U.S. ATTITUDE TO WAR IN EUROPE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 6

U.S. ATTITUDE TO WAR IN EUROPE

Press Approves Selling Arms To Democracies (Received March 22, 1.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 2L In a leader today, the “New York Times” says: “The outbreak of a general war in Europe is conceivable only if an aggressive Germany or a disappointed Italy egged on by German promises pushes ahead to some, new conquest at the expense of Britain or France, or of a smaller nation whose integrity these Powers would defend in such a war. “There is no doubt where out interest would be. They would lie on the side of the nations engaged in defending our own way of life. We would serve American interests best by permitting the democracies to acquire in our markets weapons of self-defence. “The enormous potential output of American war industries is a factor of immense importance in the world today. It is so large a factor that the adoption of Senator Pittman's amendment to the Neutrality Act could in itself be expected to play a part in resolving the present crisis in Europe. “It would give Germany one additional important reason for not taking the risk of involving all Europe in war. To that extent it might help keep the world at peace.” The “New York Herald Tribune” says: “Senator Pittman's Bill might work satisfactorily in the case of war in Europe, but it would compel us to deny the Chinese a chance of getting American munitions. This is ridiculous. The Neutrality Act should be repealed outright.”