London, Oct, 28.
IHE Senate yesterday voted 63 to 30 in favour of the Administration's neutrality bill which President Roosevelt described as the "path to peace" and which isolationists condemned as the' "first step" into war.
The vote climaxed four weeks of bitter debate in the special session of Congress called by the President to revise the current Neutrality Act.
'The new bill, if also adopted by the House of Representatives, would repeal the arms embargo' provisions of the present neutrality law and place American munition sales on a strict "cash and carry" basis.
The Senate debate began in a scholarly atmosphere four weeks ago but ended yesterday with tired Senators exchanging personal invective.
The House of Representatives will take up the bill on Tuesday and hopes to reach a final vote by Friday. Congress then will adjourn until January unless the President sees reason to call another special session.
'A survey by Democratic leaders in Congress yesterday showed that the Administration would win again in the House by a small margin on the neutrality bill question.
The main provisions of the neu-trahly bill as approved by the Senate yesterday are: to facilitate the formation of the attitude of the United States toward a new situation like the Sino-Japanese 1, "The arms embargo, provisions, of the' current Neutrality. Act ave repeated.
2, United, States merchant ships are prohibited "from dealing "with Ent nations oxzept those remote for the European war zone suchos Aus {raita, South Africa and. Hongkong.
Senator Millard Tydings, Democrat jot Maryland, strongly supported the proposal, He said that the proposed provisions, if applied to the Sino-[Japanese conflict would be greatly to the advantage of Japan.
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