Evening star., 1939-05-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Administration recommendations
for a new cash and carry" neu-
trality law will constitute President
Roosevelts only reply to Chancellor
Hitlers Reichstag speech, authorita-
tive quarters said today.
After some discussion among Gov
ernment officials, it was learned, the
President gave up the idea of max
ing a "flreside chat" or issuing a
statement in rebuttal.
This was confirmed by Stephen
Early, a White House secretary. Mr..
Early was asked whether the Presi-
dent would go on the air or send a
special message to Congress by way
of counter-reply to Hitler.
Situation Seen as Balanced.
MANY have been urging the Presi-
dent to say something, but I don't
see it," Mr.. Early said. I'm other
words. when you get situation that
seems to be little better balanced,
why tip the scales"
Secretary of State Hull, however,
is preparing an outline of admins
tration views on American neutrality
to be made before the Senate For
eign Relations Committee next Mon
day or Tuesday. 1t is the result of
a long meeting between Mr.. Hull
and his principal advisers at the
State Department Monday evening
Reliable sources said the Secre-
tary would support the basis of the
Pittman neutrality bill, which would
extend the cash and carry" prin-
ciple so as to cover sale of arms
and munitions to warning nations.
Would Benefit Britain.
This would be in the nature of 8
reply to Hitler, officials explained,
because it would make American
erms available to Great Britain and
ftance, who presumably would con-
troll the seas in European war and
would have the necessary cash
to pay for supplies. At present,
arms shipments are automatically
forbidden the moment the President
invokes the neutrality law.
The "cash and carry" provision
which embraces only articles to be
enumerated by the President, ex-
pired at midnight Monday. Senator
Pittman, Democrat. of Nevada would
reinstate this section, as the foun-
dation of his bill
Secretary Hull will suggest, how
ever, some notifications which
would give the President a little
more discretion than the Pittman
bill allows.
One point State Department off,
cials would like to change is Senator
Pittman's clause making the neu-
trality law applicable within 80 days
after the outbreak of hostilities.
This, they believe, would force the
Presidents hand. 1t would have re-
quired him, for instance, to have
invoked the Neutrality Act in the
Sino-Japanese War. This has never
been done, on the ground that it
would be disadvantageous to the
United States.
Would Ship to Territories.
The State Department also would
like to see clause to permit con-
tinuance of shipping to the outlying
portions of a belligerent's territory,
If they were not in danger zones.
This would allow American shipping
lines to continue to operate to -outly-
ing portions of the British Empire
in the event of application Of the
Neutrality Act to the United King
dom.
The Senate received assurances
yesterday from Majority Leader
Barkley that he does not expect
Congress to adjourn until the neu-
trality question is disposed of, along
with the issues of tax revision and
railroad rehabilitation.
Neutrality legislation, he said.
Ought to be enacted before there
is war and not after war begins"
The Barkley statement was occa-
stoned by introduction of resolu-
ton by Senator Bankhead, Demo-
crat, of Alabama, to end this Con-
gress' work on June Is. Senator
Johnson, Republican, Of California
was applauded by gallery visitors
when he urged that Congress stay
in session to guard this country
from being leased" or driven" into
war.