The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-13

killed in the World war which last
ed over four years.
Under the existing neutrality
law the President shall proclaim an
embargo on shipment of all war
materials to belligerent countries.
This he has failed to dc in the case
Of Japan. Why, cannot say.
Neutral military experts say that
japan could not continue her war
| of aggression against China were
| 1t not for the war material that she
has secured from America. AS a
| general proposition am opposed to
, the imposition of sanctions and the
, laying of embargoes but certain
ly am in favor of doing so against
a barbarous country like Japan.
BOrah Denounces Foreign Dictation
On Thursday last Senator Borah,
in a Senate speech which fairly
bristled with denunciations, accus-
ed France and Great Britain of
attempting to dictate our foreign
policy to the end that this country
would again fight with them in the
next world war. The speech was a
notable event for the veteran Sena-
tor, who is now in his 18th year.
"All alike have assumed that they
could control. or at least affect. the
foreign policy Of this nation and
bend it to their selfish and sinister
interests.
TN France persons of influence
and the press generally, denounced
the action Of the House in terms
seldom heard in international af-
fairs, especially by nations profess
ing to be friendly or pretending to
be decent.
THE denunciation arose out of
the fact that the duly elected Rep
resentatives of the American Con-
gress failed to determine the ques-
ton under consideration in har-
,, mony with the selfish interests of
France. This attack upon the 'ac-
ton of the House was probably
inspired and greatly accumulated by
reason of the public speech of the
French Foreign Minister, Bonnet,
made at the very time when the
neutrality bill was being considered
in which he insisted that we aban-
don our traditional foreign policy,
urged that it was the duty Of the
United States to become associated
in the foreign affairs of Europe and
the conflicts of European nations
and to disregard henceforth the
teachings of Washington and JEFF
ferson and their successors, and to
follow the leadership and accept the
principles of the noble precepts
bern of the sublime deeds which
now enshrine Munich in everlast-
ing forgetfulness.
"Mr. President, you can search
history in vain and you will not
find such utter disregard of res
pect and decency upon the part of
one nation toward another profess
ing friendship, except perhaps in
instances where the nation has
wholly forfeited all self-respect or
lost all regard for it's own rights,
or is so pcwerless as was Czecho-
slovakia to protect itself.
Thus, we have this situation.
The representatives of the Ameri-
can people are considering one of
the most important matters which
could come before them, the neu-
trality bill. By a majority vote it
IS determined that certain course
OF action should be taken. and the
official representatives of foreign
country, it's press, denounce this
action of the American Congress
and call up our people to repudiate
the action of the Congress, to re-
Ject the traditional foreign policy
OF cur country, and to accept the
policy of foreign power. And this
request is made in terms of auto
cratic contempt.
What is the difference between
the dictators and the democracies
in Europe when international af-
fairs are at stalker"
For illustration, what was the
difference in policy between the
dictators and democracies at Mum
ich?
Wherein did they differ in their
foreign policy, or principles and we
are not concerned with their inter-
national policy? When the hour
came for the dictatcrs and demo-
cracies to join in an international
movement of stupendous moment,
that Is to destroy, to literally MUIR
der, the one real democracy in
Europe, what was the distinction in
the principles applied by the dicta-
tors and the democracies?
Our policy is an American
policy. It should be maintained for
the interest of no foreign nation
but for the best interests of the
American people and against all
the isms and schemes which would
seek to destroy it,"
On the day following Senator
Borah's courageous speech a group
of AZ Senators issued to the news
papers a statement that read as
follows:
1--WE are unalterably opposed to
the repeal or modification of the
present neutrality law prohibiting
the sale or expectation of arms,
munitions or implements of war to
nations engaged in war. We are
against any discretion being lodged
in the hands of any Chief Executive