, 1935-08-22
NEUTRALITY
RESOLUTION
TOO SEVERE
White House S e e k s
Toning. D O Of
Measure Aimed AT
Peace Guarantee

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. R-Au-
t~horitative sources disclosed Thurs
day that although the president was
willing for the senate's neutrality
legislation to become law, he hoped
1t first would be made only temper
airy.
Chairman McReynolds had Just
called the house foreign affairs
committee into session TO consider
the seven-point measure which swept
through the senate wednesday.
Want Temporary Law
It was reported that his plan, in
line WIN an agreement reacneu at q
NniJe Mouse conference WeoneS-
day nlgnT, was &c:
l.-LlmlI the lie OF the legisia-
ton unlu nexI February or Aarcn,
so IurJner STUDY couu ne gwen De-
tore a permanent law Is enacted:
2.-Approve the MAJOR provisions
OF the senate Dill:
3.-Adu 10 II a mandatory ban
against leans or creolGs 70 warning
nations or against the SAFE or pur-
chase OF tneir securities in TINS coun-
try.
All provisions probably VIII be
mandatory.
Sucn a law. it was commended,
woulu assure Americans they were
not likely TO become emnrolleu IN any
immediate foreign trouDles. II also
would leave q temporary neutrality
act on the statute books until well
after the next session conveneS.
Officials were reported TO teel the
importance of arms and munitions
in connection with the Italian-Ethlo-
plan situation was highly exaggerat-
ed. AS n put 1t. Italy herself can
produce all the arms and munitions
she needs whereas Ethiopia has
neither the money nor the credit
TO purchase any.
Therefore, they believed 1t seemed
highly improbable that the United
States because of arms and NUM-
tons sales could become involved IN
the dispute.
Authoritative sources said the COM
promise was designed TO avoid STIR
ring up ill-wil abroad. Under 1t. It
was said, the effective date OF the
potential embargo would be shifted
ahead to some time in the future
say Feb. /, 1886. Sc Is to indicate
that the legislation was not aimed IN
particular at the Italian-Ethiopian
situation or any other.
This Is one Of several changes 10
be sought. Others we're described as
broadening the senate's seven-point
legislation to include a credit embar-
20 against warning nations. and mod
ifications to make the plan more
FLEXIBLE"
The senate's resolution contained
A mandatory embargo on exports OF
arms, munitions and implements Of
war to all belligerents in a foreign
conflict in which this government
was not involved.
Policy Departure
CThe legislation. marking a ma
Tor departure in American policy,
also declares that Americans who
travel on belligerent's vessels do SO
sat their own risk" IL provides for
licensing Of munitions manufacture
and export as a permanent policy
and, among other measures, would
prohibit American ships from carry
ing munitions to any neutral pert for
reshipment TO warning nationS).
While President Roosevelt has
made no announcement OF q man
datory embargo. persons close 70 him
have believed he favored placing
permissive powers In the hands OF
the chief executive, rather han
making the embargo compulsory.
Just what would be done about the
mandatory feature CT the senate's
legislation was not Immediately made
clear. AS for the proposal to project
the effective date OF the potential
embargo some time into the future,
Il was emphasized that Feb. ], 1896.
was only mentioned tentatively.
On that date. II II were chosen.
arms shipments to all nations then
at war would halt. Before that date,
the embargo would not be effective.
even II nations were fighting.
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