Ovservers here noted that the ce tral point of President Roosevelt's message to Chancellor Hitler question of whether German; ed to use force actively as an strument of policy or resort to peaceful negotiation:
Chancellor Hitler, it was pointed out, deprecated both the idea of international conferences and the practic ability of President Roosevelt's approach.
Special attention was iso given to Herr Hitler's denunciation of th: Anglo-German naval treaty whi was expected to stiffen the United States naval construction programme. as well as Britain's. Because of Japan's adherence to the Rome-Berlin Axis, any increase in German naval strength would be a major factor in the re-alignment of sea power throughout the world, it was said One Allegation Refuted The only official comment coming from the White House was a state ment by the President's secretary, Mr. Stephen Early, who refuted Chancellor Hitler's claim that the President released his peace appeal to the rest of the world before it was sent to Germany. Mr. Early said that the
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