"1 had always thought that when the American people sent an American Ambassador to a foreign country, they expected him to report both the bright and dark sides—strength and weakness, When I reported to our Government the seriousness of the problems facing the British people, did it because 1 wanted our Government to have all. the information possible, so that it cond guide i Self intelligently in the days to come its foreign policy regardless. of What the outcome of the war might 'Mr. Kennedy denied that he had predicted the defeat of Britain, and 'Added that the moral of the British nation defied description. It was. he said, as fine a display of human courage as was ever witnessed, But, hho asked, "what do we know' about the moral of the German army or the German people? Without knowing that, prediction of England's defeat would be a senseless one,"
Appeasement Dented Disowning the label "of appeaser which some had attached to him, Me. Kennedy said that any charge that he had advocated a deal with the dictators was false and malicious.
"The word of these tyrants." he declared, "has been shown to be
claim that their promises are sham. worthle themselves _pro-Hitler, the man who wanted war, had slammed the door on peace to all the world, "He has proclaimed that he is waging a total war for a new world order, where our society of justice, recording to law, cannot even exist.
Speaking of a possible declaration of war by Hitler on the United States, Mr. Kennedy said that to declare war was outdated in these days of unbridled force.
Hitler would declare war on the United States only when he thought such action was in his best interests, Mr, Kennedy added, for the. United States was certainly committed 0 sets suflclently unneutral to justify a less despotic tyrant than Hitler in declaring war—Reuler, French Blockade Runner Caught Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 19.
Brazilian planes saw the French vessel Mendo#s (8.199 tons) five miles off the const of Santa Catha-tina, with the British auxiliary ccrulser Asturias (22,048 tons) lying alongside, the Brazilian Ministry of Marine announced last night.
The engines of the Mendoza were stopped, but subsequently both ves sels put to sea together.
The apparent capture of the French ship follows her unsuccessful attempts fo (run. the British blockade with a cargo for France not covered by -a Navicert—Reuter.
Powers "Unjustitied"
New York, Jan, 19, Mr. Joseph P, Kennedy, recently resigned United' States Ambassador to Great Britain, last night said he did ndt believe the county was faced with "such immediate danger as to Justify this surrender of authority of the responsibility of Congress.
Mr, Kennedy, making a frank nation-wide radio broadcast, said he Lelleved that after Senate and House Committee hearings on. the aid to Democracies Bill "there will be revealed less drastic ways of meeting with the problem of adequate authority for the President."
However, whatever measure emerges, "the duty of every American
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