Washington, Sept, 16. President Roosevelt will receive press representatives today and for "reasons of international order" will not make his speech at Poughkeepsie tomorrow.
The American Cabinet will meet here today to confer on the European crisis.
Well-informed circles here are somewhat pessimistic and fear Herr Henlein's proclamation demanding an anschluss, may mean that peace will be at the price of the destruction of Czech national unity.
Observers here note, however, that the current of public opinion is unanimous in the belief that Mr. Chamberlain's visit to Berchtesgaden Was an extremely courageous step, Well-informed circles termed as completely without foundation the reports announcing that after conferring with Mr. Hull, President Roosevelt decided morally to support Mr. Chamberlain in a public statement. No initiative will be taken by the President at least until the results of the Berchtesgaden talks are made known.
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