AMERICA’S POLICY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 30 April 1941, Page 7

AMERICA’S POLICY

| OVERWHELMING SUPPORT. DEFENCE FIRST CALL. (United Press Association—Copyright) (9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, Apr. 29 Tlie Fortune magazine reported to-day that American business executives overwhelmingly apj prove President Roosevelt’s foreign policy and Mr Wendell Willi kie’s endorsement of it, and disapprove the opposition voiced by Colonel Lindbergh and Senator Wheeler, tlie isolationist leader. This poll of executive opinion, which included almost all the top men in business management, showed that 84 per cent, believed a German victory should he prevented at almost any cost and 90 per cent, felt the armament programme must be pressed vigorously tor ward.

Almost half of those who polled favour the development of the defence programme at the expense of “business as usual” and 55 per cent, disapprove the stand of Lindbergh and Senator Wheeler. At Los Angeles Airs Roosevelt, the wife of the President, was given a protective escort of Secret Service men for a lecture at the Philharmonic

Auditorium last evening after an anonymous letter had been received saying it would he “picketed for pcaee.” There was no disturbance. . Asked : “Do you think the President will keep his promise and keep us out of the war?” Mrs Roosevelt replied : “He hasn’t made any such promise. He has said he. wants peace. If it is possible to stay at peace he will do so. but the ultimate decision rests with the people.” To another who said: “Tell the President we will not give our lives in any place except in America,” she declared : “Any American who will not fight in any place his country asks him to fight is not an American.”

VICTORY ASSURED WITH HELP. Air Thomas Lamont, speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, said: “Britain and China can win if the United States grants immense and speedy aid. America’s determination not to* surrender the sea Janes in the Atlantic and Pacific backing the indomitable spirit of the British and the heroism of China will spell ultimate deteat for the Axis.” Air Lamont said the Japanese in China were failing and did not know Mlieh wav to turn. He added : “Japan's acute problem ngw is not how to finish the war with victory, but how to make some sort of composition to save her face.” Sir Gerald Campbell, in a speech to tlie American Chamber of Commerce, said Britain and her Allies would win the war if thev get adequate help from the United States. Though he did not mention Colonel Lindbergh by name, Sir Gerald Campbell branded as untrue Lindbergh's statement that the British had misinformed other European nations when promising armed assistance she could not send. Sir Gerald said the size of the British Expeditionary Force in France was fixed by the French General Staff.

Sir Gerald Campbell rejected Lind- ; bergh’s contention that Britain still j hopes to persuade the United States to send another army to Europe, pointing out that Air Churchill had ; emphasised that Britain docs not want : American man-power. I The AVar Department announced to- > day that Colonel Lindbergh’s resigna- > tion as an officer of the Air Corps Reserve has been accepted. 1 A message from Chungking says that ; Air James Roosevelt, the son of the ; President, who has arrived in China ; on a tour of observation, has arrived ; there and is staying three or four days before proceeding to Cairo by way of Burma. Air Roosevelt and Afajor Gerald Thomas, who is accompanying him, will act as observers in North Africa. An air raid alarm was sounded while Air Roosevelt was calling on the Chi- ; ncse Finance Minister (Air H. H. ; Kung). Dr. Quo Tai-chi, the new Foreign. 1 Minister of China and former Alinister , ; to London, said to-day after confer- j ences with President Roosevelt and Mr Cordell Hull that he was greatly ' encouraged about the prospects of American co-operation with China. The Chinese Ambassador (Dr. Husliih) said that materials are going front the United .States to China in ever-increasing amounts. Dr. Quo Tai-chi descriltod his conversation with Afr Hull as very satisfactory. He predicted that Britain now can stave off any invasion attempt and that the crucial struggle of the European war will be the Battle of the Atlantic.