Mr, Sam- Rayburn, Democratic Representative of Texas, was another Prominent Administration leader to lack the war referendum bil. Adoption of the resolution." he said, would do more to plunge the United States into war than any action Con ress has ever taken.
Impartial observers here regarded, the Ludlow resolution as the climax of the campaign of the "Isolationists" to manquvre the United States into position of rigid separation from any foreign war. Their success securing Congressional adoption of steessively stronger neutrality acts in the past four years was regarded indication of the rising popularity Observers believed the vote on the Ludlow resolution gave the President an opportunity to test the probable vote on his forthcoming recommendations to Congress regarding military and naval appropriations.
Tu view of the close vote to-day, it was believed the President "would ko a vigorous appeal to Congress when he sends his defence message {to the legisiators.—United Press.
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