AMERICA & EUROPE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 October 1939, Page 6

AMERICA & EUROPE

; WORK SENATE CONTENTION I REPEAL PLANS TAKING SHAPE. MR BORAH CRITICISED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received This Day, 12.25 p.m.) WASHINGTON, October 19. A final agreement to permit American vessels to carry goods other than arms to some belligerent ports ' was reached by Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It was agreed also that American aircraft could operate to all ports in the Western hemisphere. An amendment excising credit to private nationals was also approved. This has narrowed the controversy on neutrality to the principal issue of the repeal of the arms export embargo. The majority leader, Senator Barkley, vigorously attacked Senator Borah, asserting that he had engaged “in a fantastic resort of imagination when he warned that American arms factories could be attacked," and sarcastically noted Senator Borah’s claims to' a better knowledge of Europe .than Mr Cordell Hull’s. "It would be as logical to say,” Senator Barkley declared, "that they will destroy our Wheatfields and poison our livestock because bread and meat might find their way to Britain and France.” Senators Wheeler and Lundeen, embargo supporters, urged President Roosevelt to try immediately to arrange a European peace conference. Senator Norris opposed this, declaring that unless Hitler returned Poland and Czechoslovakia to their people the offer would be useless. Senator Johnson said he was afraid the opportunity for the President had already passed. Senator McCarran declared that if the embargo were repealed, Mr Roosevelt would ■ disqualify himself as an intermediary in Europe.