NEUTRALITY ACT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 305, 24 November 1937, Page 9

NEUTRALITY ACT.

DEMANDS FOR INVOCATION. SENATORS TO CONFER. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Demands for the invocation of the Neutrality Act in consequence of what is considered to be the failure of the Brussels Conference are more vigorous. Even the Administration’s foreign policy is being attacked. In Congress Senator Nye, announcing that he intended to confer with other Senators in an effort to invoke the Neutrality Act ; said: “Brussels has given us nothing but embarrassment. It is about time Americans learned that nothing constructive comes from such a conference. Our commerce with the involved nations drew us into the last war. and will do it again unless we guard against it. Our commerce with Japan and nothing else has so far stood in the way of the invocation of the Neutrality Act. In the House of Representatives Mr Lewis attacked the proposal for a referendum in reference to the sending of United States forces to participate in foreign conflicts. He said the referendum was more likely to involve the United States than keep it out of an embroilment.

BRUSSELS PARLEY.

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(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Nov. 22

The Foreign Secretary. Mr Anthony Eden, questioned in the House of Commons about the application of pressure in connection with the Far-Eastern dispute, said the object of the Brussels conference was to find a means of putting an end to the conflict by agreement. Britain was keeping in close touch with the United States. Replying to another question, Mr Eden said the conditions under which the international settlement at Shanghai were administered were governed bv regulations , which could not be modified without the consent of tne Chinese Government. CONCRETE ACTION. AID TO CHINA. BRUSSELS, Nov. 22. Jn connection with the Ear Eastein Conference’s consideration of the draft report, Dr. Wellington Koo (China) is reserving the right to suggest amendments. He urged the etoppa"e of mere reaffirmation or the pious principles and said he was in favour of concrete action to help China. In order to enable the Chinese delegates to receive a reply from China the conference, after a private meeting, adjourned until Wednesday.