WORLD SITUATION

Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22043, 16 August 1941, Page 5

WORLD SITUATION

International New Deal By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, August 14. The momentous announcement which was made this afternoon that Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt had met at sea has been received with intense satisfaction by the British public and the eight-point programme for world democracy contained in the statement issued will be carefully studied throughout the world. It will not be necessary for either Parliament or Congress to ratify the declaration, which has been given cordial support by the Dominions, whose Governments were kept fully Informed of the deliberations.

One interesting feature of the statement is the close correspondence between the programme outlined and that recited in the third paragraph of the resolution passed at the recent Inter-Allied conference in London, on June 12. Indeed, it may be said that When compared these documents show a broad Identity of views between the Allied Governments and the tlnited States on all the main issues that will confront the world after the final destruction of Nazi tyranny. Supply Discussed

It has lohg been recognised in London that no peace could be satisfactory without the participation of the United States and the declaration now made constitutes an assurance of United States willingness to co-operate in peace. Although for obvious reasons no details have been given as to the subjects discussed, or of the results of these discussions, it is generally assumed that having advantage of the presence of high ranking officers of the military, naval and air { forces of both Governments, Mr Churchill and Mr Roosevelt would be able to review in precise detail all aspects of the problem of the supply of munitions of war as provided by the Lease and Lend Act for countries actively engaged in resisting aggression. It is taken for granted among commentators in London that two outstanding aspects of the present world situation which Inevitably engaged close attention were the progress of the Battle of the Atlantic and the Far Eastern situation. Through their High Commissioners in London, the Dominions’ Governments have been kept closely informed as to the progress of these dramatic mid-ocean talks and the representative in London of the Soviet Union has been kept fully informed, the Foreign Secretary (Mr R. A. Eden) having had frequent meetings with M. Maisky during the past few days. M. Maisky called on Mr Eden again -this afternoon. U.S. Policy Defined In Washington, it is stated that the declaration is an international new deal, and an outline of the peace that the United States would support and guarantee. The Secretary of State (Mr Cordell Hull) said that the statement voiced the basic principles and fundamental Ideals and policies of the civilised countries before certain nations began a rule of force and the subjugation of other nations.

Mr Tom Connolly, chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee said that’the declaration was a noble and magnificent achievement which certainly represented the views of both the United States Government and its people. In Sweden special editions of the newspapers were published as soon as the declaration was received, and special satisfaction was expressed with the plan for post-war reconstruction. Newspapers in Portugal described it as An excellent answer to the Nazi’s new order.

In Singapore, the reference in the declaration to Governments associated with Germany is interpreted as a direct warning to Japan. “Propaganda Bluff” is Nazi .View

First German reaction is that the declaration is just propaganda bluff. A military spokesman in Berlin said that it was Curious that the declaration should have coincided with the German communiques announcing big successes in the Ukraine. Comment in Italy is brief. It says that the statement will be received with mistrust by the whole world. The Roosevelt-Churchill statement had covered every contingency except one, and that was an Axis victory. In Tokio, it is thought to be significant that Japan is not specifically mentioned.