Cautious approval of the President's speech was advanced by the former Republican candidate for President, Mr. Alfred M, London. He character-aod the address as a "fair statement Hitler Says War Must Go On Berlin, Dec, 31.
Chancellor Adolf' Hitler, in his order of the day, told' the German armies today that the "war must continue because of the will of the Pemocratic war mongers and the Jewish capitalists."—United Press. of our situation," but added that bet ter assurance was needed that aid to Britain would not necessitate scudi an American expeditionary force 10 Europe.
The "New York Sun," influential daily which has usually opposed the President, rallied in challenging support.
"Deadly and implacable hostility toward the dictatorships sounded In every phrase of the speech," declared a leading editorial. "If the dictators not like this kind of utterance know what they can do about it.
McNutt Volees Support Mr, MNutt praised the President's address as being "wholly forthright,"
Democratic Senator Sherman Min ton of Indiawa read significance in Mr, "Roosevelt's references to the "The President {of the world that the United States would not accept the philosophy of the dictators, in Asia any more than In Europe," he Tremendous significance was at~ tached by political observers to the, President's measured and impressive declaration—"The Fleet is in Hawaii,"
This statement was interpreted os an Indleation that the Fleet would remain in Hawaii as long as the situation in the Orient remained tense, Tt was also Interpreted as a warning that the US. Fleet was ready to oppose any attack on legitimate Interests of the United States, The President swept Japan into the some category as Germany and Italy when he emphasized the view of the triplicate threat to the country, He thus rejected the assurances of the Japanese Foreign "Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, that Japan's aderence to the Axis was not a move almed at the United States.
It was also noted that Mr, Roosevelt denounced the "new order both in Europe and in Asia—United Press,
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