NEUTRALITY BILL

Evening Star, Issue 23384, 29 September 1939, Page 7

NEUTRALITY BILL

ACCEPTED BY SENATE COMMITTEE FULL DEBATE OH MONDAY ” GOME AND GET IT " PLAN INCLUDED WASHINGTON, September 28. (Received September 29, at 10 a.m.)' The Neutrality Bill was reported far* ourably by the Senate Committee. The debate is expected to start on Monday. The Bill was approved by 16 votes to 7 after a three-hour discussion. It involves the “ come and get it ” plan, and also curtails United States shipping except special exemption for United States air lines operating over belligerent territories in the Western Hemisphere. Restrictions are also lifted on American vessels operating in the Western Hemisphere carrying mails, passengers, and personal baggage.

A further section, not yet technicallyworded, exempts United States commercial aeroplanes in the Pacific. Regarding credits, any nation defaulting within three months will bo denied additional credits, thus amending the original provision under which the President had discretionary powers to grant extensions.

AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN NO SAILINGS TO NEW ZEALAND WASHINGTON, September 28. (Received September 29, at 2 p.m.)’ The exemption to Pacific travel applies only to aeroplanes. United States merchantmen are not permitted to continue voyages to New Zealand, Australia, or French possessions in tha Pacific. MEXICCS PROPOSALS MEXICO CITY, September 28. (Received September 29, at, 10.5 a.m.): Deputies approved and sent to the Senate President Gardena’s Neutrality Bill, which forbids entrance to Mexican ports or territorial water's of all belligerent submarines, battleships, planes, and carriers. Deputies are also considering a proposal to dissolve the Communists. TERRITORIAL WATERS 300-MILE AMERICAN ZONE PLAN NEW YORK, September 28.. (Received September 29, at 12.15 ip.m.)i The Washington correspondent of the ‘ New York Times ’ states that factors influencing the United States in backing the Latin Americas’ 300-mile sea zone plan include a desire to'protect the New World from surprise air attacks. Such attacks cannot be expected at present, but officials feel that arrangements should be made for meeting the possible contingency. Another factor is the desire to assure that coastwise neutral shipping will not be attacked by belligerent sea raiders. Excluding gunboats, the South Americas have 70 war craft available for patrolling 8,500 miles of Atlantic and 5,300 miles of the Pacific sea coafet. It is likely that the United States will eventually be required to supply aircraft and other aid for neutrality patrol work. \