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Show Revising Neutrality Laws The neutrality question is now b-fore the Congress of t..e Umtea States with every indication that f "roup of Senators think they can i:k tol death and effort to amend the eds:ing law. rono-ess In earlier years the Confess passed a law, making it mandatory uptn the President to declare an 'fbargo upon Re sale of war material ma-terial to nations at war. The idea behind this legislation was that t would keep us out of the quarrels of other nations. While sincere people believe this is true there are other Amerisans, equally anxious for peace, who have another idea, Besides, there are many citizens who believe that a 'eneral war will, sooner or later, engulf the United States and that the best way to avoid war is to elp prevent a general war. It is pointed out, by advocates of -evision of the present embargo statute, that aggressor natons are usually armed to the teeth and have lttle need for supples from other countries. They are delighted whenever when-ever any source of supply is closed to their victims. This .was evident in She Spanish Civil War. Germany and Italy, su; plying Gen. Franco, were extremely interested in the ncn-intervention arrangement which prevented the Spanish. Government Gov-ernment from securing necessary v:r munitions. The United States, in a war between be-tween nations, like Germany against Italy, or Brazil against Argentina, would no doubt, (maintain a strict neutrality. There would be little desire to help either antagonist. Under international custom., however, how-ever, a belligerent is accustomed to buying war supplies wherever they may be and t he war plans of many nr.tions include the expectation of purchasing munitions abroad. While it is true that the proposed changes in the neutrality measure will work to the benefit of Great Britain and France it is also true thjt they work to the advantage of Japan. Certainly, the advocates of neutrality revision have no idea of aiding Japan. They think the law should be changed because it has not worked satisfactory as applied to the Spanish and Far Eastern conflicts. Trere is, we think, a more power? ;ul argument fcr revision. Frankly, this is based upon an identity of ntcie't with the so-called democrat demo-crat powers. There can be little doubt but that the world is today di v ded int:. two groups, with Oer-nui.y Oer-nui.y It-ily and Japan representing a Hoc' antatpnlctic to democracy, phonal iiesdomi and the orderly development cf civilization. To contend con-tend that the United States is un-infrested un-infrested in the outcome of a possible pos-sible war between these nations and tr-e so-called democratic nations is to admit thaUhTlffr no nterest itete.8 , penings and this, u ,'n wrld C absurd. 1 11 PPar |