The duty of the United States is to maintain the fundamental principles of democracy and international order with all the resources they can command, the Administration is expected to tell the people. President Roosevelt, competent observers added, appears decided to continue his task of "psychologically mobilizing" the U.S. against the totalitarian States—and the greater portion of public opinion is supporting him.
"With regard to Spain, for example, partisans of the Nationalists are lesing ground and even the Catholics are divided. Movements are gaining momentum not only to provide food for the Republicans but also to lift the embargo on arms destined for Spain.
Similarly, public opinion approves the grant of credits to China.
Furthermore, details of the naval programme providing for the re-infareement of the Guam base are considered to be symptomatic of a will to "prepare the United States and her distant possessions against eny' Japanese attack should the measures advocated by Senator Pittman be applied."
Congress reaction, however, remains unpredictable.—Isolationist elements, though not as large in number as before, are still powerful and it is expected that the test will come when the Neutrality Act is brought up for discussion, for it is still the stumbling-block in the way ofthe United States' new foreign policy.—Havas.
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