Washington, Feb. 28.
Senator Clark stated that thi United States was in "no danger and he denounced the "hysteria" in which the Bill was drafted. "It has taken just twenty years," Senator Clark went on to state, "for those racketeers over in Europe to drum up another war, Every sort of trickery will be used to inveigle us nto it"
Senator William E Borah, of Idsho, expressed similar sentiments, and called the Bill "just a lot of bluff, and jitterism." He added that military experts had told him that 3.700 new aeroplanes, which it was proposed to purchase, were "more than the Army can use Another development in today's debate was a proposal by twelve Isolationists to revive the Ludlow Amendment to the Neutrality Act, calling for a nationwide referendum before war could be declared.
Senator Robert M. La Follette.
Progressive of Madison, Wisconsin, a supporter of this proposal, said that the amendment would be a "final check against the secret diplomacy (hat might decoy us into a foreign war" He declared that "that was what happened before America entered the Great War."
"Language for Dictators"
Support for the Bill was expressed by Senator Josh Lee, Democrat of Oklahoma, who described it as "the
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The question of the purchases of American aeroplanes by France was debated at some length.
Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican of North Dakota, expressed the belief that the United States should abandon for ever the sale of ammunition abroad.
How long, just for a little profit, we going on arming the world—perhaps against ourselves?" he asked. "Japanese planes, which destroyed the Panay, were using American petrol and their bombs were made from American metal"
Serhtor William E. Borah, Republican of Idaho, entered the debate with the allegation that the United States bad sold war materials to Germany for years, "and had only ceased when the Reich began demanding colonies." He suggested. that this was a strange form of neutrality.
Senator Alben W. Barkley, Dem-carat of Kentucky, and Senator Josh Lee, defended the sale of planes to Frence as being "perfectly proper."
"Every plane sold to the demoides," declared Senator Lee.
Vatican City, Mar. 1.
With the arrival of the three American Cardinals early this morning, all the 62 Cardinals are now assembled for the Conclave opening this afternoon.
Escorted by a guard holding lighted torches, the Cardinals will make. a tour of inspection to ensure that -all points of access to that part of the Vatican reserved for their meeting are really closed. The tolling of a bell will announce that all the doors are locked, and thereafter, until the The Conclave is expected to complete its work quickly because most of the 62 participating Cardinals have been here for several weeks and have been able to work out most of the preliminary details and political manceuvring in advance.
Some quarters contended tonight that Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Vaticen Secretary of State for Pope Pius XI, might cause a surprise by being elected on the first ballot. He is not generally regarded as a favourite final choice.—United Press. one less needed for America. they had had strength comparable to Germany's, there would have been no Munich, and no destruction of Czechoslovakia."—Reuter.
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