The Archive · 1940

Government Clerk U.S. Moves

British Press Features — President's Attack on Soviet

Assailants Escape Police Investigating, Aggression Emphasized London, Feb. 12. of State, Mr. Sumner major European capitals às "the newest dove of peace frm the American ark."

Huang Tse-teh, 48-year old former employee of the Bureau of Public Safety's passport office, was shot and killed by two men who forced their way into his room at 216 Rue President Roosevelt's condemnation of Russia's invasion of Finland and American diplomatic moves in effort to end the European war crowded European war news off the front pages of London newspapers at present investigating the case and, according to information available last night, it appears that the two terrorists arrived atthe Huang shortly after 625 am. and the amah who opened the door, to lead them to the first They had hardly been admitted, when they drew pistols and fired a number of shots, seriously wounding their victim. An ambulance was immediately summoned but Huang was certified dead soon after his All morning papers published long accounts of President Roosevelt's Saturday speech in which Mr. Roose-"velt said thet 98 per cent. of the American public was in sympathy with Finland The Sunday "Chronicle" carried a seven column, page one banner headline stating, "Roosevelt. Attacks Soviet."

"Russia Denounced by Roosevelt," was the headline jon the Sunday "Times."

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