Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-21 | Page 2 | Lawyers Urge Arms to Spain

LAWYERS URGE ARMS TO SPAIN WASHINGTON Nov 21 UP A Ri-A A conference of attorneys and jurists jurists jurists jur jur- jur- jur decided today to ask President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull to lift the arms embargo against the Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish government S. S The Lawyers' Lawyers Committee on American Relations With Spain declared declared de de- de- de dared only by prevention of a Franco victory in the Spanish civil war could the United States be assured that nazi and fascist Infiltration Infiltration In In- filtration into South America would be stopped It contended that President Roosevelt has authority to lift the arms embargo without consulting congress In the meantime seven peace or organizations organizations organizations or- or protested against the presidents president's mutual defense program for the western hemisphere as outlined outlined outlined out out- lined at a press conference last week The societies said in a statement that the proposal might arouse suspicions suspicions suspicions sus sus- of Latin American countries and disturb rather than improve relations S The organizations are the National National National Na Na- Council for Pr Prevention of ot War the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom the Keep America Out of War committee committee com corn World the Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship Fel Fel- of Reconciliation the Youth Committee Against War and the Labor Antiwar council Adolf Berle Jr assistant secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of state and a delegate to the Pan-American Pan conference at Lima Peru said in a radio speech yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day that this nations nation's strength is available for mutual protection but butwill butwill butwill will never be used for conquest or aggression I