U.S. TO CONSIDER NEUTRALITY LAWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 217, 14 September 1939, Page 8

U.S. TO CONSIDER NEUTRALITY LAWS.

SPECIAL SESSION.

President Calls Congress

For Next Week.

AID CANADA IF INVADED. United I'ress Association.—Copyright. , (Received 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, September 13. After a "drumfire" of protests from some Senutors who declared that umendmcnt of the neutrality legislation would involve tho United States in wur, President Roosevelt to-day summoned a special session of Congress for noon, September 21.

Leaders of both Hs.usea are invited to confer with the President the day before. Mr. Roosevelt is anxious to limit the session to neutrality discussion, and will finish it a« soon as possible. However, a number of Senators, notably Messrs. Borah, Vandenberg and Nye, declared that tliey would insist on • fllll debate—without "filibuster."

President Roosevelt announced that Canada's declaration of war against Germany had not nltered the pledge that tho United States would be quick to prevent any attempt at domination of Canadian soil by any non-British foreign Power.

Ho said his promiso made at King* •ton, Ontario, last year was as binding now as It, "was then. He denied that it represented any extension of the Monroe doctrine, contending that the doctrine envisaged such action from the •tart.

The subject arose at, the daily Press conference in connection with a statement that, according to information from London, Mr. Roosevelt's declaration at Kingston had placed Canada in a special status concerning defence. Mr. Borah, who is leuding the Senate bloc opposing a Neutrality Act Amendment, announced that he was prepared for a fight "to the last ditch."

It seemi likely that the strategy of this group will bo to make the 'vote on the amendment tantamount to a vote on whether the United States will participate actively in the war. Mr. Borah Is broadcasting to the nation to-morrow to lay the ground work of this strategy.