Evening star., 1935-04-28
NEUTRAL RIGHTS
:, IDEA HIT BY NYE
Saws u. S. Should Ban Flag
on Ships Bound for
BeHigerents.

1eHisiati0n to make unia"iul hyihs
the American nag on ships and cargo
destined for any belligerent In time
Of war was called for by Senator Nye
OF North Dakota In an address last
night before the banquet OF the
American Society of International Law
st the willard Hotel. The banquet
eliminated the twenty ninth annual
convention of the society.
Senator Nye coupled his proposal
for modification Of the traditional
American policy of insistence on fuN
respect for neutral rights with q scath-
inr denunciation Of the arms program
Of the United States and American
arms manufacturers.
THE policy Of defending our rights
IN all waters and under all circum-
stances is foolish" Senator Nye de-
clared. I'VE ought by this time TO
have learned that there Is little to
gain in following our dollars Wherever
they go in the world"
Arms Makers Hit.
Charging that the Government is
IN partnership with American arms
manufacturers to arm the rest OF the
world. and is setting the pace for all
nations in expenditures for national
defense. he proposed that this coun-
try take inventory of itself before ac-
.,,s,no other countries of creating
fears and suspicious OF war.
seventeen years after the close OF
the World War we find France and
Russia have increased their war ex-
penditures 40 per cent, and we con-
denim Japan because In tnat same
neriod she has increased her expen-
ditures l40 per cent he said. But
We have only increased the sums we
spend for such purposes a paltry lsl
Der cent"
Senator Nye assailed those who cry
about the danger Of Japan as pre-
; cisely the interests who are arming
the rest Of the world with American
weapons. and charged that the
United States Treasury is being plum
dered in the interest Of national de-
fense. Plans Of the Army and Navy
, for future national defense called for
the mobilization of 100000 soldiers
] and their transportation thousands OF
: miles away from the United States
e shores, he said.
Drastic Control Needed.
: The speaker admitted that greatest
; progress toward control Of the arms
trafic could be accomplished through
international agreement, but asserted
such action is far in the future, and
that in its place domestic control now
ID necessary.
{ Nye was preceded on the program
by Ambassador Hirosi Saito of Japan
who paid tribute to Henry Willard
Denison. an American lawyer who
PLAYED q principal role in the estab-
lishment and development OF Japa-
nese diplomacy.
Ambassador Oswaldo Aranha of
. Brazil, making his first address in
English, paid tribute to the American
; Society Of International Law for its
part in promoting the establishment
of relations between nations on the
basis of law and justice"
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, chairman
of the United States Tariff Commis-
sion. also spoke.
Oficers Are Reelected.
All officers and honorary officers
Of the society we're reelected at the
business session yesterday morning.
Or. James Brown Scott, president since
1929, was chosen for his seventh term.
Elihu Root, president from 1906 to
1924, is honorary president.
Vice presidents are: Chandler r. An
derson, Manley o. Hudson and Jesse
g, Reeves. Honorary vice presidents are
former Secretary of War Newton D..
Baker, Philip Marshall Brown, Charles
Henry Butler, Frederic r. Coudert,
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull, John
Bassett Moore, jackson H. Ralston
DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan.American Union; former Sec
retary of State Henry l.. Stimson,
George w. Wickersham and George
Grafton Wilson.
George A. Finch was renamed sec
retary. Lester H. Woolsey, treasurer
and Mr.. Butler, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Council.
The following were elected members
of the Executive Council to serve
until 1888: Eleanor Syllys Allen. Ed
win M. Borchard, Francis Deak, As
sistant Secretary of Commerce John
Dickinson, Clyde Eagleton, Ellery C.
Stowell, Senator Ebert D. Thomas OF
Utah and Amry Vandenbosch.