UNITED STATES TO PROTECT SHIPPING
In American Defence Waters NAVY RECEIVES ORDERS TO CARRY OUT POLICY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS NAZI CHALLENGE (By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright.) WASHINGTON, September 11. ‘ ‘ From now on, if German or Italian vessels of war enter waters the protection of which is necessary for American defence, they will do so at their own peril,” said President Roosevelt in his world broadcast today. ‘‘ln these waters American warships and planes will not wait for the Axis raiders to strike first,” he said. ‘‘l have ordered the navy to carry out that policy immediately. “The sole responsibility is Germany’s. There will be no shooting’ unless Germany continues to seek it. That is the only step possible if we would keep the tight wall of defence which we are pledg’ed to maintain round this Western Hemisphere. . “I have no illusions about the gravity of this step which is the result of months of constant thought, anxiety and prayer. The President said that under this decision, by which the United States will actively protect her principle of freedom of the seas, ships of other nations engaged in commerce in these waters will also be protected.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 September 1941, Page 5
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194UNITED STATES TO PROTECT SHIPPING Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 September 1941, Page 5
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