BRINGING U.S.A. CLOSER TO WAR
President’s Expected Moves MAY ASK CONGRESS TO REPEAL NEUTRALITY ACT (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) ✓ Received Sept. 11, 9.15 p.m. WASHINGTON, Sept.ll. President Roosevelt arrived from Hyde Park and immediately conferred with the Secretary of State, Mr. Hull, the War Secretary, Mr. Stimson, and the Navy Secretary, Colonel Knox. It is expected that the President’s speech on Thursday night will announce-steps taking the United States closer to war, such as the abandonment of tie Neutrality Act, the convoying of ships everywhere and a> enemy craft. Mr. Roosevelt also may ask for up to 6,000,000,000 ■ dollars additional lend-lease funds. The “New York Times” Washington correspondent says the President next week will ask Congress to repeal the Neutrality Act. He will receive congressional leaders, including Republicans, tomorrow and inform them of far-reaching steps he plans to take to meet the crisis, which many persons think bears a close parallel to that of the spring of 1917. ... Observers predict that in his broadcast Mr. Roosevelt will announce drastic changes in America’s Atlantic patrol policy., Some expect him to direct American ships to sink on sight any hostile submarines or aircraft discovered in the sea-lanes between America and Iceland.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 297, 12 September 1941, Page 7
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