Evening star., 1939-10-04
End Embargo 10 Keep
U. 5. Out Of War,
Norris Pleads
Ex-Gov. Phil La Toilette
And Holt Speak for
Arms Ban Retention


Arms Ban Retention
Sole survivor in Congress of the
small Senate bloc which opposed
entry of the United States into the
World War in 1917, Senator Norris,
independent, of Nebraska last night
lined up with the forces supporting
repeal of the arms embargo, declar-
ing in a radio address that this
course would more likely keep us.
out of war and at the same time
put us on the side of humanity and
civilization" by helping England and
France.
While the 78-year-old Senator was
making this appeal over the radio,
speeches for retention of the en-
barge we're broadcast by Senator
Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia
and former Gov Phil La Toilette of
Wisconsin.
Senator Holt said the United
States wanted no blood stained dol
lars" from arms sale to belligerents
Aand suggested "cash-and-carry"
provision for on-contraband goods
without abolishing the embargo. Mr..
La Toilette declared repeal would
put the United States into the Euro
pean war.
Refers to Anti-War Vote.
The veteran Norris with 26 years
In the Senate behind him, told a
Nationwide audience he believed
repeating the embargo and requir-
ing warning nations to transport
goods bought here in their own ships
was absolutely imperative if we are
to avoid, as far as humanity possible,
being drawn into the existing war"
"At the beginning of the World
War, on the floor of the United
States Senate, I said our entry into
that war was placing the dollar sign
on the American flag" he recalled.
For this speech I was denounced as
a traitor; was burned in efigy; a
prominent public official in a public
address said ought to be put against
wall and shot; became an outcast
in my own country. I believe that
. time has vindicated the position
then took.
Nov 20 years later, let us keep
the dollar sign off the American
Flag and stay out of the war;
Backs Right to Enact Bill.
Senator Norris declared the United
States not only had "strict legal
right to enact the new bill. but had
another compelling reason" for do
ing SOTO help put an end to the
'barbarous, inhuman, uncivilized,
unjustified, unmerciful and murder
ous' methods of Hitler, Mussolini
and Stain
ut is said by those who are opposed
to any change in our embargo law"
he continued. the course I have out
lined will be favorable to England
and France. But it is equally true,
If we fail to take the course I have
outlined, and the present embargo
law is kept intact. such action will
be favorable to Hitler and the other
dictators."
1t was fortunate, Senator Norris
added, that 'in following our legal
rights as universally recognized, we
are able to enact law which will
more likely keep us out of the war
and at the same time puts us on
the side of humanity and civiliza-
ton"
Senator Holt, whose family was
on Senator Norris side in the con-
troversy over Americas entrance
into the World War Che relates that
his home was stoned and his mother
injured because his father opposed
the countrys going into the con-
f1icD, contended "cash-and- carry"
system of general trade with Eu-
ropes warning nations could be es-
tablished by Congress without re-
peal Of the arms embargo.
4 This position has been taken by
an increasing number of embargo
supporters.
Hitler Replaces Kaiser.
Senator Holt. who has opposed
the Roosevelt administration on
many domestic issues, said he, too,
despised relationships, but felt that
American participation in the pres
ent war will not stop Hitler"
"As a youngster,' Senator Holt
said, Il recall how We were told
we must 60 to Europe to stop the
Kaiser. We did. The Kaiser was
replaced. We now have Hitler. =" =
1--WE were once invited to be Sir
Galahad to ride forth to save the
world. We rode forth, but we did
not save the world"
Predicting that American money
and soldiers would follow American
arms into the conflict, he said he
could not subscribe to the theory
that the powers of Europe ARE fight
ing our war"
ITO the contrary" he asserted,
"they desire us to fight their war.
We have enough to do here. We
have a task uncompleted here in
America, putting those men to work
who lost their jobs through the ef-
fects of the last war"