FOREIGN CONFLICTS
AMERICA'S NEUTRALITY ACT FAR-REACHING AMENDMENTS PROPOSED NEW YORK, November 23. The Washington corespondent of the ‘ New York Times ’ says Senator Lodge announced that he , would shortly propose far-reaching amendments to the Neutrality Act because “ the present law tends to lead the country into war.” He said; “I want a statute with no purpose except that of saving the United States from being involved in foreign conflicts.” The principal objectives to the proposal are:— (1) Elimination of the vast discretion placed on the President, which virtually gives him power of peace or war.
(2) Reduction of the need of the United States to commit itself to advance foreign wars, thus restoring freedom to act as the interests of peace dictate.
(3) Elimination of the cash and carry provision which automatically ranges the United States on the side of the strongest belligerent, regardless of right or wrong. '■ Three other proposed constitutional amendments are pending, each designed to remove from the Congress the power to declare war on foreign soil.
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Evening Star, Issue 22817, 27 November 1937, Page 17
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