Washington, Oct. 14.
Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and leader in the Administrations drive for the adoption of the Neutrality Revisions bill, today laid down a four-point programme as a compromise with the demand of nonpartisans for the relaxing of shipping restrictions in the proposed revisions.
Senator Pittman said he would agree to no revision unless:
1. There would be little danger of losing the lives of American seamen.
2. Goods would be shipped only under a munition' control board which would not issue permits for the shipment of articles and materials included in President Roosevelt's arms embargo prociamation, 3. The President would suspend such exception wherever transportation under the revision would result in the destruction of American vessels and the loss of lives: by the initiation of provisions regarding danger areas.
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