Berlin, Feb. 1.
A violent attack upon U.S. President Roosevelt for his declarations to the Senate Military Affairs Committee yesterday, was made today by the semi-official D.N.B. news agency. It described the sale of 700 American warplanes to France as "a gigantic scandal" and even as "treason."
It asserted, "Only one interpretation is possible; that President Roosevelt is trying to disturb the great impression made throughout the world by the Fuehrer's speech on Monday evening.
"Herr Hitler stigmatized the Jewish clique of war-mongering agitators. He expressed his hope for a long period of peace.... Does Roosevelt feel himself touched personally and hindered in his own plans?" D.NB. affirmed that the transaction was executed under pressure from the White House and against the executives of the American Army and Navy.
The whole affair may now raise a gigantic scandal because "millions of respectable Americans want a public investigation."
"The affair would be called treason' if it were not inspired by the White House," D.N.B. stated.
President Roosevelt, it declared, is cornered and is trying to create a diversion by sensational declarations.
"If he told the truth, when in fact it is altogether grotesque! that the frontier of the United States lies in France, we would like to ask the American people one question: Is Roosevelt a double of Professor Wilson in 1917 or of President Wilson in 1919?" DNB. concluded.—Havas.
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