The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
By RODNEY BUTCHER
democrat Washington
COrrespOndcnt)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29--Displays
w Of genuine emotion, as distin-
guished from the simulated varie-
IN, are so rare in congress that
they shouldn't pass without men,
lion.
Nor is It every day that presi'
don't OF the United states chambers
RAPIDLY and awkwardly down from
= high perch.
Those two phenomena, however,
acted respectively as cause ana ell
feet in the sequence of events lead
ing IN to passage of the first piece
oe neutrality legislation to go on
The law books. 1t was the red-hot
indignation of certain members,
conspicuously Senator Homer Bone
of washington and Representative
Maury Maverick of Texas, which
Impressed and infected others TO
the extent of wrecking a neat plan
10 bury the proposals designed TO
keep us out of war.
-Four days before the anticipated
adjournment date, Bone got word
that the Nye-Clark resolutions,
one Of the fruits of the munitions
committee investigation, were 10 10
sidetracked.
Rome Blasts War M0ngers
Rome rushed onto the senate
nnor and held 1t most of the day
With as passionate, forcefui, ana
efeactiye a delivery as one mas
heard since Costigan of Colorado
s1oke for unemployment relief In
tha ruggedly individualistic Hoover
period. .s
IL war" through state depart.
ment documents recently I'M
earthcd, ably seconded ny Nye'
Clark, and Vandcnberg, Bone
poured out scorn for bureau.
Gratis and plutocrats who might
again bungle us into war
which was cqunled only by MS
contemnt for u congress which
would ignore European war
clouds and toddle home without
action TO insure this country
against participation.
senators and galleryites sat
tense. when Bone had finished, II
was obvious that neutrality legis-
lakion would pass the senate. II
ut,ickly did, almost unanimously.
Il. r. Firmly Squelched
THE house foreign relations COM
,aitteo was framing a relatively
innocuous bill and few believed
oven that would reach the house
floor. The senator's went to house
members and demanded strong
,eation, Bono demanded of Rules
chairman John O'Connor that his
committee let the neutrality pro-
pcsals onto the floor, I'm the
tame OF your mother and every
other mother :" and O'Connor
uaved In.
meanwhile, Maverick and eight
other congressman went to the
White House about 1t. Roosevelt
40 once complained to them about
the mandatory provisions OF the
senate resolution.
LEI want the power to exercise
Executive discretion" he said.
\, "But you're not going to get
MI, blurtcd Maverick, who IN
still badly crippled from wounds
received I'm the last war, In
swhat was probably an unprece.
.dentcd outburst at the White
House. "There's no reason why
stou, as president, should have
Tho power to steer us toward
war. That kind of legislation
twill never go through the house
sbr the senate"
Tho other eight supported Nave
fick and threatened filibuster.
tsWithin half an hour, the White
House had sent word to the hill
that It would consent to manda-
terry embargo on munitions until
March, and to the rest of the SEN
ale bill.
~
Paints CHASTITY Picture
a on the house moor, Maverick
lifted Mussolinrs statement Of that
lay that italy was ION the march"
aHd. said hes
someone may think that I. as
hh old soldier, believe that march
talk Is all glory. flags, and bugles.
ssike hell! I say that literally. All
]. can think of Is blood and CUTS.
Noting. sinking bodies--mud."
W After that, the house session be-
tame almost revival meeting as
Members gave testimony. AS for
Instance, Ashbrook of Ohio, who