Washington, June 24. MPPHE United States Government yesterday formally condemned Germany's "treacherous attack" on Russia, This formal declaration of policy was read by Mr. Sumner Welles, Assistant Secretary of State, at a large press conference.
He declared that the immediate issue before the American people was whether Herr Hitler's plan for universal conquest was to be successfully halted and defeated, He said that as no communteation had yet been received from Rus the question of granting aid to the Soviels under the Lease and Lend Act had not yet been decided by the Government: He observed how. fever that the act authorized Presid-tent Roosevelt to furbish ald to any country resisting aggression and added firmly that the United States can "see once more beyond doubt with what intent the present Government of Germany negotiates non-Sggression pacts:
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