President Roosevelt's challenging action met with nation-wide support in America, according to the Washington Correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph." A small group of American writers, who have always asserted that negotiations with the dictators are useless, criticize the President for his policy of "appeasement." Others complain that he 1s meddling in matters which "do not concern the United States."
The general response by the press and by Congress, and the tenor of letters and telegrams received at the White House, the correspondent tates, have been "overwhelmingly favourable." The Administration, he goes on, is particularly gratified at the expressions of approval from the Isolationists Senator Gerald P. Nye Republican, North Dakota) who is a part author of the Neutrality Act, declared:—"It is splendid to e such an effort made at this tim The Administration, the "Daily Telegraph" Correspondent states, is not downcast by reports from Rome and Berlin. They did not expect an immediate and enthusiastic response, but hope that, on full reflection, the dictators will not entirely close the door. Even if the gesture proves unsuccessful, the correspondent declar e Administration believes that it was justified, because "there be no doubt where the blain if disaster Washington Opinion Washington, Apr. 16.
The State Department, it is understood here, does not expect any answer for several days from the German and Italian Governments to the appeal fi made by President Roosevel l-informed_ circles state that nust not be thought that President was the gesting that Democracies the id entrust Ives to the Totalitarian states, nor that they should again attempt methods of apeasement.
It was pointed on dent, last Septen that the Presi-envisaged a conference of all interested Powers.
"but what transpired was a Four Power Conference which carved up a sovereign state without its repr sentatives being present."
President Roosevelt, official circles point out, now proposes discussions between all interested nations, including the United States. Informed circles attach particular importance to the word "discussions."
They declare that this does not nee mean a full-dress conference immediately, but first multi-world-wide aggression. before all assurances be broken, lather nations could non-entered nto Should these stated.
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