The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-07

ture, perhaps giving it more oficia note, but not altering materially thu situation as already known here.
 The private view of responsible NaziS was that the material assist. ance which the United States might send to Britain would arrive too latt to prevent a British defeat.
 It was understood there would b. no official eraction to MT. Roose. velt'S message until tomorrow.
 Another Warlike Speech
 Rome, Jan. 7-(UP)-Popolo d Roma, a key Fascist newspaper. charged today that President RooSe- welt in his message to Congress was leading his people well beyond non- belligerency" with a propagandisi pretence of democracy"
 Under the headline Another Roosevelt Warlike Speech" the newspaper said:
 theoretical hoStiMtieS against the totalitarian states reappear in the speech. What is keeping Roose- welt from declaring war against the Axis powers? This question is easily answered, keeping in mind the Roosevelt hypocrisy which is aimed at compromising the United States population"
 Messagero headlined Roosevelt Reiterates Alarm of Alleged Axis Menace"
 The official news agency Stefani distributed 400-word summary of the presidents message without giv- ing direct quotations from it.
 The newspapers generally pulp hShed this summary on inside back pages without comment.
 It was suggested in Fascist politi- cal quarters that the president aimed at provoking Germany and Italy into declaring war on the United States. The nature of the message, formal declaration to Con- gresS, was regarded as adding force to its denunciation of Axis princi- pies and goals.
 Fascists assailed it as completely lacking understanding of the Axis viewpoint and as preparing for the early entrance of the United States into the war.
 Official comment was withheld pending study, but well informed Fascists took a graver view of it than they had any of the presidents earlier statements. They pointed out that 1t called for billions of dollars in war materials to be used against Germany and Italy.
 What Japan Expected
 Tokyo, Jan. 7-'UP)-Government spokesmen declined comment on President Roosevelt's message to Cong-es sexcept to say that it was about what they had expected.
 A reflection, however, of stiffen- ing attitude toward the western powers was contained in an an- nouncement by Koh Ishii, Spokes- men for the government interma- ton beard, that henceforth he would conduct his interviews with foreign correspondents in Japanese.
 Ishii advised the correspondents to start studying Japanese, saying that as a special concession, he would continue for the present to use English for their convenience.
 It is understood that the an- nouncement was due to pressure on the information board, now the chief source of news, that it's spokesman should speak Japanese only to for eign correspondents
 As Japanese read the presidents portentious message, they read also that hitch had occurred in im- portant fishery concession negotia- tions with Russia and that the country faced an exceedingly diffi- cult financial year, even without ad- ditional complications.
 Japanese fisheries concessions of the Siberian coast had been oper- ated during 1940 by a temporary agreement, all attempts having failed year ago to negotiate for nal treaty. It had been expected confidently that new treaty would be concluded in the closing days of 1940. But the year ended without an announcement of even temporary treaty, and today it was admitted that a hitch had been encountered. It was added that negotiations for a formal treaty continued,