Washington, May 16.
The threat of war must be removed from Europe before the United States will enter into any international economic conference, high Admin: tration sources said yesterday.
The statement was made in response to suggestions that President Roosevelt might make a new peace move in Europe by seeking to initiate a world economic conference.
Meanwhile, responsible Administration quarters reported a developing movement in Congressional circles to abandon neutrality legislation revision for the current session of Congress, Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his colleagues are understood to have discussed the advisabil. y of delaying action on propos revision of existing neutrality laws.
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