TURNING POINT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 16 August 1941, Page 5

TURNING POINT

WORLD HISTORY AMERICAN REACTIONS PRAISE AND CRITICISM (Elec. Tel Copyright—United Presa Aaan.) (Reed. Aug. 16, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. High praise for the RooseveltChurehill declaration came from Administration supporters. Mr. May of the House of Representatives said: “To my mind it represents a turning-point in the history ol the world.” Mr. Sabath said: “It is a wonderful agreement whereby Britain is willing to forego any gains.” Mr. Bloom said: “The statement crystallises the aims and aspirations on which all freedom-loving people are so closely joined.” Mr. Connally stated: “The declaration embodies principles of noble and lofty conception, with which I feel sure the people of the United States agree.” The New York Mirror said: “Mr. Roosevelt has committed this nation to a military alliance aimed at the final destruction of Nazi tyranny.” Discordant and disapproving views are also voiced. Belligerency Opposed Mr. McCarran declared: “The statement is based on the unwarranted assumption that the United States is belligerent It is tantamount to a declaration of war, which is the province of Congress.” Mr. Worth Clark, an isolationist, said: “It is very significant that our foreign policy is to be released from London on the radio rather than from the United States.” Senator Brooks considered that the statement “sounds very like a preliminary bid for peace, which the majority of American people will welcome, provided it is genuine and not camouflage moving us into war.” Senator Walsh, the chairman of the Senate Naval Committee, said.: “The declaration commits the United Stated to full partnership with Britain to the bitter end. It is a commitment far beyond the President’s constitutional powers.”