Evening star., 1939-04-30
Nye Hopes President
Will Now Keep Out
OF European Affairs
Democrat Says 6. O. P.
BIumes Roosevelt for Not
Being an Ostrich
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

DS OoOLD LlINSoLNs
voicing publicly a sentiment ex-
pressed privately by others among
his colleagues, Senator Nye, Re-
publican, of North Dakota, SAID
yesterday he hoped President Roose-
welt will now keep his hands of
European affairs"
The North Dakotan added that,
In his opinion, Chancellor Hitlers
speech to the Reichstag Friday had
been at once a statement to the
American people concerning his po-
sition and personal reply to Mr..
Roosevelts recent peace appeal,
and that 1t was intended as such.
One Democratic Senator, men,
Der of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, commenting on the Hitler
speech, concurred in Senator Nye's
hope that the President and other
high officials would let matters on
the other side of the Atlantic alone.
He added, however, that some of
those who believe the United States
should intervene-and intervene
further in European disputes
might see in Hitler's suggestion
that if he had full reciprocity from
other nations he would make non
aggression agreements, an opening
for another step by the President.
Hitler Put on Moral Defensive.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida, q member of the Foreign
Relations Committee and strong
Nf
eign policy, said he believed lit
would be better for the time be
ing to let the matter simmer and
see how fast it settles"
THE great accomplishment of
the Presidents message to Hitler"
said the Florida Senator, was that
it made the German Chancellor
come out in the open and state
his case. Hitler has been put on
the moral defensive, and his speech
so indicated.
Hitler said that he might enter
into n-aggression compacts with
the nations mentioned in the Presi-
dents message to him, provided he
had full reciprocity. 1t may be that
something may be done along that
line If Hitler lays down impossible
conditions in any such negotiations,
then that nation or nations in ques-
ton may state the situation to the
world"
Hitler's speech appears to have
had little material effect on con-
sideration of proposed amendments
to the Neutrality Act by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, al
though it may increase the efforts
of the administration to get some
thing done in regard to that law.
Part of Act Dies Tomorrow.
The cash and carry" provisions
OF the act expire tomorrow, although
the rest of the law remains intact
Unless the provisions are extended
in their present form by act of
Congress, or some substitute is en-
acted, American goods in the future
can be shipped in American flag
ships to belligerent nations-eXcept
arms and munitions, for which an
embargo is provided in the act.
Hitler's statement that he had no
designs on any part of the Western
Hemisphere were considered by some
members of Congress as one of the
most effective parts of his speech,
so far as this country is concerned.
Indeed, his address to the Reichstag
undoubtedly, it was said, has added
to the determination of So-called
isolationists and nationalistS to keep
this country from being involved
abroad.
What the President will do or say
in connection with the Hitler speech
and the position assumed by the
Chancellor has not been indicated.
Charles Nicholson, director of pub
licity for the Democratic National
Committee, in his column, "Dispell-
ing the Fog" published today, makes
a strong argument in support of
Mr. Roosevelt's message to Hitler
and his policy of seeking to aid in
maintaining peace abroad.
Roosevelt Foes Answered.
In Mr.. Michelson's opinion, the
critics of the Presidents foreign
policy are actuated by partisan mo-
tives. He says: According to the
anti-administration press and those
columniSts who are hostile to the
Roosevelt policies, the dominant
thought of the country is not on
whether there will be peace or war
in Europe or what is required to
effect business upturn, but what is
important to convince the people
that the President is always wrong"
The Presidents foes, according to
Mr.. Nicholson, accused him of in
volving the United States in foreign
entanglements when he sent his
message to Hitler suggesting an in
ternational conference to relieve the
world of the fear of war.
$50 we have the President being
q war monger because he suggests
truce of 10 or Is years." said Mr..
Nicholson. "If he hadn't sent such
message, we would undoubtedly
have heard from Representative
Fish of New York and various others
Of the opposition that he was let
ting the world, including us, drift
into war without any effort to pre-
vent it.
Should He Be An Ostrich?
with all Europe lining up into
two opposition camps, mobilizing
armies and making every other pos
sible preparation for hostilities, our
own people are naturally exercised
at the possibility of a great war
Every newspaper in the country has
had nothing but war news on its
front pages for months. Every large
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