Show SENATORS SENA TORS HINT SEA LAW LAr STALL Filibuster May ay Balk Neutrality Change PAN PANAMA IA Al Panama Oct 6 If UP Informed quarters asserted Monday l night that the government government government govern govern- ment had decided to cancel registration registration reg reg- of all owned foreign vessels flying the Panama flag if the owners arm them Several United St States owned ships of Panamanian registry have been torpedoed and and sunk recently the latest being th the tanker I. I C. C White sent down off the ff the coast o of Brazil WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Oct 6 UP JP Talk of a s senate nate filibuster against any change in the neutrality act aros arose Monday even even before President President President dent Roosevelt reached a final decision decision decision de de- de- de on what modifications to recommend The talk was general Anti- Anti administration forces debated use of the filibuster as a weapon in their fight to keep the act unchanged unchanged uno un un- un- un o changed while those in the administration administration administration admin admin- camp anticipated the possibility of such strategy The threat caused several senators senators senators sen sen- to recall the historic historic- filibuster filibuster fili fill buster of March 1917 when a band of 1 senators talked to death the legislation President Wilson sought for arming American mer men President Roosevelt has arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged to discuss possible changes in n the neutrality act with congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional leaders of both parties Tuesday Capitol Hill reports meanwhile were that the chief executive tentatively had decided to ask only such modifications as would authorize the arming of American merchant shipping Despite this a majority of senate leaders at Tuesdays Tuesday's conference were expected to urge that virtual repeal of the act be sought This group of leaders which in includes includes includes in- in Chairman Connally D. D Texas of the influential senate foreign relations committee wants both arms and freedom of the theseas theseas theseas seas for vessels flying the United States flag The law as it stands Continued on Page Five r Column Six |