SIDE OF ALLIES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20069, 16 October 1939, Page 7

SIDE OF ALLIES

AMERICAN SYMPATHY HOPES OF VICTORY ! (Reed. Oct. 16, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 14. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times states that the final vote on the arms embargo wili indicate definitely the people’s desires relative to war. “The American people and Congress administrators are settled on only one tiling, tiiat is, the purpose to stay out of war,” continues the correspondent. “The Administration believes that the best role of the United Stales is a dynamic weighing of the scales as much as possible towards I just peace. j “It hopes and prays that England j and France will win from the standpoint both of justice and the United States national defence. In pursuance of the latter, if not the former, the Administration might, if permitted, resort to numerous means short of war to aid victory. “On. the contrary Congress, even if it repeals the embargo, does notthereby subscribe to the executive policy. Unless sentiment changes materially. the price of repeal will he a substantial restraint of the executive. “A majority of the people obviously hope for an Allied victory and desire tile repeal, but are more determined to stay out of the war than political circles believe.”