NEUTRALITY PLAN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 139, 15 June 1939, Page 11

NEUTRALITY PLAN.

AMERICAN PROPOSAL.

President's Powers Against Belligerents.

FAR-REACHING PROVISIONS

United Press Association.—Copyright.

WASHINGTON-. June 14. The House of Representatives' Foreign Relations Committee ha?; sent to the House the proposed neutrality resolution to replace the existing neutrality law. The resolution hears the Administration's stamp and ostensibly is assured oi sufficient support to par-s.

The measure, which covers manipages. provides that when the President declares that a state of hostilities exists between foreign nations. American citizens cannot lawfully travel in vesselbelonging to belligerents nor can American vessels proceed through areas which the President declares outlawed. It shall be unlawful for persons within the United States to deal in securities of belligerents, or make any loans to them, under a penaltv of tIL'.OOO and/oi imprisonment lor rive years. Americans cannot personally ship goods to belligerents, and all American interests in such goods must be disposed of before leaving the United States. Xo contributions can be solicited in the Cnited States for belligerents, save for medical assistance and food and clothing to relieve human suffer-

The foregoing provisions do not apply to the American republics.

The resolution further provides that' the President shall have power to demand a bond from any vessel leaving an American port with men or munitions which might possibly be destined for transhipment to a belligerent vessel, or to intern any vessel which returns to the United" States after making such transhipments.

a license before exporting munitions. The measure, with the exception of the creation of the Munitions Board, rests all other provisions upon tinPresident's discretion. He fieed only proclaim that any step mentioned necessary to assure the United State-' neutrality, and it becomes law, an<! can be rescinded in a similar manner.