Evening star., 1939-09-20
Nye Claims
Public Firm
For Embargo
Press Women
Told Repeal
Faces Defeat

II the special session Of Congress
to take up neutrality legislation is
reflective of the public mind, the
movement to repeal the arms en-
barge will be overwhelmingly de-
feated, Senator Nye, Republican, of
North Dakota said yesterday in
luncheon address before the Wom-
ems National Press Club at the Will
lard Hotel.
Senator Nye declared that two
weeks ago he would have expected
repeal but that on returning toWash-
tngton he found stronger mind to
retain the arms embargo than existed
in the early summer Although the
press has overwhelmingly supported
repeal, the public has overwhelm-
ingly opposed the movement and the
army of opponents is increasing as
the real issues come forward, he
asserted.
Repeal would constitute a definite
step of intervention, now that war
has become fact in Europe, said
the Senator, who asserted the ad-
ministration itself previously had
urged change before war came.
The reasons for the limited emer-
gency" proclaimed by the President
were questioned by Senator Nye, who
also asked: Whats behind this de-
mand for adjournment of politics"
If adjournment of politics means
that all should join hands and do
what is asked by the Executive, who
has created the emergency it would
be just as well to let Mr.. Gallup
conduct the election in 1910 and save
campaign expenses, he said.
Hitler was created" by England
and France, and if he is to be de-
stroyed his creators had better do
the destroying" he continued Nor
is democracy involved, he asserted,
defining the issue as imperialism.
Once the cash-and-carry plan was
substituted for the present arms
embargo, 1t would be a matter of
weekS-or days-before England and
France would request credits. he pre-
dicted. Then removal of the CASH
and-carry provisions would be
sought, followed by repeal of the
johnson Acl, he continued. And
the next step" he said, I'VE would
find our boys on the western 'front.'"
Questioned closely at the conclu-
sion of his address, Senator Nye
said, in answer to query, that in
one respect there was little differ
ence in selling implements of war
and war materials. But. he con-
tended, the real market during the
first year of the World War was not
IN raw materials, but in the finished
product. For his own part, he added, |
he would apply the embargo on all
trade with belligerent countries. II
haven't contended retention of the |
arms embargo would do the whole !
job" he said.
Asked about the effect in this
hemisphere of a possible victory bv
Hitler over England and France,
Senator Nye expressed the opinion
that If Hitler should win that kind
OF war" he would be "breathless"
and 1t would be years before he could
extend his aggression to this hemis-
phere.
He also touched on the possibility
of a disarmament proposal from
Hitler, after he has accomplished his
purpose in Poland, but admitted this
probably was "wishful thinking"
Mrs. William E. Borah and Mrs.
Bennett Champ Clark both were in
the audience yesterday. Mrs. Clark
contributing briefly to the discussion.
She described as casual" the man.
ner IN which it was disclosed during
the munitions hearings conducted by
Senator Nye that arms for Hitlers
rearmament program were being
supplied from this country in viola
ton Of the Versailles treaty.