Evening star., 1939-10-18

which we deny to the other side un-
der the present law"
Senator Danaher told the Senate
that if this country was going to
help Great Britain and France, it
should demand that they cede to the
United States in advance their
island possessions in this hemisphere
which might be used against us by
an enemy
Like the decision to remove the
90-day credit provision from the
pending bill, the move to modify re-
strictions on American shipping was
intended as concession to Senators
who favor repeating the arms en-
barge but oppose some other provi-
sions of the administration measure
Several have contended the shipping
restrictions were so drastic as to
endanger continued existence OF the
American merchant marine.
Additional Figures.
For the guidance of the Senators
in framing the amendment, the
Maritime Commission sent 1t some
additional figures yesterday. Pre-
viously, it had estimated that the
bill as originally drawn would tie up
100 American vessels of 860. 1870 gross
tons in American ports for the dura-
ton of the war.
Permitting them to enter the
ports of belligerent dependencies in
the Pacific and Indian Ocean would
release q vessels of 1872, ,191 tons, the
commission reported, while similar
treatment where the South Atlantic
was concerned, would restore an
other six ships of ,449 tons to
commerce.
"We wish to stress the fact that
the shipping aspect of the problem
is a secondary matter" the COM
missions; said. The vital effect of
adequate liberalizing amendments
would lbe avoidance of the wide
spread | disrupting effects on do
mestic economy"
Yestd dFday's debate in the Senate
was continuation of the delivery
of prepared speeches, almost en-
tirely uninterrupted by exchanges
or give -and-take debate.
Walsh Denounces Bill.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of
Massachusetts denounced the bill
as an overt act" which would
eventually lead the United States
into the European war.
Senator Maloney, Democrat, of
Connecticut took the opposite view
and asserted that if the United
States should enter the war it would
be in response to public opinion and
not because of any legislation en-
acted by Congress.
In his prepared speech Senator
Maloney said he and other members
of Congress had received political
and physical threats since the neu-
trality fight began.
In delivering the speech, however,
Senator Maloney omitted reference
to the physical threats. He explained
to reporters = that he did this so he
would not focus undue attention on
the situation, but made it clear that
he stood behind the reference.
Senator Maloney said he favored
the administration bill, including the
proposal to repeal the embargo.
Senator Minton, Democrat, of
Indiana brought the name of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh into the dis
cussion.
If Col. Lindbergh. who is not
colonel except in an honorary sense,
is to be accepted as an authority on
war and peace" he said, II think we
might well accept as additional au-
thority, one who learned war from
living in the hell of it. We should,
therefore, welcome the expression of
views from a great hero of the World
War, Sergt. York"
He introduced copy of a speech
by Sergt. Alvin York, World War
hero, for insertion in the Congress
sional Record. Senator Minton said
Sergt. York had expressed support
of the administrations foreign
policy.
The Senate neutrality debate was
touched on only. briefly by President
Roosevelt at his press conference. MIR.
Roosevelt said that the question of
restrictions on shipping had figured
in two recent conferences with Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo, chairman of the
board of the American President
Lines.
The President said that Mr.. Nc
Adoo was anxious that the Ameri-
can President Lines be allowed to
continue service around the world.
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