The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-13
Neutrality Bill Fate Rests In House Today
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that the pending bill iS necessary for American defense; that its dc. feet would give aid and comfort to the Axis.
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 4 bolt Of Democrats who formerly supported administration foreign policy stirred house leaders into enc listing President Roosevelt and Secs fetary of State Cordeil Hui in the fight. The president and Hui were scheduled for the busiest day ct the telephone they have had in years.
 Absent administration supporters have been urgently advised to fly back to the capital to cast their votes.
 The house meets ct il c. En., EST. Three and cG1e.hAlE hours of dobate on the senate. approved blll remain And hous0 leaders insisted that c vote would not be dudcked by ads jouTnn1ert if defeat seems probable.
 There will be only enc Vote--yes or noon the senate bill. There will be no opportunity to submit am0nds HnentS and no motion to Fecomnilt before the final roll cali.
 h the llttle remaining time be- fore that roll is called, the admlns IstratAcn will use every ounce Of pegs suasion and pressure to 1oTestall the possibility of 6 defeat.
 Speaker Sam RAyhurr, O. TOx., announced he would mako his first speech h house debate, except for brief remarks, since he succeeded the late William D. Bankhead more than c year ago. Rayburn may alEo east his first vote since becoming speaker.
 Alter . conference with President Roosevelt last night, RAyburn said he thought the administration would win.
 Were in better shape thIs eve. ming than we were this morning" !" he Said as he left the White House.
 Opposition WoEis Hard
 House non-interventioniSts, sceEats hs Q major victory, worked Sevefe lshly throughout the night. They were silent about their plans, obs serving that their succeSSes yeStess day were based on the element of surprise. They were guarding against dlsclosurs that might enable the administration to work on strat- egy for today.
 Rep. Hamilton Fish, R., N. F., said he had 20 Democratic speakers still to speak for the opposition. Whether this list had any big surprises he would not disclose.
 Fish stood by his prediction that the senate bill would be rejected by between 10 and IS votes. He expects to lose six of the votes that were cast against military service exten. sion but pick up Q dozen of the votes that were cast with the admlnistras ton h that one.vote victory last August.
 Hanging heavily over the admin istTati0n were reports, which neither principal would confirm or deny, that two of the most influential Democratic veterans in the house, Judiciary Chairman Hatton ". Summers. D., Tex, and ways and means chairman Robert L. Dough- ton, D., N. C., might vote, possibly speak, against the bill. Summers said .le planned @ ''little talk" but Ge- 4ufsed to say which way 1t will be.
 The original neutrality revision bill passed the house with a l2i- vote margin. But that called only for putting guns on merchants ships. The senate added to 1t repeal of two more sections of the neutrality aet-the belligerent port and com. bat zone sections-and passed it last week, 50 to 37.
 Senate Amendments Target
 The question on which the house votes today, therefore. will be ac. ceptance or rejection of the senate amendments. If 1t accepts them. She cill will SO to MT. Roosevelt for size nature. If it rejects them the bill will SO to e conference between the house and senate and another test will he possible.
 House leaders were joleed when six Democrats who have voted with IEe president on every issue since the outbreak of the var in Europe went Co the well Q fthe house ana announced that they would not vote to send American ships Into war sOnes.
 At the same tinas there was no ap- preciahle defection in Che ranks oe those 902 members who came within me vote of defeating Akr. Roose- geit on military ssTviee extension Ast summer.
 House leaders expected between l0o and 4s0 votes to he cast 0n the