Evening star., 1933-05-21
U 5. ALOOF POLICY
HOLDS, SAYSLEW|S
Senator Denies European Re-
ports, and Cites Harmony
j, Is Only Aim.

Denial Cf1aE t1e ttOOSeVeit dufnlEls-
tration intended to abandon the his
totic policy Of the United States to keep
aloof from foreign entanglements was
made by Senator James Hamilton Lewis
of Illinois, Democratic whip of the
Senate, in an address in the Senate yes
terday.
Senator Lewis undertook to answer
reports from Europe that the President
had agreed with representatives of for
eien governments to have the United
States enter into Consulting pact"
under which this country would, in the
event Of any conflict between European
or Asiatic nations, "sit in, give advice,
ascertain who is the aggressor and ad-
Judge the punishment for violations of
the pact"
'sThese statements" said Senator
Lewis, leave the impression that the
United States has reversed its historical
to- take upon itself the direction of Eu-
ropean countries along the lines of po-
htical morality and international viz
tue--and wherever either Of these is
violated, according to the Judgment of
those who sit in consultation, there
shall be punishment inflicted as may
be. directed or concurred in by the
United States.
Intimated Punishment
'This punishment is intimated as
being something in the form of financial
withdrawal of credit, withdrawal of
commercial association and the supply
ing of necessary force If conflict is
brought on through the assault of what
is called the aggressor.
sIt is pertinent to state that these
impressions left by these high authori-
ties OF Europe are misleading to their
own people and are doing a great in
justice to the United States.
sThe only consulting pact the people
of this Nation would direct its Presi-
dent to enter into is one that would
be OF counsel looking toward adjust
ment settlement of Conflict by some
plan of family harmony Under no cir
cumstances does the United States
agree or will it agree to enter any pact
or to be a party to any pact that shall
decide as to the duty of a foreign ma
ton to another foreign nation, or to
adiudge one guilty of omission or COM
mission in its relation to another for
eign nation; and under no circum-
stances now presented to civilization
VIII the United States enter into an
understanding or be party to an
agreement that places us and the Army
and the Navy OF the United States be-
hind any conflict between European or
Astatic aggressors in any controversy
between one Asiatic country and an
other. or one European country with
another, or of the European or Asiatic
with each other.
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HThe consulting pact that the United
States would enter into is to sit in at
the invitation to merely listen to the
facts as they may be produced, and
offer its counsel as a good friend and
its aid wherever its aid could be had
through friendship counsel or contribu-
ton of effort to avoid by all means of
persuasion and kindly intercession any
conflict that would lead to war or any
war that would be possible.
This the United States would do
without regard to a pact and would do
such as the natural instinct of its hu-
mHne and peaceful people, but it must
not be assumed that our President has
lent himself to any arrangement with
representatives of foreign nations that
would hind this Nation to make herself
a party to a war should such be en-
foTced as between European and Asiatic
countries.
TDeplorable as any conflict would be,
more deplorable yet it would be that
the United States could through the
influences of European or Asiatic ma
tions be brought into conflict. mill
taTy or naval, or in the antagonisms of
haired and vengeance against or in be-
hah of any foreign nation in any part
OF the world
Sat fha 0fIfcnf xun c,1for I1Y1nY1 n0T1-
situations looking to the amelioration
Of trade operation and directed to melt
ing the barriers of fair and Just trade
between a Just people, there must be
nothing done or satd with the pur-
Pose of arousing the suspicion of ma
items against the United States or the
people of the United States shocked
1nkO fear that they are being led
into what could be military conflict
on obligations of financial security Of
any foreign lands to the bewilderment
and embarrassment of the credit and
peaceful standing of the United States
snd to the dishonor and discredit OF
its peace-loving people.
" Position of Good Friend.
sThe United States enters upon the
caFeer of a good friend to all peaceful
and well meaning nations, but it in
no wise becomes the agent OF any peo-
pie in any foreign world to take on
their military conflict or to bear their
burden of quarrels or contest born of
the envy of people, the jealousy of ma
tiens or the desire to enbroil the United
States of America in such maze Of en-
tanglement where it must imperil its
new peaceful and independent status
before the world.
i"And now as TO the conferences that
may come on as to the modifying terms
OF, the war debts which are now due
stany extenuation or changes in the
pfesent status of these debts, let it be
understood that this particular subject
matter should be taken up inGendently
OF the other questions now at issue and
to be assured of a conference free OF
the influences of prejudices or an ad-
verse environment admitting or looking
to any new status of the debts, such
conference to be held in the United
States and approximately at the Capital
City of Washington.
I'm this manner, all countries will
be represented in land and within a
surrounding where no past prujudices
Or any ancient conflicts could influence
or bend the surroundings into an en-
tanglement that deprives all engaged in
the consideration of every fairness and
Of all justice" ---