Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31
THE NEUTRALITY ACT

THE NEUTRALITY ACT
The drive to amend change totally repeal the Neutrat,
debate Congress before the aons group of senators
finished with its Isl ion And the fact that
American public opinion that has taken place IN the last two
years.
the The bulk of the people felt that the
they hoped would defeated they didn't
for spending Sas he and es
American citizens out Of the zones and they wanted their
countrs foreign trade to be basis with
eign buyers taking their purchases home in their ships
The change that has place those days nothing
short of revolutionary Every poll shows that this country
still and it is willing to do everything except send another
msns e 1S a ee we9
threw the principle overheard with scant
nation is strongly nterventionst the Middle West
where oaton sentiment strongest those who believe that
70 Hitler have heavy majority In the East South and Far
West soaonists ounumbered by nterventonsts in
ito of about eight to
counry political leadership has done much to bring this
about When to foreign policy the views of Mr. Roose
out effort against the are convinced that the defeat
England would be rnous in the long On top Of that
longer possible disregard what goes
Of the balance of the world And the influential press
commentators likewise ntervenonist almost without
ton. ......-.
So far amending the Neutrality Act concerned the main
effort will be given eliminating the stipulation that American
ships be Whether
chant ships be given sufficient to do good
moot point which vigorously debated by both Sides esec-
tive of that true that changing amending the Act is
primarily designed by the Administration and the Republican fol-
lowers of Mr. Wke vital act of policy In other words it
would place cards the table and make position abso
t clear to the whole world That position be stated in
k the Axis and all legal preenses of nonparsansp must be
abandoned"
argument repeal of the Neutrality Act well put
rece by pundt Walter ppman most scholarly OF the major
cOmnS By adopting it, he wrote our longestaD
shed policy freedom of the In effect
dered Germany In conclusion he sad Having been taught
believe by neutrality law that what Germany declares to
purpose will in the end become accepted American
imposed 1t just happens that their combat is
bigger than and therefore, according Berlin is legal to
ships there without warning The neutrality law has
proved itself to be of seabasement notifying sub
force without logic without honor and without value
achieve the purpose for which it originally intended
Strongest argument against changing the Neutrality Act is
based the belief that the arng OF merchant ships and
entry vessels into combat waters would be the prelude to
shooting which, time would make the sending OF
troops inevitable Many of the hackers of the
tevenonist policy frankly urging declaration OF war by
against Germany now.
Mr. Wike called upon the members of his party in Con-
gress take the lead in amending repeating the
Act That the way the wind blows The principal Re-
publican the New York Herald Tribune
denouncng of that party who still hold to isolation
list principles The Democrats with few exceptions follow
ing the President
CIT ENT Col DJERS