The Archive · 1941

Warning to U.S

New York, May 20.

Nazi Germany again repeated its warning yesterday that US, vessels carrying "aid to Britain would be torpedoed, but there was no_ great counter-blast against President Roose Velt's declarations that the Adminis tration intends to ensure "freedom of the seas" and crush the threat to the Integrity of the Western Hemis-here.

Mr. Roosevelt's speech evoked the mildest comment from the Wilhelmstrasser of any utterance by the Pres!- Gent. on international affairs. during the past 12 months. The speech was termed "unsensational and not news," although mild criticism was made of few points in the speech.

Authorized German sources further Indleated that the speech will not made the subject of a fierce counter bast by the German press os occur red in the ease of his other recent speech.

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