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 eYou can't do that by 0ratory. You have got to send g force of at least s0oo,ooo men from this coun- try"
 Cudahy said he was ''back of the scenes" when the neutrality lay was drafted. At that time, he added, the causes that involved the United States in the last war were studied. These, he said, were the right of freedom of the seas, the attempt to make the world safe for democ- racy," and to wage a war to end al wars"
 "All three of them failed" Cud- ahy said. Therefore the neutrality law was drawn to avoid any inci- dents that would get us into another war. We recognized that we suspend certain rights on the high seas but 1t was done in the cause of peaee.p
 He eontended that arTning of merchant ships was g "subterfuge" and that the real issue is war and peace.
 T advocate" he said, "that the administration proceed by Democra- tic processes, go before congress, and put the issue before the American people whether we engage in the war in Europe"
 There were indications from the White House, the state department and the senate that before the arm ed ship bill is voted on by the senate 1t will be amended to eliminate the authority to establish combat zones and the prohibition against Amer- ican ships entering those zones.
 Some Amendments
 Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex, of the senate foreign relations com- mittee is preparing "some amend- ments' to the bill to repeal the prohibition against arming merch- ant ships, which now is before his group. But he made 1t clear that any attempt to broaden its scope would not go so far as to repeal the neutrality act completely, Wendell L, Willkie and g group of prominent Republicans are advocating such ac- ton.
 "There are a few little clauses we ought to preserve" said Connally, "a few little gadgets we ought to leave around for ornamental purposes such as teh laws provision control- ling the export of munitions and prohibiting Americans frem sailing on foreign ships"
 Connally indicated that if it is decided to broaden the present bill an attempt would be made to strike out the section on combat zones and the one that prohibits American ships from entering -belligerent ports.
 Support for such 6 move came from President Roosevelt and Sec- retary of State Cordell Hull yester- day. The presidents secretary, Ste- phen T. Early, virtually invited con- gress to make 1t.
 Hull told his press conference that the sinkings this week of the ninth and tenth American merchant ship lost in the present war were further reasons why many in the goyern- ment are encouraging revision of the neutrality act. He accused Ger many of creating Q reign of terror, frightfulness and aboslute lawless- ness on the high seas."
 Conpally reiterated his personal belief that ell restrictions on Amer lean shipping should be repealed, but insisted that no decision had been reached yet and that none was necessary until the committee begins considering the bill for amendments Friday or Saturday.
 T think sentiment for broadening the bill Is getting stronger, but sem timent is one thing and votes arc another" he said.
 More Opposition
 Before a decision Is reached fur. ther opposition testimony will be heard in private meetings. Today's witnesses against the armed ship bill will be John Cudahy, former ambassador to Belgium, John T.. Flynn, writer and economist, end John Finerty, New York Lawyer,
 Willlkie's appeal for outright re- peal of the neutrality act, signed by over 100 prominent Republicans, al- though welcomed by Senators Styles Bridges, R., N. H., and Chan Gurney R., s. D., created resentment among Republican isolationists. They were angered by the appeals reference to their cause as sthe ugly smudge of obstructive iselatlonism" handicap ping the COP.
 "If Willkie continues" said Sen- ator Gerald P. Nye, R., N. D., The will be asked to get out of the way and give the Republican party g chance to grow. His statement was obviously undertaken for the jeb ef destroying the party"
 However, Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota, one of the Repuhll- cans who signed the appeal, said in Cleveland that H'it Is time the isnla- tionist bloc realized that Q united front is necessary now in the pa- tional emergency. The present nsu- trallty law does not tlt eslF foreign | oolieiaz at the preSent time, We