Cong al reaction to President Roosevelt's message to Congress yesterday on the German sinking of the s. Robin Moor was generally favourable although some legislative leaders were perplexed over the President's purpose in sending the message to Capital Hill. They pointed out that the message Was purely informative and made no. recommendations for action.
There was general agreement that the President, by his message. again served notice on Germany. that the United States would go to war. as in the past. for the purpose of defending freedom of the seas. It was pointed out that his words were designed chiefly for domestic consumption—to create an awareness among the American people of the dangers of any Nazi domination of the high seas.
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