The Archive · 1940

Americans May Joi Foreign Armies

Washington, Jan. 27.

No foreign nation can legally ma {ain on enlistment organization in the United States, declared President Roosevelt at a' press conference yesterday. No American enlisting ina foreign armed servies, however, he edded, would lose his citizenship' un-Tess he took an oath of allegiance 10 foreign government.

The question was raised by a reporter, who said he recently: visited {ine Finnish Legation in Washington and noticed an American aviator offering to enlist in Finland's service.

President Roosevelt replied that if the American was merely asking for information where he might calist, that was all right, but that if. the [Legation was inviting Americans to Jentist that Was a. different. story.—

Reuter German-Finnish Trade Negotiations Concluded Copenhagen, Jen. 27.

The Berti correspondent of the! Danish "Rerlingske Tidende" reports hat negotiations between Finland and Germany have been successfully conced whereby the clearing agree-rear between the two countries has ied to the end of 1910—

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