U.S. At War: The Penalty of Abstention

Winston Churchill, speaking sternly to the London Poles, also spoke sternly to Franklin Roosevelt. It is high time, said the Prime Minister (in parliamentary language), that the U.S. Government quit its role as a eunuch in world affairs (see FOREIGN NEWS).

Mr. Churchill first publicly betrayed signs of impatience with the lack of interest of "my honored friend, the President" last October when he reported to the House of Commons on his last talk with Joseph Stalin. Then he hoped that Roosevelt, Stalin and he would get together for a joint talk and action immediately after the U.S. elections. Last week he...

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