Washington, Oct. 5.
gus of probable changes la the ate vote g on the Administ Neutrality Bill were very tis declared Mr. Stephen Ear Roosevelt's secretary, when. questioned today.
Walter Georg", Democrat of the embargo provisions.
Senator Pittman pointed out that belligerent nations "sink carrying cotton," proving arring nations. He Senator Everton, a representative of a cotton growing state, to embargo against cotton ship: belligerent nations.
The Embargo, said Senator Pittman, "has not stopped brutality and murder. If there has ever. been murder by bombing civilian populations, it has been going on in China.
Senator Pittman pointed out that Japan was in need of bombs to carry out her war against China. He emphasized, however, that Japan would he able to buy scrap iron in the United States even if Presiden: Roosevelt invoked the present noutality act in the Orient The terms fof the Act, he pointed out, did not declare an embargo on scrap iron jand other materials vital ío Japan's war machine.
Senator Everton, in reversing his sand on the embargo question, told jthe Senate that repeal of the arms embargo provisions would amount to "armed intervention in Europe."
Title and Carry Provisions Earlier Senator Charles Tobey, Republican, of New Hampshire, urged that a decision Lo reached immediately on the Administration's bill to enable immediate consideration of the title and carry provisions These provisions would require that belligerent powers purchasing goods in the United States would be forced to take possession of them in the United States and transport them abroad on non-American ships.
"Every hour that our ships are in the war zones," Senator Tobey said, "it is an hour of danger in determining whether or not America will be drawn into the European conflict."
Senator Gerald P. Nye, leader of the isolationists, told the Senate that the United States needs the embargo as well as the cash and carry provisions of the Administration's bill sideration of modifica posals for 90-day credit Speaking at the resumed de the Senate, Senator Lewis B. Sch: lenbach (Democrat; Washington) contended that the Adi istration's Neutrality Bill offered "the most complete and orderly retreat from war that any nation has ever cxecuted." He said had Congress deliberately sought. involvement in the European war, it "could not have done a better job than through our present legislation."—Reuter.
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