Sir Nevile Henderson then turns aside to assess Herr Hitler's character and mentality, and remarks that like many Germans, the Chancellor combines admiration for the British race with envy at their achievements and hatred of their opposition to Germany's excessive aspirations.
Herr Hitler, the Ambassador says, courted Britain as representing the aristocracy and the most successful 9f the Nordic races. He believed that he could buy British acquiescence in his own far-reaching schemes by offers qf alliance and guarantees for ihe British Empire. His great mistake, Sir Nevile adds, was complete failure to understand the inherent British sense of morality, humanity and freedom.—Reuter.
Senator Walsh Opposes Repeal id I. Walsh, Democrat told the Senate yesterday that repeal of the arms embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act would be "tragic" and might involve the United States in the European War. He inst ted that American neutrality legislation "should be motivated, first and last, by the sincere purpose of avoiding being drawn into the European War."
The Administration was studying proposed modifications of the drastic shipping restrictions to placate Senators from the coastal states who object to the severe restrictions against American shipping, particularly in the Pacific.
Senator Warren Austin, Republican of Vermont, introduced an amendment to the neutrality bill yesterday, providing that the entire neutrality programme be suspended whenever peace is restored in Europe.
Senator Scott Lucas, Democrat of Illinois, interrupted the speech of Senator John A. Danaher, Connecticut Republican, in the Senate yesterday to ask whether "anybody ju the States" did not know that China and Japan were at war. He referred to the President's failure to declare the warring Oriental powers belligerents under the American Neutrality Act. "I understood," Senator Danaher replied, "that the President of the United States doesn't know about the war in the Orient.
Senator Lucas said the inability of the present Neutrality Act to cover an undeclared war convinced him of the necessity of adopting the Administration's amendments. He pointed out that "Communistic Russia" had been able to avoid the American embargo regulations simply by omitting to declare a formal state of war against Poland.—United Press,
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