Evening star., 1939-11-01
Neutrality
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ugerent. sr
Majority Leader Rayburn has
agreed not to make move to close
debate before pm. tomorrow, un-
less all those who desire to speak
finish sooner. He indicated, how
ever, that If any one on the opposi-
ton side moves today to obtain q
vote on one of the pending amend
ments for the purpose of making
more amendments in order, the
leadership would seek action also on
the main issue of the embargo today
Hitler Likened to Gansster.
Mr.. Lac began his address to
the House by picturing city block
in which "a madman sits on his
porch with a sawed-of shotgun
As soon as his neighbors emerge he
begins to pick them off,"
About six years ago, the Cali
fornian continued, Herr Hitler pro-
ceeded to do that in one of the
great nations of the world. Inside
of four years it began to dawn on
the neighbors that there must be
some ulterior motive. Like the
gangster, Mr.. Hitler proceeded to
pick off one after another of his
neighbors."
Speaker Bankhead said in - his
opinion the bill can be completed
and sent to the President by Sat-
urday, even if the House does not
vote until tomorrow. Conferees
would have to meet, however, and
report an agreement back to both
houses, and in some quarters it
was thought that If the Senate,
with no limit on debate, saw fit to
discuss the conference report the
time limit may run over until Mon
day or Tuesday.
Representative Barton, Republi-
can, Of New York led the discussion
today for the opponents of repeal.
He said he voted last summer to lift
the embargo, when the bill first
passed the House, but the recent
Senate debate has convinced him
that the strongest arguments for
preserving the peace Of this country
are on the side of advocates Of keep
ing the embargo.
This is no time. he said, to take a
step toward involving this country in
"what appears to be the most stupid,
the most cock-eyed war in history -
The only winner Of a long war at
this time, he added, will be Com
munism.
Representative Plumley, Eepub-
lican, of Vermont was one Of Those
who spoke during the day for lifting
the embargo.
Representative Fish said there
was not only q good chance that the
House would insist ons an outright
or modified ban on arms shipments
to belligerents, but that embargo
advocates could darn near get the
kind of bill they wanted. !,
Administration leaders felt certain
they could defeat the Stanley mo-
ton, In view of yesterdays vote o1
237 to 1T to shut of debate on the
parliamentary procedure for sending
the bill to conference. Embargo ad-
vocates had opposed the proposal
contending that it was a gag"
Representative Boland OF Penn
sylvania, the Democratic whip
called the 6o-vote majority "sufn-
ciently clear to show we have the
votes to pass repeal bill"
Mr.. Fish took heart from the
breakdown of the initial ballot
which showed 155 Republicans, x
Democrats anS 2 Progressives vot-
ing against the motion to close de.
bate. There were 23l Democrats, 4
Republicans, ! Farmer-Labcr and !
American-Labor member voting thu
other way.
Mr.. Fish predicted that ct leas1
$50 Republicans and close, 10 81
Democrats would favor some kind
cf m embargo.