Everything Being Done to Increase Hitler's Difficulties; Promises to France and Spain Folwwing is one of a series of year after" dispatches on the course of the United States policy toward the E ropean war by the United Press Cables Editor, Mr. Everett R. Holes, who u is the only press association correspondent to ce company Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, on his fact indly? mission to Europe last year.
New York, Feb. 9.
IHE United States ha joined Great Britain in a broad diplomatic offensive apace with its "all out" aid in fighting weapons in an effort to strip Chancellor Adolf Hitler of his present and potential allies.
This country diplomatic moves, soon to be followed by methods of economic warfer reaching around the world, already involve Italy, France, Spain a d, to a lesser extent, neutral Ireland.
The outcome of these behind-the-scenes activi I was told by high Washington officials, will vitally affect the extort to which the United States will be compelled to go in carrying out President Roosevelt's programme to "guarantee" a British victory.
Their success. it is contended, may prove far more important in turning the tide against Hitlerism than the gurs, ships, planes and shells which the United States will be able to squeeze through the bottlenecks of its arms programme this year.
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