President Roosevelt's reported staichunts assuring democracies made a Fomarkably strong impression here.
They are not interpreted as imply ing that the United States would send troops to Europe as the strength of President Roosevelt's statements is considered lo go beyond the usual evidence of moral solidarity between the American and European demo-
British Pres Comment London, Feb. 2.
President Roosevelt's ' reported statement to the Senate Military' Affairs Committee on Tuesday was featured here today in the front pages of the newspapers and formed the subject of several editorials.
"The President" the "News-Chronicle" says, "has, stated in ple. turesque language what is no more than fact" The ideals for which the United States stands the world, it adds, must be won or fast not on the Mississippi, but on the Rhine.
Because of President Roosevelt's attitude, the Daily Herald" declares, war immediately becomes a great deal tess likely, The "Dally Express" warns its readers to read no more the reports that is there. "President Roosevelt's sympathies are with the democracies," it says, "but his attitude is also one of business and Senator Borah Ti Washington, Feb. 1. {Senator William Borah,' Indepen. "dent" Republican of Tdalio, was re-meved to a hospital in an ambulance today. Unconfirmed reports said he eas suffering from an attack of pnewmonia—United Press.
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