The times-news., 1936-03-09
TO AVOID j. s.
INVOLVEMENT
BY ANY WAR
Is Unanimous Reaction of
Senators of All Parties
to Europe's Crisis
BY HARRY W. FRANTZ
Press Staff Correspondent

united Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Mar. 9. (UP)
Determination to avert American
involvement in European war if
such should follow the German
military re-entry Of the Rhineland
was the salient aspect of political
reaction here last night.
Senators of all parties and di-
vcrgent national sympathies shar-
ed the view that the United States
should not renew, under any pre-
dictable circumstances, the trans
Atlantic adventure of 1917 to
1919.
Senator William f. Borah (R.,
Idaho), ranking minority member
of the senate foreign relations
committee, said he did not look
upon the German action as neces-
sarily involving war but that if it
should come 1--WE should stay out
under all circumstances. | do not
qualify that in any way what
ever"
Senator George w. Norris (R.,
Neb.), last in service of the six
senators who opposed the resolu-
ton declaring war against Ger
many, asserted it is not only de-
sirable but practical for the Unit
ed. States to remain aloof from
any new struggle in Europe.
NOT OVER LAST WAR
YET, SAYS NORRIS
owe have not got over the bad
taste of the last war yet" Norris
said. at is now generally conced-
ed that we should not have enter
ed that war. Next time we will
be more careful about our neu-
trality. Our neutrality laws are
much stronger than in 1917, and
there is stronger public sentiment
against war.
eve still have lots of cripples
and pensioners and vacant chairs
on account of the last war. Near
ly every country owes us, and the
debts will have tendency against
the future loaning of our credit
for foreign wars.
There might be some senti-
ment to get into an European war
on account of trade gains, but
the people would put against that
the losses in life and even Of
money.
81 think there is no danger OF
our getting into war"
GERMANS ACT ON MERE
PRETENSE-KING
Senator William H. King Cd,
Utah) believes that Hitler's pol
icy in the Rhineland is in COM
plete disregard of international
obligations, and feels that Ger
many has taken advantage of the
Italo-Ethiopian war TO disregard
her treaties, knowing that Eng
land and France were occupied in
an attempt to carry out the
League covenant.
"Germany's excuse of the So
viet-FranCe pact is a mere sub
terfuge and without justifica-
tion," Senator King said. Il sim
cerely hope war will be averted
but cannot see how it can be un-
less Great Britain, France and
Belgium accept Germany's viola
ton of treaties as Il fait accompli,
swallow their pride, and accept
the situation as beyond cure.
Much as we deplorc the ag-
gressive attitude of Germany and
her disregard of treaties. the
United States government should
keep out of the imbroglio."
Senator Henrik Shipstead (far-
mer-Laborite, Mimi, long a Sc
we're critic of the postwar peace
pacts, said, 81 have felt ever since
the Versailles conference that this
situation would come about. Ev-
eryone who studied history knew
that the treaty sowed the seeds OF
future war. | do not think Hit
ler's action was provocative. The
treaty should have been busted
long ago. 1t was as bad as the
treaty Germany imposed on
France after the Franco-Prusslan
war. =,
"The United States should mind
its own business.
RE.ALLOCATION OF
COLONIES WAY OUT
Coincident with the fresh threat
to peace in Europe, Raymond Les
lie Buell., president of the Foreign
Policy association. published a
pamphlet last night asserting that
another world war can be averted
only if trade and colony conces,
sions are made to such have not
countries as Germany and Italy
Immediate concessions are nee
essary, Buell. write, Gin order to
dissipate the anti-foreign psycho--
sis dominating both Italy and
Germany and create new atmos-
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