Berlin, Jan. 5.
President Roosevelt's speech is regarded in political circles here as being more carefully worded than others of his recent speeches. It is hoped that this will have a good effect on future public statements by the President's collaborators.
Strong exception is, however, taken to the President's comments on conditions in Germany. One political commentator, interviewed by Reuter, declared: "They reveal considerable lack of knowledge."
He added that the President's references to the threat to democracy, religion and international good faith "cannot refer to Germany; we live in peace with Great Britain and France, and we do not wait to attack our sister nation of the United States. This is all phantasy. It is out of the question that we should disturb the peace of the democracies. We do not want to wipe out any ideological doctrine, except that of Bolshevism, nor do we threaten religion. The Jewish problem," he added, "is not a religious question."—Reuter. na "Unpleasa: but Reasonable" Berlin, Jan. 4.
An official an Government spokesman told the United Press today that "President Roosevelt might have made a lot more unpleasant speech. In fact, when American conditions are taken into consideration it might be called reasonable." He indicated that the Reich was not Messrs, A. R, Burkill & Sons, Ltd. duction for 1939 have been assessed as follows:—d Rubber Estates to be expected to comment further on the speech or go beyond possible comment by the "Diplomatic and Political Correspondence" which was expected to criticize the President's message along the same lines as adopted by the other newspapers.—United Press.
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