No New Conference Necessary, Says Tokyo Journal Defence of Democracy Chungking Criticizes Plans; U.S. Stand Unchanged The major part of the President's speech was devoted to a philosophy and comparative discussion of Government.
"In tense and dangerous situations the President said, "democracy must save itself with the average man and woman by proving it is worth saving."
President Roosevelt challenged the United States "to concern itself with things as they ought to be" in order io preserve Democracy against the encroachments of both Fascism and Communism.
Tokyo, Nov. 5.
HERE is no change in the Japanese Government's attitude toward the me Power Conference, according to the "Asahi Shimbun" today in commenting on the press report from New York of the American Government's interest in the reconvocatien of the Nine Power Conference for a settlement of the Sino-
Japanese conflict.
The Japanese Government, states the paper, sees no necessity for holding such a conference, especially since the Nine Power Pact is now entirely out of keeping with the new situation in East "Democracy in order to live must become a positive force in the daily lives of our people. I am not talking of mere idealism. I am pressing a realistic necessity "I reject any merely negative purs proposed by old-line Republis and Communists alike—for th are people whose only purpose is to survive against any other Fasci threat than their own," the Presi-lent declared, ing to the nation over addresses of recent. years.
ident was especially bitter over the "terrorism and intolerance' now reigning in other lands. He warned the nation that unless Demi "moves forward as a living Fascism and Communism would grow in strength in the United States and in the world-at-large.
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