NEGOTIATED PEACE

Grey River Argus, 2 January 1941, Page 5

NEGOTIATED PEACE

Campaign in U.S.A. PROPOSED TERMS OUTLINED. (Received January 1, 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON. December 30. Senator Wheeler, speaking over the radio, said: “The United States is no longer trudging along the road to the war— w e are running. If we lend and lease war materials to-day, we will lend and lease American boys to-mor-row.” Senator Wheeler said he again proposed to lead a campaign for a negotiated peace. He outlined the of what he considered a just peace. He proposed eight points as follows: Firstly: The restoration of Germany’s 1914 boundaries, with an autonomous Poland and autonomous Czechoslovakia.

Secondly: The restoration of an independent France, Holland, Norway, Belgium and Denmark. Thirdly: The restoration of Alsace Lorraine to France. Fourthly: The restoration of the German colonies to Germany. Fifthly: The protection of racial and religious minorities in all countries. Sixthly: The internationalisation of the Suez Canal. Seventhly: No indemnities or no reparations. Eightly: Arms limitations MR ROOSEVELT’S RESPONSIBILITY. (Received January 1, 7.30 p.m.) CHICAGO, December 30. General Robert Wood Chairman of the American First Committee, said President Roosevelt’s speech “is virtually a personal declaration of undeclared war against Germany.” He also said:' “It is time for the Administration to make it clear to Britain that the American people, in siding with Britain, will stop before methods meaning war.” “By rejecting a negotiated peace, President Roosevelt has taken on himself a large share of the responsibility for the continuation of the war,” he concluded. SENATOR’S CRITICISM. WILL U.S.A. PROVOKE AXIS' TO WAR ? - (Received J’anuary 1, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. December 30. Senator Holt told the Senate: “The Administration strategy is to provoke the Axis to declare war against the United States.” Senator Holt said: “This drive to war is not based upon a desire to protect democracy, but upon the cold, almighty dollar!” GERMAN STUDY. BERLIN. December 30. It is learned that Herr von Ribbentrop (German Foreign Minister) is personally studying Mr. Roosevelt’s speech. Meanwhile, pending the official reaction, non-official political personages expressed the opinion that “the speech is hardly sensational, and it follows the general lines of what Mr. Roosevelt has said on many previous occasions.”

.“NO\A DECLARED WAR.” ROME, December 30. Dr. Gayda in an editorial in “Giornale d’ltalia,” assails Mr. Roosevelt after his speech, stating: “Roosevelt is a man of non-declared war against the Axis and Japan, and is side-by-side with England.”