Evening star., 1939-05-02
Stay in Session
And Bar War,
Senate Is Told
Bunkheod's Proposal
To Adjourn June IS
Brings Quick Reaction
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A proposal today by Senator Bank
head, Democrat, of Alabama that
Congress adjourn June Is brought
quick demands in the Senate that
legislators stay here ito keep us out
of war"
Senator Bankhead suggested that
congressional committees work dur
ing the congressional recess on the
debate provoking issues of neutral
ity, taxes and social security amend
ments.
Senators johnson, Republican, Of
California and Connally, Democrat,
of Texas vigorously opposed the pro-
posal, saying Congress should re-
main in Washington as long as there
was any chance that the Nation
might become involved in war.
"The consequences of a war to this
country are such that tremble
when I think of them" Senator
johnson shouted to the Senate. If
we once embark upon this mad ad-
venture, this great Government OF
ours will be gone, gone, gone"
Overshadows Every Question.
The white-haired Californian,
raising his arms for emphasis, said
war "is the great thing that over
shadows every other question that
is before the American people"
"And, sir, it is to the Congress OF
the United States and to the Sem
ate of the United States that the
people of the United States are
looking to keep us out OF war" he
declared.
'It is the Congress, with all its
faults and shortcomings, and the
Senate. with all its sins of omission
and commission, that will keep us
out of war, and no other person or
individual, no matter who he may
be, will do It,"
The Senator, a leader in the fight
against the League of Nations, told
the chamber that I'VE must be on
guard every minute of the day and
every minute of the night in order
that we do not participate in a war
In which we are not concerned-in
order that we not be eased into it
or driven into it."
For the people of the United
States, let's keep out of war;" he
pleaded.
Spirited Applause for johnson.
Spirited applause, seldom heard In
the Senate, broke out when Senator
johnson concluded. Senator George,
Democrat, of Georgia, in the chair,
made no effort to halt it by rapping
for order.
Senator Connally asserted that
Congress should remain in session as
long as there was danger of war in
Europe and possible American in
volvement.
There Is no war in Europe now
and I don't believe there is going to
be any soon," Senator Connally de-
clared. But there may be war
and the United States has no busi-
ness In that war. Nobody but the
Congress of the United States can
determine whether we will be in that
war or not"
Burke Supports Bankhead.
Senator Burke, Democrat, of Ne
braska, came to Senator Bankhead's
support, asserting there was no need
for Congress to remain in session
through the summer and possibly
into the fall.
The Nebraskan expressed the
opinion that the amendments he
has proposed to the Wagner Labor
Act would require lengthy hearings
and that it would be a mistake to
rush headlong into a rejection or
acceptance" of the changes.
In his address, Senator johnson
said that if the Nation goes to war
''in an effort to destroy those two
dictators," then I'VE will have a
dictator ourselves"
"We all want to 60 away" he
added. "We all want to go home.
But we can't go home. We've got
to stay here on guard"