What Defeat of Britain Would Mean to America

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 244, 16 October 1939, Page 8

What Defeat of Britain Would Mean to America

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 14, 12.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 13. Senator La Follettc, in a radio debate with Senator Knox, one of the titular heads of the Republican Party, reiterated his declaration that the sale of munitions to the Allies would lead the United States Into war. This his opponent hotly denied, insisting that the United States Navy must be doubled if Britain were to lose the war and that it was “reckless talk to say that President Roosevelt wants to get the United States into hostilities in order to perpetuate himself in office.” Senators Taft and Nye entered th« senatorial debate, the former reiterating his known stand against the extension of credits to Britain and France for wax purchases and the latter claiming thr.l

.repeal of the arms embargo would encourage a long war. “You can nol build sound prosperity upon the sands of wholesale murder,” Senator Nye added. Choking with anger at Senator Nye’i observations, Senator George Norri: shouted in a quavering voice: “It ii without foundation to make the charge that repeal will lead the United Statei into war, and certainly that Hitlex would dislike repeal. “Are we going to ask him what we should do?” he demanded. “Are we going to be so afraid to offend him that we are going to refuse to act?” Senator Norris is the only survivor oi the six Senators who voted againsi America's entry into the Great War. He favours the proposed neutrality revision Vice-President Garner is reported to have joined the movement to secure modification of the shipping restrictions in areas remote from the danger of belligerent action. His prestige Is avowedly helping to secure this object. Senator Pittman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced that he would welcome the shipping changes, but that they musi conform to certain requirements whict he considers necessary to keep the United States neutral. Representative Celler announced that he was requesting the State Department to ask Germany and Russia “for the sake of record, to pay Poland’s debts to the United States, estimated at 280million dollars.”