Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

ACTION EXPECTED

PROJECTION OF AMERICAN SHIPS FOLLOWING ON PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. SHOOTING AT SUBMARINES IF NECESSARY. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK, June 21. President Roosevelt’s Message to Congress was accepted by Democratic leaders as the signal for drastic action in the future, says the “New York Times.” They expect a possible request shortly to authorise the necessary protection for American shipping. A break in diplomatic relations is considered inevitable if Germany refuses full reparations. Most Senators approved of the President’s message. Typical of Administration supporters’ comment was that of Senator Pepper, who said: “Let us have an effective patrol of the Atlantic sealanes, with shooting at submarines if necessary.” Representative Knutsen said it was a curtain raiser for a declaration of war. He reflects moderate Republican sentiment'. Representative Eaton said it was one more step into a great tragedy, but he was not willing to see United States shipping driven from the sea by anyone.

KEEN INTEREST

TAKEN IN GREAT BRITAIN. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 21. The keenest interest was taken here in the reports of President Roosevelt’s special message to Congress, in which he asserted: “Notice is served on us. in effect, that the German Reich proposes to intimidate the United States so that we would be dissuaded from carrying out our chosen policy of helping Britain to survive. We must take the sinking of the Robin Moor as a warning to the United States not to resist the Nazi movement of world conquest. It is a warning that? the United States may use the high seas of the world only with Nazi consent. Were we to yield on this, we would inevitably submit to world domination at the hands of the present leaders of the German Reich. “We are not yielding, and do not pro-, pose .to yield. Our Government believes that freedom from cruelty and inhuman treatment is natural and right. It is not grace to be given or withheld at the will of those temporarily in a position to exert force over defenceless people. The German effort to drive American vessels from, the high seas represents an effort to coerce the United States from carrying aid to Britain, although the Robin Moor itself was not engaged in such activity." The President added that full reparations for losses and damages suffered by American nationals will be expected from Germany.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAITA19410623.2.23.6

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1941, Page 5

Word count
Tapeke kupu
392

ACTION EXPECTED Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1941, Page 5

ACTION EXPECTED Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1941, Page 5

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert