Those editors who were too lightheartedly interventionist have apparently begun to think twice. Six weeks ago interventionist sentiment in the press (measured by James S. Twohey Associates) reached an all-time high of 84%. Then war began to look imminent. The Greer was shot at, the Kearny was hit by a torpedo, U.S. destroyers were reported hunting U-boats and dropping depth charges. In five weeks' interventionist sentiment dropped to 64%.
Hitherto press sentiment for intervention has always risen after a speech by President Roosevelt. Not so last week. The President spoke ("The shooting has...
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