The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-24
I Cover the World
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SININIS

NEW YORK, April 24-Another major war
1 ' of long duration will almost certainly drag
in the United States, however much we may
draw within our shell, Senator James P. Pope
3D., Idaho warned a Town Hall audience here
night before last.
Such being the case, he added, today peace
and security for us lie, not in the passage OF
new neutrality laws, however drastic they may
be- but in concerted action with the other ma
tons Of the world to prevent war breaking out
in the first place.
Since Germany denounced the military
clauses Of the Versailles Treaty" he said, per
haps no question has so filled the minds Of the
American people as, can the United States re-
main neutral in the event Of major war in
Europe or Asia?"
The American Revolution was scarcely over,
he recalled, before George Washington was ap-
pointed conmander-in -chief of the American
Army in preparation for joining in the war
between Britain and France in 1897. In 1872
we did go to war with England for violation Of
our neutral rights and in 1917 with Germany
over the same cause.
ID EALIZING the danger and difficulty in
IN volYed in enforcing neutrality, Senator
Pope declared that sentiment today in this
country seems to call for modified doctrine.
He enumerated a number CT proposed restric-
tons:
Control over radio and cables; prevention of
enlstments of Americans in foreign armies
stoppage Of loans and credits to belligerents;
custer Of foreign merchantmen from our ports,
and prevention of armed ships entering them;
prevention of foreign ships using our flag;
abandonment of our policy of protecting Amer
lean citizens and property abroad no passports
to Americans travelling abroad; ban on foreign
propaganda in this country; ban on foreign
aircraft flying over our territory; embargo on
munitions exports: drastic limitation of our
foreign trade, ETC., etc.
Peril of war turks in every one of these
points, he asserted, for there is no way to en-
force them save by force Nations fighting for
their very lives stop at nothing as the World
War demonstrated
In practice, he pointed out, an embargo on
American exports could hardly be made to
stick.
MANUFACTURERS in the East, cotton
4V1 farmers in the South wheat farmers in
the Middle West, with SURPRISES on hand, would
protest to high heaven if foreign trade were
stopped. SURPRISES would pile up and serious
business depression would result. This would
force resumption of trade"
Practically every man, woman and child in
the land would be affected. There would be
nationwide clamor for protection From one
end of the country to the other there would
be protests against the policy of "duckng and
hiding and of "surrendering our legal rights"
nave 4OAS peeL convinced Jnat another
policy is better for our country to pursue" the
Senator concluded. Individuals remained
armed until a collective system of law and order
was established which gave them security
They have never been able to isolate them
selves, to hide in storm cellars, to run away
from trouble They have never been willing to
surrender their rights. They will fight first
$50 it is with nations In nv opinion. ma
lions Will never disarm until the power of col
lectlVe effort gives them security A world of
law and order must precede the disarmament
OF nations. way must be found through con-
certed action of the nations of the world to
prevent war. This is the permanent way out"