Evening star., 1939-09-22
Neutrality
Continued From First Page.)

Senator Glass, Democrat, OF Virginia
shortly after $3.50 o'clock and re-
ceived Senators Barkley and Minton
of Indiana and Senator Byrnes,
Democrat, Of South Carolina shortly
afterward. All are committed to
the administration proposals.
That the opposition, voluble for
weeks, will be a compact fighting
group was assured during the after
noon also as "a Senators gathered
in the Office of Senator Johnson.
Republican, of California, to chart
their campaign against repeal of the
embargo Including Is Republicans.
6 Democrats. Farmer-Laborites
and the lone Senate Progressive. the
group selected the veteran Cali
fornian as their leader.
AS chief policy man they chose
Senator Borah, Idaho Republican,
another veteran of the 20-year fight
for American isolation from Eu-
ropes quarrels. Senator Clark, Demo-
crat, of Missouri was intrusted with
principal responsibility for parlia-
mentary tactics, and Senators La
Toilette, Progressive, of Wisconsin,
and Nye, Republican, OF North
Dakota, were added to form a rela-
lively small strategy committee.
May Stump Country.
Planning not only thorough de-
bate" in the Senate. the group was
understood to have decided on q
series of speaking engagements
throughout the country. Pressure
on members of Congress by both
sides has been considerable and
steadily increasing as constituents
write and wire their views.
One member of the newly formed
opposition bloc, Senator McCarran
Democrat, of Nevada predicted at
least 35 votes are assured against
embargo repeal and that more are
expected as debate continues.
For their cause, an administration
trio on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, Senators Pittman, Thomas
of Utah and Connally of Texas un-
dertook preparation of bill which
would provide repeal of the embargo
and inclusion of the six points &C
ceptable to the President. In general
such a measure already is before the
committee under the name of Chair
man Pittman. With revisions, it is
expected it will be substituted fo1
the Bloom bill passed by the House
before the adjournment, this pro-
cedure being calculated to speed the
course of the legislation.
Six Points Involved.
The six points involved embrace
the cash and carry system re-
quiring belligerents to pay cash here
for all commodities and take then
away in their own ships; restrict
American merchant vessels entering
war zones, prevent American citizens
from travelling on belligerent ships
bar war credits to warning nations
regulate collection of funds in the
United States for belligerents anc
maintain licensing system for arm!
transactions.
Although making it clear in hi:
address yesterday that he favors
fexibinty in any statutory regula-
ton on these six propositions, Mr.
Roosevelt acknowledged that Con.
gress should make its own choice
of the method so long as the
method chosen will meet the needs
of new and changing day-to-day
situations and dangers"
1t was on the question of repeal
of the embargo that he was most
vehement and exacting.
II seek greater consistency
through the repeal of the embargo
provisions and a return to interna-
tional law" the President told the
Congress solemnly. Il seek re.
enactment of the historic and tradi-
tional American policy which, ex.
cept for the disastrous interlude Of
the embargo and non-intercourse
acts, has served us well for nearly
a century and a half"