Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-24
Robinson Plays
IdahOan for
Forecast.
MEASURE SENT
TO ROOSEVELT
Johnson Says U. S
Will Not Enter
Foreign War.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Congress-and especially Senator
Robinson, the administration leader
served notice today that America is
determined not to go to war to settle
foreign controversies
Hardly had compromise legislation
bulwarking American neutrality in any
conflicts abroad been sent to the White
House than Robinson arose in the
Senate to reprimand Senator Pope,
Democrat of Idaho, for predicting this
country might become involved in a
war.
Pope had made his prediction in
an interview in England.
Neutrality Vote IL to 2.
A 77-to-2 Senate vote sent the new
welt for certain approval. 1t includes
a ban until February 90. 1886, on
munitions shipments to all belliger-
ents in foreign wars. Only Senators
Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama.
and Gerry, Democrat, of Rhode Is
AoAlAS NOeOo d6d4lSI H.
Cries that the legislation placed
America in an international strait
jacket" and was only gesture to-
ward peace" failed to stop its swift
flight through Congress.
Deploring the statement made by
Pope abroad, Robinson declared it
was calculated to prove harmful"
He read a cablegram from the
Idaho Senator saying the statement
was not intended as an official ex
preston, but merely as g personal
view.
Robinson added he did not "see any
advantage to be gained by any private
citizen or Official at this time giving
publicity to the theory that the Sem
ator expresses"
I'VE want no war" Robinson
shouted. I'VE want no wealth gained
by war. We want peace and We do
not propose to go to war to settle Eu-
ropean policies"
Suggestions to Be Only Action.
IF any European nation is pro-
ceeding on the theory that this Gov
eminent or its resources, either of
manpower or wealth, will contribute
to the adjustment of European con-
troversies other than by peaceful sug-
gestions for action, they are being
misled."
Earlier Senator johnson. Repub-
lican, of California also referred to
the interview without mentioning
Pope's name.
II regret any member Of this body
should go abroad and say this Nation
is going to be drawn into war"
johnson said. 1T is an unfortunate
thing that it should have occurred.
We are not going to be thrown into
q European war. We've learned our
lesson"
In the interview, Pope had ex-
pressed belief the neutrality legisla-
ton would not keep the United States
free of European ENVIRONMENTS in
event Of another great war.
Munitions Board Set Up.
The neutrality resolution, as sent
to the White House, would set up q
munitions board to license arms eX-
ports, authorize the President to warn
American travellers that they sailed
on ships Of belligerent nations at their
own risk, and give the President power
to forbid American ships to carry arms
to any belligerent nation 1t would
give the President power to keep the
submarines of warning nations out Of
American ports.
Adopting the resolution marked
reversal Of the traditional American
neutrality policy of leaving such
power in the discretion of the Presi.
dent
johnson and Connally, Democrat,
Of Texas, belittled the resolution as
means of preventing America from
becoming involved in war.
Sees Little Chance Of World War.
johnson, one of the "irreconcil-
Ables" in the fight against United
States entry into the League of Ma
tions, opened debate before a Senate
called two hours earlier than usual to
assure final adjournment tonight.
johnson called 'arrant nonsense"
any claim that the resolution would
keep the United States out of war.
I'VE are not going to be involved
in any Italian-Ethiopian war or any
other European war;" he asserted
There's not going to be any general
world war out of that particular diff
Guilty"
The main reason why the resolution
should be adopted, johnson said, was
to state to the world that the UNITED