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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.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1941, Page 5
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