GREAT TONIC

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 May 1941, Page 5

GREAT TONIC

ENCOURAGEMENT TO BRITISH PEOPLES. AUSTRALIAN LEADERS APPLAUD SPEECH. (Received This Day. 9.25 a.m.) CANBERRA. This Day. Political leaders here are deeply impressed by President Roosevelt's speech combined with the significance of the President's proclamation. The Commonwealth Premier. Mr R. G. Menzies, said: "Beside commanding the support and endorsement ’of the majority of American people, the speech afforded tremendous encouragement to British peoples.” The Leader of the Opposition. Mr J. W. Curtin expressed the opinion that the President's words were a great tonic to every democrat and every lovei- of freedom throughout the world. JAPANESE VIEW MORE TRUCULENT SPEECH. CONTAINING LITTLE THAT ' IS NEW. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright! (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, May 28. The immediate general reaction is that President Roosevelt's speech, while more truculent, contained little that is new. The opinion was expressed that it was significant that he did not mention convoys, from which the ■ conclusion was formed that Mr Roosevelt is still hesitating to lead his country into war. Some observers said Chungking's downfall was imminent, for which reason the promise of increased aid was unlikely to materialise.