AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19662, 23 August 1935, Page 7

AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

BILL PASSES SENATE.

WIDE-REACHING PROPOSAL'S. IN EVENT OF FOREIGN WARUnited Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright WASHINGTON, August 21. The resolution designed to safeguard United States’ neutrality in the event of foreign war was adopted by the Senate, and will now go to the House for action. It includes: — Authority for the President to prohibit United States citizens travelling in ships of belligerent nations, except at their own riskAuthority for the President to prevent ships, foreign or American, from carrying men or supplies to belligeient vessels at sea. A mandatory embargo on the export of arms, munitions, and implements of war to all belligerents 'in a foreign conflict system. The licensing of munitions manufacture and export as a permanent policy of the Government, along the lines of the Geneva Arms Treaty of 1923, ratified earlier in the session by the Senate. It provides for a ban against American ships carrying arms or munitions under the embargo to any belligerent port or neutral port for re-shipment to belligerents, and authority for the President to restrict or prohibit the entry of belligerent submarines into American waters or ports.

ANTI-WAR DECLARATION. ■PRESIDENT CALLS CONFERENCE. A DIVISION OF OPINION. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. The passage by the Senate of this seven-point policy, contained In .the Neutrality Bill, which reverses the country's neutrality programme, caused President Roosevelt suddenly to call a conference at White House to seek an agreement on the legislation. A division of opinion is already apparent. . . . Mr Roosevelt privately expressed his views of the sweeping anti-war declaration, including its major reversals of the traditional policy of the United States. Those called to the conference were the Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, the Assistant Secretary, Mr Walton Moore, arid the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of [Representatives, Mr S. D. McReynolds. It is believed, that Mr Roosevelt favours permissive rather than mandatory legislation, to conform with the existing policy. A plan to modify the bill to make it more flexible was worked out at the conference. Those present left no doubt that the removal of the mandatory provisions would be sought. Mr Mcßeynolds said he thought a compromise would be reached.