WORLD WAR SEEN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20507, 18 March 1941, Page 8

WORLD WAR SEEN

TOKIO REACTION ROOSEVELT S SPEECH RETICENCE IN BERLIN MORE PRESSING AFFAIRS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. 'March 18, 1.40 p.m.) TOKIO. March 17. The Government-controlled Japanese Times says that President Roosevelt’s speech delivered at Washington on Saturday evening meant world war. “By alarmist oratory, employed With force and flower, the United States President disclosed an attempt to unite under one banner all the democracies not at present engaged in hostilities," continues the Japanese paper. “Plainly it is now a world war. the totalitarian nations with the Axis being on one side and the democratic totalitarian nations on the other. Whichever side wins the world will get a new order of regimentation." A Berlin message states that while ihe Wilhelmstrass spokesman declined to comment on Mr. Roosevelt’s speech, on the grofthd that the German Foreign Office had far more important matters under consideration, the Diplomatische Korrespondenz says

“American intervention in the European conflict would be dangerous and would be met with more vigorous measures.”