The President disclosed that he had offered to ce-operate with the Italian Government, when the occa sion arose, for the creation "of a more stable world order through the reduction of armaments and the construction of a more liberal international economic system."
"However," he said, "choosing to preserve what it terms freedom of action and to fulfil its promises to Germany, Italy manifested disregard for the rights and security of other nations, for the lives of peoples directly threatened by the spread of the war, and showed unwillingness to attempt to achieve her aspirations by peaceful means,"
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