The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
CONGRESS VERY
 MUCH AROUSED

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 Connally commented on the Kearny incident for the supporters of President Roosevelts foreign pole icy:
 Can For Vengeance
 'This murderous and foul crime shall be avenged. Our vessels ought to sink every submarine in our de- fensive waters. It is revelation of the utter contempt of Hitler and his Nazi terrorism for all Jaw, human and divine. We shall not tolerate the assassination of our sailors and dee struction lof our ships. They vii shoot and shoot to kill"
 Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, I1on-interventionist leader, called for Q "thorough investigation" of the incident by the Senate naval affairs committee.
 Administration leaders in the House, where the armed ship bill was approved 26D.to 13e last Friday, denounced the attack on the Kearny as evidence that "the axis pincer movement is on"
 Chairman Sol Bloom, D., N. F., of the House Foreign Affairs Commit tee said 1t demonstrates that the Germans "are Q lot of mad men both on land ned seq and who do the most desplcable things without re- gard to life or property"
 House Democratic leader John w. Mccormack of Massachusetts, cllarg- cd that 1t was Ian overt act of in- limitation by the German gover1- Inent" in concert with the Japanese cabinet shakeup ito bring pressure on the United States in the Atlantic and the Pacific" (.
 House Republican leader Joseph ". Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts preferred to withhold comment un- til c full navy report was available. House -interventionist leaders were not available.
 Today's Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting was projected beyond the routine" classification several hours before the navy arl- nouncement about the missing and injured men of the Kearny.
 Demands by Sens. Claude Pepper, D., Fla, and Garter Glass, D., Va, for repeal of other sections or the whole of the neutrality act brought from Wheeler 6 threat to meet such move with Q rider to the armed ship bill to force G Senate vote on a declaration of war.
 Connaily countered with "let Wheeler do It."
 Let Wheeler Do Yt
 Before Peppers move, the Senate opposition had agreed to spend not more than 6 week opposing the arIn- ed ship bill, which 1t regarded as certain of passage. The consensus among It's leaders was that the main fight should be reserved for the bill they expected to follow lt--repealing the neutrality acts ban on U. s. merchant ships entering beiligerent ports.
 One of the men who helped in 1917 to fiiibuster President wilson's ship arming bill--sen. George w. Norris, Ind, Neb.. announced that he would vote for this one.
 T do not intend to participate in the debate" he said. "But I will support the plan with my vote. think 1t is necessary, At the present time, to arm our ships"
 Some members of the opposition thought 1t possible that Pepper might be persuaded not to offer his aflendin1et. They were confident that the administration was not willing to plunge suddenly into an outright test on c declaration of war at 90 critical c point in its program of aid to Democracies. They believed Pepper might waive his plan if con. yinced that he would provoke Q fight certain to be the bittereSt since war was declared in 1917.