Reversion to neutrality governed by international law appeared to be a course of action less favoured yesterday than it was the previous two days.
Speakers seemed to be chiefly concerned with keeping the United States out of war and, following their arguments, with avoiding any measure that might show the United States' favouritism gor any special nations.
Republican Francis H. Case of South Dakota presented an amendment to the Bloom project, providing that the Neutrality Act should not apply to South American nations cooperating with non-American nations in any war, This amendment was precipitately rejected by a vote of raised hands after Republican John J. Johnson of Illinois pointed out that ite would be contrary to engagements assumed by the Administration at the last Pan-American Conference.
In the course of debates, Republican John M. Robinson of Kentucky pronounced himself against the delivery of arms and munitions to belligerents. After arms, the United States would be compelled to send men, he said. He therefore voiced strong opposition to abolition of the arms embargoes, as provided By the Bloom project.
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