NO SURRENDER STAND

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19979, 3 July 1939, Page 5

NO SURRENDER STAND

ATTITUDE OF PRESIDENT NEUTRALITY & CURRENCY (Reed. July 3, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 1. It as reported that President Roosevelt has taken a “no surrender” position in his twin battles with a rebellious Congress over the monetary and! neutrality legislation. His friends .say that the President has no thought of a compromise. The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, to-day reasserted the Administration's demand for neutrality legislation similar to that the House of Representatives turned down. Both Mr. Hull and the Speaker, Mr. William Bankhead l , expressed 'the opinion that the refusal to repeal the arms embargo might have serious repercussions on the international situation Mr. B'ankhead said the House’s action would; “cause the troublemakers of Europe to draw the conclusion that there is no concerted action in the United States between the Executive and the legislative branches.”

Mr. Bankhead drew comfort from the modification of the embargo and said the terms of the House of Representatives resolution might permit the export of gun forgings and parts, as well as unassembled components of ammunition. Mr. Hull said that the unamended (Bloom measure was not only the best calculated to keep the United States out of Waa- but, what was all important at this time, it was best calculated to make a far greater contribution than could the present law to the discouragement of an outbreak of war.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will toke up the Bill on Wednesday. It is feared that unless President Roosevelt influences them, they will approve of a motion deferring further consideration of it until January.