The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
SENATOR DANAHER
 GETS SHARP REPLY
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been incurred prior to the presidents proclamation, but that the muni- tions manufacturers of this country never did have and have no inten- tion now of selling to belligerents except on a cash basis"
 "So the whole fear of the accumu- lation of great debt by the purchas- CTS of munitions has no foundation whatsoever" he said. That is the truth of the matter"
 Meanwhile, opponents and SUD- porters of the presidents program surveyed yesterdays 65 to 26 vote against a motion by Sen. Charles w. Tobey, R., N. H., to send the bill back to the foreign relations committee. Administration support CTS interpreted the vote as test of sentiment toward the whole pro- gram, and predicted that the issue would be disposed of within 8 week or 10 days. Isolationist leaders said that the fight would go on indefi- nitely.
 "The vote was of no consequence" said Sen. Hiram w. Johnson, R.. Calf. It didn't mean thing"
 Johnson said he believed the "big test" would come on 8 motion to strike from the bill a provision per- mitting 90-day credits to certain foreign purchasers. If his forces are badly beaten" on that question, he said, there won't be much hope for uS."
 Sen. Bennett c. Clark, D., Mo-, and other isolationists considered Tobey's move a tactical mistake. Clark is planning an attempt to send the bill back to the committee with instructions to "report forth with" 8 new bill eliminating the Arms Embargo repeal section.
 The attempt by Sen. Edwin c. Johnson, D., Colo, to force the sen- ate into three-day recess pending the outcome of peace proposals in Europe appeared to have been put lon ice" as result of French Pre- mier Edouard Daladier's refusal to accept Hitler's peace overtures.
 The drive to ease restrictions on American shipping gained momen- tum after Sen. Josiah w. Bailey, D., N. C., told the senate that under the administrations bill 146 American vessels, with 8 gross tonnage of 940,- 900 tons, would be forced off the seas.
 The shipping question was expec- ted to furnish the administration with one of its most serious prob- lens in disposing of the legislation. Pittmann said he was "at a loss" to see how all factions could be sat- iSfied.
 California's Johnson was reported ready to present an amendment to exempt from the shipping section vessels operating from Pacific Coast ports to Australia and other coun- tries on the ground that such ships would not be in danger of subma- rine attack. Similar amendments were being drafted by senators who felt that the same non-attack theory applied to operations such ports as Bermuda and Nova Scotia.
 Bailey was followed yesterday by Sen. Henry c. Lodge, R., Mass, who attacked the whole neutrality bill.
 We, want nothing that is snug, or selfish, or cautious" he said i've are willing to risk everything in a crusade, but let 1t be an American crusade"
 He contended that the admini- stration program would be followed finally by deathly economic col- lapse" and that 1t would "tend to augment our war trade and to that extent to increase the risk of ge- ting into war"
 Clark continues the attack on the bill today. He was expected to speak more than three hours, and will be followed by either Sen. Warren R. Austin, R., vt., or by Sen. Edward R. Burke. D., Neb., both supporters of the bill.