Washington, May 30. pear Roosevelt's persistent references to, his denunciations of Herr Hitler in his speech on Tuesday night, and the comparative absence of reference to Japan have given rise to numerous reports here that he was "wooing Japan" and that he hoped to persuade her to leave the Axis. Some substance seemed to be given to these reports by statements made anonymously by Congressmen and widely circulated.
Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, was closely questioned on this subject at his press conference yesterday and the query brought nothing except a faint statement that American policy towards Japan had undergone no change whatever.
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