Evening star., 1939-09-20
Neutrality
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head, six Senators and four Repre-
sentatives.
The Senators are Barkley of Ken
lucky, majority leader; Minton of
Indiana, assistant majority leader;
Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada, For
eign Relations Committee chairman;
Byrnes, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima; McNary of Oregon. minority
leader, and Austin of Vermont, as
sistant minority leader.
The Representatives are Rayburn
of Texas, House majority leader;
Bloom, Democrat, of New York,
Foreign Affairs Committee chair
man; Martin of Massachusetts,,
minority leader, and Mapes of Mich
igan, an assistant minority leader.
Summary to Be Issued.
Whatever decision is made at the
meeting, Mr. Roosevelt told his press
conference yesterday, will be sum-
married and released to the press
Immediately afterward. He refused,
with laugh, to see reporters after
the meeting and predicted the con-
ferees would be pursued to their
places of hiding, with the eventual
stories representing the lowest
common denominator" of what is
found out.
Tentatively, the President said
yesterday, he has decided to address
the special session tomorrow in per-
son, probably at 2 o'clock. His mes
sage. he added, will be comparative
ly short and will confine itself to
recommendations regarding the so
called neutrality law"
Mr.. Early estimated today that the
message would be within 1000
words"
Congress itself, however, may di-
gress to the consideration of any
type of legislation. one of the most
real possibilities being that there
will be action on authorizing the
Maritime Commission to write war
risk and marine insurance.
The neutrality fight, promising to
be exceedingly bitter as the opposi-
ton to any revision of the statute
prepares for full debate. will be a
continuance of one launched last
spring when the administration
sought repeal of the arms embargo
At that time, the House modified
this provision, but the Senate left
! the whole issue in its Foreign Rela
tions Committee.
/ The latter action was taken by g
committee vote of II to II, but early
polls of committee sentiment now
indicate the legislation will be
brought to the floor without delay
Predictions have been freely made
also. that the administration has g
| comfortable margin for their revi-
sion program, but the volubility OF
the opposition makes 1t certain that
the fight will be neither easy nol
! short.
Repeal Would Aid Allies.
Both friends and foes of the en-
barge agree that it's repeal would
be helpful to Great Britain and
France because of their control OF
the seas and the expectation that
they could purchase war supplies
here III great quantities.
One of the opposition bloc. Sena-
tor Nye, Republican, of North Da-
kota, spoke caustically last night OF
today's White House conference.
ITS obviously a conference OF
those he (the PresidenD feels are
going to agree largely with him or
the repeal of the arms embargo. ;
Senator Nye said. II hope that the
one or two prospective objectors will
make themselves heard"
Representative Celler, Democrat
OF New York, took issue in a radio
speech last night with the conten-
ton that repeal of the embargo
would be unneutral.
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