London, Jan. 5.
Special editions of the evening papers produced yesterday bore evidence of the intense interest taken in President Roosevelt's speech in London, Official comment is not forthcoming yet, but many political commentators expressed the view that the speech might be expected to have a heartening effect on all the peoples of European democracies. The "Star" calls the speech "remarkably frank."—Reuter.
French Press Pleased a profit during the te the unsettled d by this fact. a Paris, Jan. 5.
Great satisfaction at President Roosevelt's speech is reflected today in the press, which discusses the "de facto" rupture of German and American relations, A typical comment published in "Lo Populaire," states: "New hope and new encouragement comes to us from the other side of the Atlantic."
The feeling that President Roose-vel's speech will influence Mr. Neville Chamberlain's attitude during the forthcoming conversations in Rome, appears' uppermost in the minds of commentators.
In "L'Oeuvre Mme. Genevieve Tabouis says that the declaration will have a decisive influence on the orientation policy of dictators themselves.—Reuter.
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