Washington, Oct. 13, ingly against engaging in war "he United States was overwhelm: and did mot seek to annex Canada, Mexico, Cuba, or any part of those countries, said. President, Roosevelt in a radio message to-day to the Conference on Current Affairs now session at New York.
The United States, he said, possessed no national desire for territorial expansion.
Threats of world peace, he continued, came from people who still cherished imperialistic desires for} expansion and domination.
Education in the ideals of peace, the President concluded, was a vital factor in the fight against the pres-lent world crisis—Reuter.
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