Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, and Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, that President Roosevelt had no intention of involve. ing the United States in a war, either by action or words. Congressional demand for a clear enunciation of Administration objectives increased with every hour.
Senator Pittman declared that the President had not violated the United States traditional policy of non-alliance, non-intervention and non-Interference. He said that a balance of power between Democracies and Totalitarians was the only way to avoid a serious conflict.
A growing Senate rebellion threatened to delay the passage of the national defence programme because of ihe increase in demands by organized opposition which notified that the President must shed light on his policies if he desires unanimous endorsement of his defence plans.
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