The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-30
h, DECLARES
EUCH TRAFFIC
|UNPATRIOTIC
|,.ntment Against Would
Be Exporter Surges
in Congress
Ian AMENDMENT FOR
EECUTIVE EMBARGO
By JOHN r. BEAL
s,S Press Staff Correspondent

V,SUINGTON. Dec. 80. (UP)
i,.. Roosevelt yesterday Wig
denounced attempts TO
i-rrican planes and motors
,rl,.,orn Spain rs legal but
yio,ic and suggested that
r,ss plug the loopholes in the
ra'I,y law which make il pos
press conference remarks
neutrality came NJ the close
lav that saw a surge OF re-
,nent i'm congress against Rob
CuSe. New Jersey exporter
heads the company to which
state department reluctantly
| ned 4 license Monday permit
shipment or $2.777,000 Of
me- and motors 10 Spain.
Chairman Key Pittman, Demo-
h, Of Nevada. of the senate
reign relations committee, who
[Scribed the proposed shipment
~ dangerous and unpatriotic
Ing." said ne would introduce a
20 remedy the situation rs
H. rs congress cOnycneS. lie
! nrwSpapcrmcn ne anticipated
opposition and predicted II
|puld roll through congress in
Seely fashion.
Senator Gerald 7. Nye. Repub-
h.. Of North Dakota, said he
bald call on the state depart
u. Tor n" names of all parties
sO.ycd in he sale of equipment
! CgSc.
4 consider il very important to
crr,ain whether any persons M
wed in creating the present en-
IraS,ing situation are the same
I.:ies previously active in other
vs. which came 10 the atten-
h OF the senate committee
Be Investigating the activities
The munitions industry, he
Re added that if the informa-
IS not forthcoming he will IN
.gee resolution for a senate
etigatiOn.
?Gman said his bill would be
amendment 10 the existing
, which expires May |, extend
!. % cover civil war. The
sliment would define what
,2Nu,eS civil war and empower
resident TO proclaim embar-
< Just as he now may do IN
y o.! wars between nations.
VI, Roosevelt, however, indi-
,et te would prefer that the
j r!tr 70 internal strife rather
y ayil war because the latter
> Is capable of varying def
,,S. But he added that n nor
person would describe the
,Sh conflict as civil war and
the president should have
BE- to handle such situations
sey arise because he is in au-
nty 800 days a year.
-ne president pointed out the
kSsity for business coopera-
lie recalled that the state de-
tment had received several ap-
ta,ions for licenses TO ship ar
nents or war materials to
an. In each case, he said, the
icants withdrew their requests
sn the department pointed out
!: such shipments would be con-
h,y 10 government policy.
Isen along comes one man, the
eSident said, who does a legal
lnpatriotic act. Mr.. Roosevelt
,1red him as representing the
per cent of business that re-
les 70 conform with the remain
30 per cent.
Fuse, in n statement at Jersey
B, denied the planes were IN
ted for war use.
httman'S proposal met with I'M
date response in congress.
senator William E. Borah. Re-
aAean, of Idaho, said he agreed
Principle" with the idea OF ex-
ding the present neutrality law
cover civil wars.
The conflict in Spain is a con-
between two PHILOSOPHERS OF
between two systems of gov
1nent," BOrah said. ut is n
y between groups of nations
sh are fighting out their battle
SpaniSh soil. And it is certain
. be regretted that any Amer
citizen would want TO do any.
z to indicate the attitude oil
american people"
Aye also favored the idea al
tsh ne. too. saw practical dill
Jules IN defining civil warfare.
we announced he will intro
a constitutional amendment
uniting the government TO
property and factories rs
S men in time of war.
"'man was unusually emphat-
asnouneing the shipment to
N ~ lie said the trainers Of the
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