NEUTRALITY LAW

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20049, 22 September 1939, Page 11

NEUTRALITY LAW

WHITE HOUSE TALKS 1 LIFTING OF ARMS BAN LEGISLATION LIKELY, SIX-POINT PROGRAMME (Reed. Sept. 21, 3 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. After a conference of Republican and Democrat leaders of Congress with President Roosevelt at White House on the question of revision of American Neutrality Law, the follow ing statement was issued:— “The conference, with unanimous thought, discussed the primary objective of keeping the United States neutral and at peace. It was made clear that the most important subject is the repeal of the embargo on the supply of arms to belligerents and a return to the process o, international law. “Finally, the conference discussed methods of dealing with the following six:— (1) Prohibition of American ships from entering combat areas. (2) Restriction of travel by Americans in combat zones. (3) Transfer of the title to foreign purchases for goods exported from the United States to belligerents. (4) Continuation of the prohibition of loans and credits to warring nations. (5) Regulation of solicitation of funds for belligerents in the United States. (6) Continuation of the Munitions Control Board and the system of licensing the trade in arms and munitions. "It was the concensus of opinion that the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations should consider legislation as soon after Congress convenes as possible."