Washington, Dee. 31.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Mich!- yan Republican and leading Congresional opponent of President Roosevelt, said yesterday that the Presi-Gent had made "a powerful statement of his position" in his "Areside chat" on, Sunday night.
agree with Mr. Roosevelt's den-undation of an appeasement peace," Senator Vandenberg, said.
"A demand for a statement of war objectives from the belligerents would make It undeniably clear whether any other peace is possible.
"The question of judgment always remains regarding the extent to Which we should use our defence facilities to bulld our, own prepared ness in both oceans."
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