hill, Democrat, Of Ala
bama-"All Americans can thank
Heaven that we have a President
who has the courage and the wis
dom to repel the assault by Hitler
on the United States. The defense
OF our country demands such
action"
Representative May. Democrat. of
Kentucky-"The Presidents speech
was a fearless statement of sound
American doctrine and ought to and
will receive the support of the
American people"
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mas
sachusetts-"The Presidents speech
is continuation of the policy which
he has pursued since the outset OF
the war in Europe, namely, a steady
and constant movement toward
United States involvement. There
has been no real effort to avoid wal
and to maintain neutrality. "'' The
people of America who have beer
praying and hoping for peace will
deplore the Presidents provocative
utterances and his seeming open in
vitation for shooting war"
Beginning of the End"
Mayor F. H La Guardia of New
York, who listened to the President
broadcast at the home here of As.
sistant Secretary of State Adolph A
Berle, jr., predicted that the speech
was the beginning of the end ot
the war"
This is the beginning of the
crushing of the Nazi regime" he
said. Things will begin to happer
real soon. There may be an out.
burst Of Nazi arrogance, there maN
be last desperate efforts, but thu
end is near. Roosevelt has spoken
Hitler is on his way out"
Chairman Clark M. Eichelberge,
OF the Committee to Defend Americ;
said the American people would sup
port the action ordered by the Presi
dent, and any other necessary actio,
overwhelmingly, adding:
The people know with what car
and thought he has approached
each succeeding step. Consequently
they will support the President al
the more strongly in the actor
which he has indicated of shootin,
on sight any submarine or raide
which ventures in those waters"
In New York, Mary w. Hillver
executive director of the Kee,
American Out of War Congress
said that if it were possible for
President to declare war, Mr.. Roose
velt's instructions to United State
armed forces would constitute suci
an act"
Next Move Up to Germany.
While the American people
through Congress, have approved
the policy Of aid to Britain" sh
declared. they have given no sane
ton to the Presidents duly-an
nounced policy of shooting our wa,
through belligerent waters to ge
the supplies to Britain, since sucl
a policy obviously means war"
At Topeka, Kans., ALI NJ. Landor
1886 Republican presidential nom
inee, and a critic of the President
foreign policy, said:
Il have had no illusions for man
months that when you go lookin
for trouble you always find it."
Senator OMahoney, Democrat. G
Wyoming, from his home in Chey
enne, Wyo., praised the address a
a masterpiece of -heade
Americanism The Senator sal
he believed the Presidents word
had the "wholehearted support @
American people" and added tha
he thought the talk was "indicativ
of his desire to keep America ou
of shooting war" but left the mex
move entirely up to Germany.
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