Evening star., 1941-11-06

they can count 50 votes definitely
for the bill-three more than a ma
jority of the Senate. If their poll
is correct, it leaves little encourage
ment for the isolationist hope Of
a last-minute victory.
The opponents have made no
formal agreement to permit vote
tomorrow. but Majority Leader
Barkley said he would feel it neces-
sary to call for Saturday session
if the debate cannot be completed
earlier.
Meanwhile, there was evidence
the leadership is making progress
in its effort to avoid injection of
anti strike legislation into the neu-
trality bill. 1t was reported re-
liably today that Senator Bailey,
Democrat, of North Carolina, who
took the lead last week in drafting
an amendment. making it sabotage
to foment delay of work in defense
industries, is ready to put of its
consideration until later to avoid
complicating the foreign policy Sit
uation. He is understood to have
been impressed. by the adminiStra-
ton suggestion yesterday that a
clear-cut vote be had on neutrality
revision, leaving labor problems for
consideration in the price-control
bill. which comes up next, or as
separate legislation.
The Senate's only woman men,
ber, Mrs. Hattie Caraway of Ar
kansas, took the floor late yesterday
to support the bill, calling the Neu-
trality Act "superappeasemen
Job" that has only invited attack.
The mother of two sons who are
in the Army, Senator CaraWay as
serted that when Congress passed
the Neutrality Act 1--WE begged Hitler
not to fight us. that II he would not
we would surrender our rights on
the seas"
Il feel deeply in this matter she
said. II have two sons wearing the
uniform of their country. l am
sure this is tt e of other members
of the Senate. have voted for the
other preparedness measures with
full knowledge of the responsibility
which l assumed. cast those votes
believing it to be to the best inter-
eSts of not only my sons, but those
of the other fathers and mothers of
Notwithstanding it to be right. I
can see no other way except to cast
my vote for the pending measure"
In passing the Neutrality Act, Mrs.
Caraway said, "a proud Nation abb
jectly surrendered its rights to the
freedom Of the seas in defense of
which Americans gave their lives in
the World War.
I'VE were not true TO their men,
ory when We gave up that for which
they fought" Senator Caraway
added
Replying to the opposition argu-
ment that American merchant ships
have no business in the war zones,
Mrs. CaraWay asked what authority
has Adolf Hitler to tell us that he
has marked of certain areas upon
which We cannot travel?"
Senator Smith, Democrat. of South
Carolina returned to the Capitol
yesterday. announcing he will vote
against neutrality revision. He said
he had been in Canada recently and
heard less war talk there than in
the United States.
Senator Van Nuys. Democrat, OF
Indiana, who is opposing the bill. die
not place the opposition strength on
passage at more than 40 votes.
Speaking on the radio last night
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min.
nesota, who already had made a
strong plea for neutrality repeal ir
Senate debate. declared that tn,
most urgent reason for taking tina,
step is that the present cumbersome
method OF delivering aid to the
nations fighting Hitler lis virtually
certain to break down when oul
production of these munitions begin.
TO increase as rapidly as l am con.
fident it will increase in the next
few months"
We in America are not and have
not been neutral either in thought
or action for more than two years.
said Senator Ball. we would be
more honest with ourselves and the
world to abandon the pretense OF
this law"