REVISION URGED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20047, 20 September 1939, Page 5

REVISION URGED

NEUTRALITY PROVISIONS CONGRESS ASSEMBLING SHOCK TO ROOSEVELT BOMBING OPEN TOWNS (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 20, 12 noon) WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. President Roosevelt has announced that he is planning to appear in person at a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives at 2 p.m. on Thursday and to request a revision of the United States neutrality law. President Roosevelt, replying to the President of Poland, M. Moscicki, said he was deeply shocked by the reports that ' Germany had bombed open towns and villages 'arid he Was again asking the belligerents to renew their orders prohibiting bombing from the air of civilians and to assure themselves that their air force personnels were showing the regard for the lives of non-combatants that the replies to his appeal on September 1 led the world to expect. Senator W. E. Borah said to-day that apparently the increasing Russian and Japanese friendship might change the Administration's desire for the cash-and-carry policy and lead President Roosevelt to seek a return to international law entailing the abandonment of all neutrality legislation, which Mr. Borah said he would prefer to some things which might be offered. A message from Springfield states that Mr. W. Green, the president of the Federation of Labour, said that the federation would be active at the special session of Congress and would urge strict neutrality and prevention of war profiteering.