ANTI-HITLER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23953, 31 October 1939, Page 2

ANTI-HITLER

NINETY PER CENT. OF AMERICANS ■ \ NOT ALL PRO-ALLIES (Special to Daily Times). . AUCKLAND. Oct. 30. The opinion that 90 percent, of American people were anti-Hitler was expressed by Sir Charles Norwood, of Wellington, who arrived at Auckland by the Mariposa with Lady Norwood. Sir Charles was on his way to England when war broke out. and the withdrawal of the Queen Mary and the difficulty' in arranging boat connections' caused him to abandon his P Sir’ Charles said he did not believe that all the people who were antiHitler were pro-Allies. He thought the war would have to come much nearer America before the United States would take part There was a large section of the public inclined to the view that if President Roosevelt had made it clear that America would not stand for any ‘gangster form of Government it might have bad a salutary effect on Herr Hitler when he was looking around for allies. WiiA such a pronouncement it was felt that Herr Hitler would have realised that it was not worth carrying on a war with such a slight chance of Victory.