The Archive · 1940

Sympathy With Allies

The formers President declared the Republican Party was in full sympathy with the Allies and believed in helping the Allies "within the framework of the aw."

'Mr. Hoover fully identified the United States' interests. with the European Democracies and condemned Germany's aggression, but at the same ime he urged the United States Adopt a calmer attitude toward the Tolalitarian "States in order to facilitate any possible American role peace Intermediary or peace spokesman ina subsequent world peace conference, "The Republican leader's speech last night was viewed by mats as an authoritative that the Republic Administration is defeated ber.

Several European and Asiatic diplomats now observing the convention told the press today that Mr. Hoover would probably have the controlling voles in the Republican foreign policy should the G.O.P. win the election.

Mr. Hoover's enthusiastic reception at the convention, including the tremendous ovation "given. him at the opening ceremonies, indicated 10 observers that the former President had fully regained his personal grip on G.OP. leadership—United Press

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