ROOSEVELT ACTS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22517, 27 September 1938, Page 11

ROOSEVELT ACTS

Direct Appeal To

Parties

KELLOGG-RRIAND PACT CITED "Preserve the Peace Of the World"

lUNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPTBIGHT.)

(Received September 26, 11 p.m.)

WASHINGTON, September 26

Mr Roosevelt to-day made a direct personal appeal to Herr Hitler and Dr. Benes to .settle their controversies by negotiation and preserve the peace of the world.

A message was also sent to Mr Chamberlain and M. Daladier voicing the hope of 130,000,000 Americans that the controversy would be settled without resort to arms.

Mr Roosevelt called the nations' attention to their obligations under the KelloggBriand Pact, reminding them that even should these avenues of settlement be obstructed other methods of arbitration were available.

"Americans' sole desire," he said, "is peace, but they are mindful of the fact that the United States could not escape some of the consequences of war."

He appealed to the statesmen not to break off their negotiations.

The rising tide of anti-German feeling is indicated by attacks from the pulpit and militant demonstrations. A gathering of 20.000 at Madison Square Garden called on the United States, in the event of war, to prohibit all traffic with Germany. Those present contributed 25,000 dollars to the Czechoslovakian Red Cross. The national convention of the Workers' Alliance meeting at Cleveland passed a resolution demanding that Mr Roosevelt immediately declare that the United States favours full support of Czechoslovakia. The meeting also demanded the prohibition of arms shipments to Germany, Italy, and Japan. The resolution claimed that the failure of the United States to take sides was "playing into the hands of the Fascist war-makers." NO TELEGRAMS FOR CZECHOSLOVAKIA NOTIFICATION GIVEN IN CHRISTCHURCH * The Post Office in Christchurch has issued a notification that until further notice no telegrams can be accepted for destinations in Czechoslovakia. FRENCH MINERS AGREE TO EXTRA WORK (Received September 26, 7.10 p.m.) PARIS, September 25. In view of the gravity of the situation the northern coalminers have accepted the agreement formulated on September 1 to concede 11 extra days' work before March 1.