jan 18, 1931 - Roosevelt on the Hoover-Stimson policy: Roosevelt put an end to the discussion by looking up and recalling that his ancestors used to trade with China. HI have always had the deepest sympathy for the Chinese," he said. "How could you expect me not to go along with Stimson on Japan?" After Seven Years by Raymond Moley pg.95

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Roosevelt on the Hoover-Stimson policy
Roosevelt put an end to the discussion by looking up and recalling that his ancestors used to trade with China. HI have always had the deepest sympathy for the Chinese," he said. "How could you expect me not to go along with Stimson on Japan?" pg.95

Rex and I tried to find the answer. On January 18th we spent hours with Roosevelt at the 65th Street house explaining, as a starter, why we felt it was a tragic mistake to underwrite the Hoover-Stimson policy in the Far East. Rex, always more fluent and excitable than I, elaborated the argument with all the clarity and passion of which he was capable.,I listened intently, trying to discover from F. D. R.'s reaction what had motivated him. We might as well have saved our breath. Roosevelt put an end to the discussion by looking up and recalling that his ancestors used to trade with China. HI have always had the deepest sympathy for the Chinese," he said. "How could you expect me not to go along with Stimson on Japan?" pg.95

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