Evening star., 1940-09-08
Roosevelt
against ARGENTINE meats might be
lifted after the November elections.
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lifted after the November elections.
Senators Block Plan.
Recalling a luncheon conference
with Mr.. Roosevelt in Hyde Park
several weeks ago, DR.. Melo told his
audience that the President had
cited political considerations as
blocking action Immediately, but
DR.. Melo said he came away with
the impression that there would be
favorable action after the Novem-
ber voting. Pigeon-holed in the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
at the present time is an Argentine
American agreement of 1885 which
would ease present restrictions. Its
acceptance has been blocked by
Western Senators.
Questioned about DR.. Melo's state
ment, Stephen T. Early, secretary
to the President, offered immediate
contradiction.
ITO the best of the Presidents
memory" Mr.. Early said after check
ing with Mr.. Roosevelt. the only
conversation he had with Senor
Melo with respect to the sanitary
convention tthe Argentine American
Treaty. was when Senor Melo asked
if the convention, which has been
pending before the Senate for sew
eral years, had any chance of pas
sage.
Says President Said mo"
THE President told him definitely
no-that in his opinion 1t could not
get the necessary votes because it
obviously was opposed by Western
Senators.
"As for the rest of Senior Melo's
reported remarks. they are an OBJ
vious misquotation."
This parting shot, incidentally,
was believed to refer to a quotation
attributed by DR.. Melo to the Presi-
dent to the effect that prior to an
election there are some Western
Senators who are more inclined to
listen to the aspirations of their vot-
ers than to the facts of the case
as explained by their President"
With Argentine-American rela-
tions the most precarious of those
with any of the South American
republics. today's incident may have
serious effect at a time when hemis-
phere solidarity is being sought
most eagerly. Likewise, with the
farm States a major battle-ground
in the coming election, 1t is not un-
likely that there will be echoes of
the dispute in that direction.
Planning to remain several days
at his family home here, Mr.. Roose-
velt spent much of today sorting and
arranging material To be placed In
the new Franklin D. Roosevelt Lii
brary- In the evening he attended
the annual clambake given by his
Dutchess County neighbor, Secretary
OF Treasury Morgenthau.
To Lead Peace Prayer.
Tomorrow, in tiny, ivy-shrouded
country church, the President will
lead the Nation in prayer-in sup
plication of a firm defense for the
Republic and righteous, enduring
peace for the world.
no co0AA oo dfdlldDlc IllCI call ltI,
probably on Monday, he will sign
into law the $3.50 000,0 defense
appropriation bill and order its i'm
mediate utilization in behalf of the
creation of a record peacetime mill
tary machine.
Literally, 1t will be an application
of the wise counsel to put your
faith in God and keep your power
dry
Designated a day of prayer by
formal proclamation of the PreSi-
dent early last month, tomorrow will
find Americans OF all creeds and de-
nominations "in their churches, or
at their homes, on the high seas,
or wherever they may be, beseech-
ing the Ruler of the universe to bless
our Republic, to make us reverently
grateful for our heritage and firm
in its defense, and to grant to this
land and to the troubled world a
righteous, enduring peace"
Awaits Pope's Views.
Mr.. Roosevelt's participation will
be in his own church, st. James,