The Archive · 1939

Discrimination Charge Reversed

Washington, Oct. 2.

Senator Key Pittman said opponents of the proposed legislation had contended that repeal of the arms embargo would favour France and Britain, because they presumably would control sea commerce with the Unifad Stites, "We might put it the otht he proceeded, "and say that Mthe maintenance of the embargo is discrimination in favour of Germany, because it prevented which is surrounded by from purchasing in our (Continued on page 8, col. 4)

British Tribunals Reviewing Cases of Aliens in Country London, Oct. 3. The British Government is not differentiating between Nazis and Germans, This was made clear in the House of Commons yesterday when Mr. Neville Chamberlain replied in the negative to a question by Mr. Oliver Locker-Lampson, Conservative member for the Handsworth division of Birmingham, whether the Prime Minister would direct that, in official references to war enemies, "they shall be spoken of as Nazis and not as Germans, so as to distinguish those in Germany who are on our side."

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