Evening star., 1939-04-28
LET j. ). Hold AIoof,
Is Speech Consensus
Of Seven Legislators
Others Fear Hitler
May Leod World
To Another War

10 An0tnef war
A throng of early risers, among
them 10 Senators and Representa-
tives. gathered this morning at the
National Broadcasting Studios in
the Trans-Lux Building to hear the
Hitler speech.
AS soon as the German Chancel-
lor had completed his address,
which began at sos am. and end
ed at 1925 am, the members of
Congress in brief talks over sta
tion WMAL and national net
work expressed their opinion of the
> speech.
Secen of them disclosed strong
isolationist feelings which were not
tempered by the Hitler address.
mo matter what happens abroad,
let us strictly pay attention only to
our domestic affairs"-this was the
burden of the comment by these
men:
Senator Capper. Republican, of
Kansas; Senator Lundeen, Farmer
Laborite, of Minnesota Chairman
Lea. Democrat, of California, of the
House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee; Representative Church of
. Illinois. Representative Arnold of
Illinois, Representative Carlson of
Kansas and Representative Curtis of
Nebraska.
From the opposite point of view
Representative Ferguson of Okla
homa said after the speech that
I'VE must accept Hitler's statements
and prepare for any eventuality."
Another World War Feared.
Representative Dingell of Mich
igan termed the address from the
Kroll Opera House in Berlin
"blustering. pugnacious outburst."
- indicating he believes Hitler may
lead the world to another war and
civilizations destruction.
These members of Congress all
briefly outlined their views on the
radio from the Trans-Lux Building
studios Immediately after the con-
clusion of the long address from
Germany. Senator Gillette, Demo-
crat, of Iowa arrived early to listen
with his fellow legislators to the
speech, but had to leave before its
conclusion. He remarked as he de-
parted:
:Roosevelt propounded clear.
concise, fair query. The whole
world was anxious to see it answered
In clear fashion. Hitlers speech,
on the basis of what I have heard,
still must be weighed as to whether
1t is really an answer to Roosevelt's
appeal or confession and a plea
to his own people
Capper Calls for Calm.
A girl. coincidentally dressed in
Czecho- o-Slovakian peasant costume,
smilingly passed food. Senator
Capper member Of the Foreign
Relations Committee, was the first
to comment after the speech. He
said:
Il speak as one who is sympa-
thetic with President Roosevelts ap-
peal to Hitler and Mussolini for
world peace. After listening to Hit
ler's intemperate and defiant reply,
I still hope that Europe's troubles
can be settled by peaceful methods.
"Mr. Hitlers message, coming as
1t does in answer to President
Roosevelt's demand for mora
torium on German and italian pro-
mulgated wars for a 10-year period.
reaches us as warning as to the
war hysteria with which this coun-
try is Seethlng-a war hysterla
much of which is caused by propa-
.ganda from Europe spread inno-
Gently or not so innocently by war
mongers and moral enthusiasts in
the United States.
Secret Alliances Opposed.
I'VE can keep out of war by stay
Ing out of all secret alliances or
commitments. The less we have to
do with European boundary disputes
the better off we will be. I am in
favor of maintaining and strength
ening our present neutrality law.
Senator Lundeen, who listened to
the whole broadcast with his eyes
squinted and his jaw thrust out,
told the radio audience:
Listening to this speech has con-
spend an American dollar or drop
of American blood in the quarrels
of Europe. For thousands of years
they have been quarreling about
boundary lines and real estate. We
have problems of our own at home.
No one is going to attack us. If
we get into war We'll have to in
trude ourselves into it
Lea Sees Situation Clarified.
Representative Lea was one vino
seemed to take heart from Hitlers
speech Although he demonstrated
the isolationist spirit, he apparently
was not as upset by the talk as were
some of his colleagues. He said:
The Hitler broadcast has to some
extent clarified the situation and
to some extent lessened the proba-
bility of war. But it will leave Amer
I.4ca skeptical. Hitler is too much in
clined to point pistol at somebody
and say. Give us our way and have
no fear"
In considering Hitler's speech,
Representative Church urged that
Americans consider George WASH
ington's farewell address, which
counseled against this countrys in
teresting itself very deeply in Euro
pean matters.
- Said Representative Carlson: Let
us send less notes to Europe and
pay more attention to our own
problems"
Parade of Isolationists.
Representative Arnold chided Herr
Hitler for his tendency, as Mr.
Arnold said, to see only one side of
the question. And, recalling the