Senator Pittman's project was passed by the Foreign Committee after exciting debates" which, by their length, caused fears that a final decision would not be reached today. In the final vote, three members formerly belonging to the opposition voted for the Administration. They were Senators Guy M, Gillette, Democrat of Towa; Robert R.
molds, Democrat of North Caro: lina, and Wallace H, White Jr. Republican of Maine. They reserved their right to change their attitude in the course of Senate debate The seven opposition votes were cast by Senators William E, Borah, Hiram W, Johnson, Arthur Capper, Arthur H." Vandenberg, D. "Worth Clark, Robert M. La Folictie Jr,, and Henrik Ships The five "frst named Senators ' are Republicans while Senator La Folletie is a Progressive and Senator Shipstead a Farmer-Labourite, Authoritative quarters stated the Pittman Bill would come up before the Senate under favourable conditions, emphasizing the broad majority vote' obtained in the Senate Committee, Public Opinion Veering, The changes of opinion on the part of Senators Reynolds and White were believed to show that the isolation ist camp was being influenced by public opinion, Political quarters of the Central States reported that people in this region were showing anxiety" over the possible advance of Hitlerism through western Europe and into the American hemisphere.
Germany, Havas learned. would be considered by Moscow to be entitled fo economic concessions in the Bal-Kans—but only on condition that such concessions did not amount to an economic monopoly in Germany's favour, which might imperil Soviet hegemony.
'A Polish buffer State might be created between the Reich and the USSR. bul Russia would not further such a scheme unless she no longer wanted to exert pressure on Adolf Hitler, these observers declared. Russia would extend her influence over Esthonia and perhaps Latvia, but would leave Lithuania an open field for German cultivation.
From the came sources, Havas understood that M. Josef Stalin intended to carry through his plans peace, unless he met with stiff oppos!- tion, in which case he would adopt stronger course of action, No such opposition was expected by Soviet quarters from Germany, at any rate, for they appeared confident that Berlin would have to placate the USSR. even though its own field of expansion in the east was being cut down. Germany, it was said here, had to have her hands tree in the West whatever the cost in the Balkans.
If M. Stalin achieved all his plans, political sireless summed up, he would have compelled Adolf Hitler to abandon the very objectives in the Balkans for which he launched the European War. MI. Stalin also would have restricted Turkish action and nullity Turkish influence in the Balkans.
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