The Archive · 1941

American War Entry

The "Manchester Guardian" comments: "This fs a matter on which ordinary" British observers. feel ich hesitation in speaking. Tt docs Toy become us to reproach the Uni States with the failure to realize the immensity of the task before. her hen many of ne vay eae {hin hat os he war rung st present, yet ourselves. bretly cor

2 British agitation for American entry will do. more harm tian good, Ger {ainty. to attempt now to rush Congress in a declaration of war would, S55 commonly. accepted, precipitate a great political vattie.in which the country {vould be artificially divided.

"Nor can, we, from this side, judge the point at which the Administration could safely" demand formal ach may come sooner, than we think, thd when it does, the decision will ataly "be, tu doubt 1 is enough that we register' oUF prayer that It will not be too isto." Reuter.

_was stressed in Berlin that they submarine fired the two "torpedoes Berlin stressed that if it is ofcially stated in America that the sub-because it, was attacked by the sur-marine was the attacker it can only face vessel "in waters inside the Ger-|be in order to justify an aggression man blockade zone". contrary to neutrality.

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