Evening star., 1939-07-09
Neutrality
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Harrison are expected to assume
leadership, with Chairman Pittman
of the Foreign Relations Committee
IN attempts to get the legislation out
Of committee.
| Vice President Garner was re-
ported authoritatively to have voiced
the opinion that nothing like the
| number of Senators said to have
subscribed to Fridays opposition
statement would join in any fill
buster against the legislation.
Feels Vote Could Be Forced.
Senator Barkley was represented
as being confident that, if the
committee fight could be won. the
issue could be forced to a vote in
| the Senate after about three weeks
OF debate. He has been confident
that once that point has been
reached the administrations views
would prevail.
Administration efforts to win over
Senators George and Gillette ap-
peared, meanwhile, to be going on
apace. Mr.. Gillette was closeted
with Secretary of State Hull sew
eral hours Friday. but would not
comment after the conference eX-
cept to say that he appeared to be
unWlttlngly in a strategic posi-
ton" on the committee.
The Iowa Senator said he also
had been approached by two other
cabinet officers, whom he did not
name, an assertion that gave rise
to the general assumption that Mr..
Roosevelt was taking a hand indi-
rectly through his cabinet in the
Capitol Hill efforts.
Secretary Hull also was reported
TO have made personal appeal to
Senator George. friend of long
standing, to support the administra-
tons proposal.
isOlatiOniSts Issue Bid.
In an effort to offset this reported
pressure on the part of the admin
lStrauon, the So-called "isola-
tionist" bloc was bidding openly for
the support of the two Senators.
1t also was disclosed to have made
overtureS to Senator Murray. Demo-
crat, OF Montana, who had been
counted In the administration line
up within the committee.
There were general charges that
pressure was being brought to bear
not only on committee members
but other Senators.
senator Nye said. however, that
ne felt few votes would be changed
l don't think the administra.
tlon could possibly bring a measure
OF pressure to bear that would ma.
terlally alter the strength of the
opposition to repeal of the arms en-
bargo," he declared.
Denies Intention Of Filibuster.
Senator Nye said he was conf
cent that If the issue were brought
TO vote in the Senate, ma jority
would favor retention Of the embar-
go. He added, however, that his
view was not shared by some of his
colleagues i'll the opposition group
he denied any intention to fill
buster.
There are number OF u.s." Sen.
ator Nye said. who think that q
filibuster isn't ever going to be nee
essary, that the issue can be wor
on the floor after few weeks OF
legitimate debate"
Senator McKellar, Democrat, OF
Tennessee, who thus far has taken
little part in the maneuvering over
the neutrality proposals, said he
intended to vote to sell arms to any
nation that would come here tc
get them and pay cash for them.
Senator SchWellenbach Democrat
OF Washington, who has been criti-
cal Of war supply sales to Japan
said he would vote to. repeal the
embargo.
Representative Fish of New York
Republican member of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, in 9
radio address last night, urged his
listeners to demand that their Sena-
tors mot vote for any neutrality
bill without an arms embargo" HI
particularly addressed his remark.
to listeners in Iowa and Montana
home States of Senators Gillette
and Murray. y
THE American people do moi
trust President Roosevelt on &C.
count Of his interventionist views,
Representative Fish said.
(First of two articles on activities
of neutrality bloc on Page ELY