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this war is in the minds OF many ad-
vocates of arms embargo repeal. He
took a stand for strict cash-and-
carry terms on raw materials with
out lifting the embargo on imple-
ments of war.
4 why can't we have both2 We
need both if we are to stay out of
war" the Missourian declared, re-
vealing that he will seek to accom-
plish this by separate motion to
strike out the embargo repeal Sec
ton from the neutrality bill.
Having rejected yesterday by the
decisive vote of IS to 26 the Tobey
motion to separate the embargo re-
peal clause from the rest of the
bill, the Senate settled down again
today to general debate, with every
indication of no further voting be-
fore next week.
No comment on the vote on the
Tobey motion was available at the
White House today, as spokesmen
there reiterated previous hands
off" position on the Senate fight.
Asked if he had any information
that the Senate debate may con-
tinue until Thanksgiving Presi-
dental Secretary Stephen T. Early
said he did not.
The leadership of the Senate is
handling the debate schedules" Mr.
Early said. The White House is
taking no part, and it cannot be said
that the White House wants to cut it
off, continue 1t or influence it in any
way"
Sees Weakness in Plan.
In addition to urging retention OF
the embargo on munitions, Senator
Clark asserted that even the take
title-and-carry" provisions need
Tightening up. He said they con-
tanned five weaknesses that make the
plan "sieve instead of a fortress
for our peace and security"
The claim of repeal spokesmen
"that we cannot have both the en-
barge and the cash-and carry is
on the record, gigantic piece OF
public foolery," Senator Clark
shouted.
He said he would show that the
Senators who are fighting to keep
the embargo now are also the ones
who have fought on this floor for a
strict cash-and- carry" AS he began
speech that is expected to last
most of the afternoon, Senator Clark
said:
First, propose to challenge that
secret assumption behind the repeal
proposal, that 1t is to our national
interest to take sides in the Euro
pean conflict and that it is really
very clever OF us to find this ap-
parently innocuous way of taking
sides without telling the people
what we are doing"
Two Announce Stand.
AS Senator Clark was beginning
his speech, two more Senators took
definite stand on the main issue
of the embargo, one for and the
,other against repeal.
Senator Gurney. Republican, OF
South Dakota, aligned himself with
the supporters of the bill, announc-
ing he would favor immediate en-
barge repeal. Senator Donahey
Democrat, of Ohio made known
that he will vote mo- on the pro-
posal Of 'cash-and-carry' of imple-
ments of war intended for European
belligerents."
Meanwhile Senator johnson. Dem
ocrat, of Colorado continued to hole
in allegiance his motion for three
day Senate recess to encourage peace
efforts. Indications from Europe
that the allies are wary of the Berlir
peace hints are tending to discour.
age the Senate recess plan.
1T is an open secret in the Sen.
ate" Senator Clark went on, "tha
there are many men in and out o.
the Senate who believe that WI
should choose sides in the war. L
is no extraordinary coincidence tina
: these men will be voting for repea
of the embargo. They think i
means a safe choosing of sides
without perhaps too much dangel
to our peace. As one Senator sale
over the radio the other night, the,
want to blow Hitler off the eartf
without getting into the war.
Not to National Interest.
"All this is an open secret in tn,
Senate. It is, however, not gen
orally realized by the people of tn
Fl, country that such q repeal of tn
embargo is actually a quiet process
Of taking sides. I wish to challeng'
as openly and effectively as I car
the secret assumption that it is t,
our best national interest to choos,
sides in this war.
II do not think that it is in oul
national interest to choose sides.
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