Washington, May 13.
Foreign affairs committees in both the Senate and House of Representatives intend to delay action on the revision of American neutrality laws until the European situation is crystalized, State Department quarters indicated last night, The State Department was understood to have requested both committees to maintain the status quo for at least ten days.
Strict isolationists. in both houses of Congress voiced their opposition lest night to the new neutrality bill introduced by Senator Guy M. Gilbert, Democrat of Iowa. The bill would authorize the President to designate "combat zones" in which Americans and American ships would travel at their own risk.
Isolationists prefer their own mandatary proposals regarding embargoes on arms shipments. They reiterated their threat to launch a filibuster if the foreign affairs committees approve legislation permitting the United States to ship war supplies to belligerent nations.—United Press. and precision and the blaze was therefore under control 20 minutes after their arrival. Yet, in order to extinguish the flames and prevent re-ignition of the debris, it took an additional hour, before the machines were able to return to the station.
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