New York, Mar. 17. tals of the world—including Washington—expect new developments in íhe world situation as a result of President Roosevelt's vigorous aid to Democracies speech of Saturday, it was apparent yesterday.
'Washington officials interpreted the speech as an irrevocable commitment of United States' strength toward defeat of the Axis Powers.
Cabinet members forecast a tremendous acceleration of United States war materials'production and shipments to Britain. They noted that President Roosevelt abandoned reference to aid short of war and it considered a pledge that the ited States has underwritten a British victory.
Cabinet members expect new developments shortly.
The first reaction to President Roosevelt's speech in Washington was considered to be an appeal for unity among all groups to support what henceforth constitutes U. S. policy, and, secondly, widespread excitement over the tremendous scope of implication of President Roosevelt's declaration—whch most diplomatic and Gther obasrvers described as the most daring speech by a United States Chief Executive since the World Wet.
President Roosevelt's open invitation to residents of occupied countries to revolt and his promise to them of United States support; his unequivocal pledge to aid' Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's-nationalist government of China, and his promise assistance to all other people's who are willing to resist totalitarian aggression, impressed' diplomats and Government officials as laying down a foreign policy which holds the greatest implications for the United States—United Press.
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