New York, Apr. 7.
While the 23rd anniversary of the entrance of the United States into the World War was celebrated throughout the country yesterday, with 50,000 war veterans and others marching up Fifth Avenue, New York, the present mood of the nation, without doubt, is against United States involvement in the European struggle.
A number of Senators expressed the prevailing national feeling in speeches and private statements. Senator George W. Morris, Nebrasks Farm-Labourite, said, "If the parade should foretell' our going to wu. crepe should be displayed instead of guns."
All diplomas should stress the American slogan, "Millions for defence but not one boy on foreign soil," Sen"tor Arthur H. Vandenberg Michigan Republican, said.
Senator Homer T. Bone, Washing-lon Democrat, insisted that the United States possesses safeguards against involvement in the Europe war.
"There is no reason for fear and hysteria at this time to sweep the United States into war," Senate Robert A. Taft, Ohio Republican declared.
President Roosevelt, while giving, his "thanks and congratulations" te the Army for their "splendid reorganization" in a proclamation stressed the Army's participation in peaceful rescue works, floods and tornadoes.
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