"Everyone knows," Senator Pepper said, "that Japan is a ruthless aggressor in Chin:
While he was of the opinion that neutrality legislation along the lines desired by the Administration had a good chance of adoption at the next session of Congress, which will be convened January 1, 1940, he said that ite enactment then would be too late to prevent the outbreak of war.
"Our failure to act," he declared, "has been conducive to war. We were in a strong position to restrain aggressors, but the isolationists have tied the hands of the United States" United Press.
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