Washington, Sept. 22, RESIDENT Roosevelt called on the emergency session of Congress yesterday to repeal the arms embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act and return to the principles of international law in trading with belligerent nations, The President then proposed further steps to keep America neutral and at peace, namely:
1, Granting of the authority to the President to fix war zones which American merchantmen would be prohibited to enter, 2. The granting of broader authority to prevent Americans from travelling on belligerent ships or in danger areas.
Provision that a belligerent United States must take title to the nation pu hasing. supplies in, the purchase to its shipment from the United States.
4. A ban against war credits to belligerent nations, "The result of the last two provisions," the President said, would be to require that all purchases be made for cash and that cargoes be carried on purchasers' own ships and at the purchasers' risk."
'The President proposed that after enactment of the Administration's neutrality programme Congress should Jadjourn, subject to immediate recall inthe' event European developments require further Congressional Congress adjourned till Monday.
Speaking of the arms. embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act, the President said: "In my best judg~ ment, it s0 alters the historic for-feign policy of the United States that if impairs peaceful relations between the United States and foreign nations:
Mr, Roosevelt said the American JGovernment haa done ite utmost 10 favold a European war, "Having thus striven. and failed," he said, the Government must lose no time or Jeffort {0 keep the nation from being drawn into the war, My candid judgment is that we will succeed, would like to be able to offer hope that the shadow now over the Britain Resolved On Victory London, Sept, 21 'The resolve of 'Great' Britain not to undertake anything which might jeopardize ultimate victory, despite the tragic spectacle of Poland's defeat, was emphasized by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, in a debate today. on the war situation in the House of twas most tragic in the last es" he said, "was that we should have had to watch the resist ance of a gallant nation being over come without ourselves being able to Fender such direct assistance as might have produced different results. 1 felt it every hour and every moment but we mist not lose sight of our main object in. this war—vietory—and we must not undertake anything that would not directly contribute to loser contact geographically with the world might, quickly USI and con now play the Ruse [{"ceancl The "sets compel but
sian card against the Reich just os stating that darker periods may Hungary once played her Ttalian card yet be ahead. against the same country.
The fact that Germany covets Drop All Partisanship Rumania is well known. She woul 'The President appealed to Con-have to go through that country order Jaress to drop all. partisanship and {6 reach the shores of the Black Se Work in harmony with the Govern-The extension of her dominament. tion to this sea has been Germany's greatest dream which Moscow has al "these perilous days," he said, demand "ce-operation "without 3 trace of partisanship, Our acts must then it is to be presumed that Russia guided by the one single hard-will do likewise. If the Reich "into Iheaded thought of keeping America veries" either from within or withen' out of war," then it Is to be expected that Rum-'The President said that despite aula would have, the Soviet on her the fact that the United States had side—Havas. no part in building up the disaster London Comment in Europe, "yet*we find ourselves Jaffected to the core. Our currents London, Sept. of commerce are changing and our 'The assassination of the Rumanian minds are filled with new problems. Premier, NM Armand Calineseu, was 'Our position in world affairs al-the Nazi reply to the hospitality offer-ready' is altered: Jed by Rumania to Polish Government The President sketched the steps foMiciats, British observers declared this evening. They compared the ready taken under his proctamation of a national emergency, He murder of the pro-Allies Calinescu said he saw no need for additional with the killing of the Austrian Chan-authority from Congress at present cellor, Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss, in the tad tic tet fo Inspired by German propaganda for the late "M, Calinescu had always All betong to Peace Bloc stood for the maintenance of Ruma nia's integrity and friendliness with The President declared his. wi the Western Democracies. His mur-ingness to. "ascribe an honorable Jder would have effects altogether op-Jdesire for peace to those Congressposite to those hoped for by the Germen who hold a different view from mans, for it would create a strong own" as to what measures reaction in Rumania against all Noi should be taken to keep the United land Fascist organizations, the obser-[States out of war. vers continued.
"Let no group assume the exclu Informed quarters here knew two sive label of a peace bloc." the [days ago that the Rumanian Premier President said, "We all belong to iwas threatened by Iron Guardsmen, but no one believed that the Dollfuss Mr. Roosevelt said it had been murder would be re-enacted in erroneously stated that trade with belligerent Powers might "bring us Economic Domination Sous nearer war," and "I give you my London, Sept. 22.
Goop and unalterable conviction that Germany was today reported to be by" repeal of the embargo, the attempting to follow a victory in United States will more probably Poland with economic' predominance remain at peace than if the law remains as it stands today." tu Rumania.
'A German trade mission isin The houses of Congress met Bucharest at present. The mission, separately at noon yesterday after informants said, has offered payment seventeen Senators had mot in the partly in German marks and puly in office of Senator Hiram Johnson, Grmaments for Rumanian oil, mine-California isolationist, to" discuss tals and grains. Rumania, however, strategy. for opposing President was "reported to be unwilling to Roosevelt's demands. accept either blocked marks or unlimited German arms—United Press.
Bitter Note Struck Britain Negotiates Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, opened the emergency ses fous note by objecting to a proposal fo print Col, Charles A, Lindbersh's recent radio address in the Congressional record. Col. Lindbergh Sppealed to the nation to remain delegation to ease the sale of Turkish strictly neutral, Senator Pittman agricultural and. other products to said his motive in objecting was not Britain, Mr. R. S. Hudson, Panis Secretary for the Overseas political but that he believed intro-Guetion of the proposal should wait that vielory or which might militate against it"
The debate was opened by Lord Snell, "on behalf of the "Labour Opposition, who declared amid cheats that the "British Parliament in the last weeks has, in my judgment, proved to be worthy of its great Uncoerced, unmuzzled, free to take its owa course, with instant unanimity tungalified sense of sponsibility and complete self-con~ trol," he added, "it has given to the Government, on behalf of the nation, the moral backing of an awakened and resolute people:
In replying, Lord Halifax, said the war in which they were unhappily: engaged was a war in which the Whole people of these islands had to play their' part, and Parliament, as the' representative of the whole people, had also a vital part to take.
They had only to contrast the spirit in Britain with the news appearing in the daily press regarding the effects that "resulted from an attempt Impose alien domination on a prowl and gallant people, to see what Britain owed to the spirit of liberty and. its effect on the spirit of the British' people. That, from another angle, was greatly reinforced and further illustrated by the response of the Dominions and the Princes and people of India (cheers).
Lord Matigham had spoken, with most moving directness and eloquence from recent experience, of the feeling, in Canada, and he (Lord Halifax) had no doubt whatever that everything he fold them was equally true of other
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