Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Foreign Affairs
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American policy toward Japan Is
expected to be taken up by the full
committee, and is embodied in the
Pittman resolution, which would
give President Roosevelt discretion
airy power to place an embargo on
shipments of certain products from
this country to Japan If he decided
American rights in China under the
nine-power treaty were being inter-
fered with.
Meanwhile, Chairman Bloom Of
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee announced that former
President Hoover would be invited to
give the committee his views on
relief in Poland. 1t is considering
several bills proposing Federal con-
tributions, ranging from $4,000, 900
to sl5,000,000 for this purpose.
Benefit Of Experience Desired.
While the type Of information the
House committee desires from Mr.
Hoover was not described by Mn
Bloom, indications were that he
would be asked for his views in the
light of his World War relief ex-
periences in Belgium and other Eu-
ropean nations.
Mr.. Hoover already is interested
in relief in present-day Europe,
heading an organization for the COL
lection of funds for Finland. This
organization is carrying on its work
independently of any action the
Government might take toward
making a military Federal loan
available to Finland.
Although their viewpoints differ,
Senators Harrison, Democrat, of
Mississippi; George and Johnson
told reporters individually that before
the Foreign Relations Committee
acts on the Finnish and Japanese
proposals, they want a clear state
ment Of the State Departments
attitude.
Senator Harrison, who announced
yesterday that he would vote against
the Finnish loan legislation, said
that from the best information he
could obtain, State Department rep
resentatives had not assured the
Senate Banking Committee that a
loan to Finland would not violate
the Neutrality Act. He said he
would insist that the department
clear up this point.
Ticklish Question.
Senator George said he thought
that both Secretary Hull and Mr..
Jones should be called to testify on
the Finnish loan legislation.
II am not primarily concerned
with the banking end of It," Sena-
tor George said, but think there
Is very ticklish situation involved
as far as foreign policy is con-
cerned."
Senator johnson expressed the
opinion that grave questions" of
national policy were involved in both
the loan bill and the proposals for
japanese embargo. For that rea-
son, he said, the views of both
Secretary Hull and Mr.. Jones should
be made public.
Senator Harrison disclosed he had
suggested to Secretary Hull that
Finland be permitted to sell its
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country as an alternative to advanc-
ing Government agency credits. He
said Secretary Hull offered no COM
ment on the plan.
In a statement yesterday Senator
Harrison contended that with the
executive department and Con-
gress seeking to economic to keep
within the SIS 900, 0O0, 900 national
debt limitation, this was no time to
be lending money to foreign govern
ments.
Reports that Polish women who
speak to Germans or annoy them"
are consigned to houses of prostitu-
ton were heard by the House For
eign Affairs Committee yesterday
during consideration of bill to pro-
vide Polish relief funds.
Representative Tenerowicz, Demo-
crat, of Michigan, sponsor of the
relief legislation, read to the COM
mittee what he said was a German
police order posted in German
occupied Poland on last October n
and calling for such treatment of
Polish women. He said a copy of
the order was smuggled out Of the
country