“SCUTTLE AND RUN”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20668, 5 March 1937, Page 9

“SCUTTLE AND RUN”

CRITICAL VIEW OF NEUTRALITY PLAN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 4, 7.25 p.m.) WASHINGTON. March 3. By 63 votes to 6, the Senate passed Senator Pittman’s permanent neutrality resolution. The Senate rejected several amendments. including one by Senator Borah, to make “cash and carry” provisions discretionary, instead of mandatory. Senator Johnson led the Opposition, in insisting that the measure would establish the "scuttle and run” policy, which was worthless to keep America out of war.

The resolution will now -i before the House of Representatives. In the debate on Senator Pittman’s resolution, Senator Borah objected ’i the so-called “cash and carry” provisions, which would forbid American vessels, in time of war, carrying embargoed commodities, but would permit belligerents to buy here on a cash basis, and carry their purchases in their own ships. Senator Borah insisted that this would make the United States an ally of a nation which has the greatest navy, which was Britain, and he pictured American factories and forts suffering bombardment by aircraft of a belligerent nation denied commodities due to the superior strength of the enemy’s navy. He pointed out that in case of war between Russia and Japan, the latter would have access to American shores but the former would not. FASCISTS IN COUNCIL OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE PROMISED United Press Association—By Eeotrlc Telegraph--Copyright (Received March 4, 7.25 p.m.) ROME, March 4. The Fascist Grand Council met for the second time at 10 p.m. and adjourned at 1.25 a.m. The Council is again meeting on March 6. A communique is being issued later in the morning.