London, Feb. 10.
News of the forthcoming visit to London of Mr, Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary in the United States State Department, has been received by official circles pere with considerable satisfaction.
It is stated that he will be certain of receiving a cordial welcome, and can be sure of obtaining all the information with which the British Government can provide him to enable the American President to form a clearer view of the European situation, The announcement in Washington by Mr. Cordell Hull United States Secretary of State, that peace conversations with certain neutrals are in progress, has also been noted with interest.
It is pointed out that the British and French Governments have made abundantly clear the conditions under which they could see the termination of hostilities. They have also made equally plain the principles for which they are fighting, principles which they believe are not less dear to the people of the United States than they are to those of the Europe Democracies who have taken up arms in their defence.—Reuter.
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