"We are warranted in considering whether the case of the Robin Moor ig not a step in the campaign against the United States, analogous to campaigns against other nations. cannot place reliance on official deelarations to. the contrary. Like Statements, declarations. and even solemn promises have been forth coming in respect of many nations, commencing with the statement that the Government of the Reich considered its" tervitorlal aspirations satisfied when it seized Austria by force.
"Evidence that the Government of the Reich continues to plan. further conquest and domination is convineing and, indeed, Is scarcely, disputed. Viewed' in this' light, the sinking of the Robin Mgor becomes a disclosure of polly' as Well as an example of method.
"Heretofore, Jawless acts of. violence have been preludes Schemes of land conquest." the President concluded, "but this one appears to be the first step in the assertion of the. supreme purpose of the German Reich to seize con: trol of the high seas. conquest. of Great Britain being an. indispensable part of that seizure,
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