The Archive · 1941

"German, U.S. Relations At Breaking Point"

Roosevelt's Speech "Open War Challenge", "Chugai"

Tokyo, May 6.

The "Chugai Shogyo," commenting in an editorial today on the Sunday speeches of President Roosevelt and Chancellor Adolf Hitler, said that "AmericanGerman relations have reached the breaking point,"

The "Yomiuri" characterized the Roosevelt speech as "an open war challenge to Germany.

The "Yomiuri" said President Roosevelt's real intentions had been clarified when, in his speech, he said the United States was ready to fight again, if necessary, to preserve its freedom, The "Yomiuri" accused President Roosevelt of taking the opportunity to encourage American war fever.—United Press,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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