Show KING KIND APPLAUDS FREE SEAS VOTE Former Senator Says He Favors War WarThe The way things are shaping up were I still in the senate Id I'd vote f for r war This was the statement made here Saturday by William H. H King former United States senator from Utah The former senator who now is practicing law in Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D C. C arrived from the national national national na na- na- na capitol by United Air Lines plane Saturday morning on a brief business trip Mr King was elated at the senates senate's senates senate's senates senate's sen sen- ates ate's action Friday night in approving approving approving ap ap- ap- ap proving by a 50 to 37 vote amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments to the neutrality act permitting permitting per per- arming of Am American rican ships and opening the seven seas to the United States flag I was opposed to enactment of so-called so neutrality legislation in 1935 1937 and 1939 the former formers s senator said said I begged the president president president dent not to sign these measures I felt they would hamper the United United United Unit Unit- ed States States and and would restrict our defense plans Measures of this type violated the policies of the founders of our republic Freedom of the seas Isa is isa a basic American principle I Iam Iam Iam I am sorry congress and the president president president dent didn't go all the way and repeal repeal repeal re re- re- re peal the neutrality act in full Recalling that at the end of th thelast the thelast last w ir the United States' States financial financial financial finan finan- cial burden was 26 billion dollars the former senator predicted that the nations nation's outlay in the current conflict would reach the staggering stagger stagger- ing total of billions |