Washington. May 30.
From the American point of view, Mr. Anthony Eden. British Foreign Secretary. could scarcely have chosen more suitable terms or time ju which to e s Britain's war aims, while many well-informed circles here have appreciated that Britain was slow to announce her aims because the necessity was to win the war none knew what kind of world would it, There was a very large of American public opinion which felt that ulterior motives behind her failure to announce aims Mr. Eden's statement. as th brief summaries reached Washington, evoked considerable pleasure in a circles and spread the feeling that the two great democracies were running Farallel towards the same objectives.
d unquestionably his statement will receive welcome in the American statement is yet forth-iny official source, but it is easy to guess that the White and the State Department will e Mr. Eden's statement with considerable pleasure. The statement could scarcely come from a better mouth-piece, for Mr. Eden is held here in the highest esteem as a man willing to sacrifice a career rather than to follow the appeasement pa and a man whom they wanted as ihe Ambassador to Washington.—Reuter International. Wheat Conference Planned Washington. May 20
The State Department is planning to call an international conference to consider problems of wheat surplus. This was disclosed in an exchange of notes between the Unite States and Canada in connection with President Roosevelt's action on Wednesday in imposing import restrictions "on wheat from Ca and other countries."—Reuter Supreme War Council Meets in Tokyo Tokyo, May 30.
Supreme War Councillors this after. noon conferred at the official residence of Lieut-Gen, Hideki Tejo, War Minister, discussing various problems connected with the China and European situations, Among those attending were Field Marshal Prince Morimasa Nashimoto, General Prince Yasuhiko Osaka, General Prince Naruhiko Higashi-kuni, General Hisaichi Terauchi General Toshizo Nishio, Genera Otozo Yamada.—Domel, cussions of priorities and allocation.
Our friends and Allies now represented in London wil tell us what the liberated countries will need most urgently in order that we may all cooperate and be ready for bron action, "In speaking of reconstruction in arope, I don't overlook the fact that settlement may affect or be affected by developments elsewhere example. the Far East ter the unhappy struggle now in progress between Japan and China there will obviously be problems of niler magnitude to be faced in that part of the world, in the solution of which all the countries concerned will, we hope. play a part.
Mr. Eden then pointed out a satisfactory and fair "economic outcome after the war requires on our part no exceptional unselfishness, but will require constructive imagination It is obvious that we have no motive self-interest prompting us to onomie exploitation of either Ger-of Europe. not we want nor what we could perform. A lasting loment and internal peace on the Continent as a whole is our only alm At the bottom of his heart every combatant knows this is the ultimate source of our strength.—To neutral satellite or conquered But greater still "In the task that lies ahead may there be given our statesmen vision to see faith to act and courage to persevere "—Unifed Pr
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