Evening star., 1941-10-16
Toxic Cabinet Fall
Has Echoin House
Neutrality Debate
Representative Eoton
Warns Axis Powers
U. S. Won't Be Supine
Earlier Story on Page ALI
BY J. A. OLEARY.

BY J. A. OLEARY.
Rising to the defense of the ad-
ministrations armed merchant ship
bill, Representative Eaton, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey told the House
this afternoon the present war is "a
world conf1agration" and warned the
Axis powers not to proceed on the
theory this Nation will take it lying
down"
Debate on the measure will con-
tinue until midafternoon tomorrow,
after which its passage is foregone
conclusion, with indications it will
muster more Republican votes, in
addition to heavy Democratic
strength, than other administration
proposals affecting foreign policy in
the recent pastJ
Taking notice Of the resignation
of the japanese cabinet earlier in
the day, Mr. Eaton said he has al
ways felt that IF war comes to lis,
it will be irt the Pacific" He charged
the Japanese cabinet changes were
due to pressure by Hitler and in
dicated Hitler's desire to become i'm
pregnable with the resources of the
Ukraine and other parts of Russia.
Mr.. Eaton declared the war al
ready has tortured and enslaved IL
free peoples" and that the issue to-
day is whether civilization will be
carried on by slavery, force and
fear or by the principles of free
dom"
Speech Draws Applause.
The veteran New Jersey Repub-
lican was applauded when he de-
clared that any sacrifice or death
would be preferable to submission
to the dictators.
In his warning to Japan and Hit
Ter. Mr.. Eaton declared:
Il have always felt that II war
comes to us it will appear on the
Pacific. I have always felt that is
our danger spot. Today the cabinet
of Konoye was retired and the war
cabinet will takes its place. This is
due to the personal pressure of Mr..
Hitler upon his Japanese ally and
their belief that Mr.. Hitler is going
to take over the Ukraine, the Donets
basin and the productive portions of
Russia. and so make himself i'm
pregnable, and that they are going
to jump on the bandwagon in the
expectation and thought that this
great pacifist Nation of ours will
take it lying down. But would
like to say to those gentlemen. If I
had their ears: Do not bank on
that Charlie Dawes said to me one
day:
The people of the United States
are never any good until they get
mad. and they are beginning to get
mad now
IF the japanese leaders hug to
themselves the delusion that this
is a nation of pacifists who are
willing to accept anything that our
masters hand TO us, they are mis-
taken"
Keefe Questions Eaton.
Representative Keefe. Republican,
of Wisconsin sought TO draw from
Mr.. Eaton an admission that the
real purpose Of the administration
is to deliver lease-lend goods to bel
ligerent ports, and that the ship
arming bill is only one step,
Mr. Eaton said this bill was con-
fined to the one question of arm
ing ships, but he made 1t clear that,
for himself, he favored scrapping
the Neutrality Act in its entirety
and returning to the principles OF
international law.
Representative Mundt, Republi-
can. of South Dakota. opening the
attack on the armed ship proposal,
urged House members not to gam
Bile with the lives of your constitu-
ents" and declared that voting for
the bill would be tantamount to
playing cards with most Of the
cards dealt to you face down" He
contended that majority of the
legislators had been denied secret
information on the subject given
to the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee.
Representative Mundt said some
tremendously significant state
ments' were made during those
hearings which he felt would con-
vince "95 per cent of the member
ship they should vote against the
measure.
Challenged by johnson.
The latter statement was chal-
lenged Immediately by Representa-
tive Luther A. Johnson, Democrat,
of Texas, like Mr.. Mundt a COM
mittee member. who asserted that
on the basis Of the hearings ANY
fair-minded man" would find that
the legislation was Immediately
necessary for the safety of this
country"
Explaining why he voted for arm
ing of ships in 1917, but is opposed to
such move now. Representative
Tlnkham. Republican, of Massachu-
sets, told the House:
AT that time we were told we
were going into war to end all war.
We know today we entered the war
to begin wars. We were told it was
war to make the world safe for
democracy. We know democracy is
disappearing from the world today.
There is no democracy in England
today, and it is disappearing here"
For those reasons. he said. he
would not repeat his vote of "a years
ago.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat. of
Montana told the Senate, mean
while, that although President
Roosevelts associates are trying to
push him into war l have never
believed that he intends to take
this country into war in violation of
the Constitution and his oath of
Office"
Senator Wheeler, consistent critic
of administration foreign policy, de-