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Show Merry-Co-Round By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT 8, ALI.EN WASHINGTON The Roosevelt neutrality policy one of the most important affecting this country during crucial months now has been worked out in conversations between the president presi-dent and his state department advisers and haa two different objectives. Objective No. 1 may be described as that for which the administration will aim, but not actually ac-tually expect to attain. This is the discretion-. discretion-. ary rrftht of tha executive to Impose embargoes on aggressor nations. ' Objective No. 2 is the one on which tha administration ad-ministration will fall back, and the one it really expects to reach. This is the wiping out of the neutrality act except for the cash-and-carry provisions. Put in different words, this would mean that any nation could buy war materials and munitions in the United States provided it came to American shores and loaded these munitions In Its own ship. The effect of this is two-fold and extremely important: One, it removes American vessels from the risk of being sunk for carrying contraband, ' thereby removing also the danger of war hysteria hys-teria over such Incidents. Two, it plays into the hands of Europe's two chief democracies, France and Great Britain for they dominate the shipping of the Atlantic. Thus in time of war they could buy munition In the United States while the dictator nations, for the most part, could not. One handicap to this policy Is that it also favors Japan, which because of its powerful fleet and merchant marine in the Pacific could always turn for Its supplies to the United States In wartime. This is one resson why administration administra-tion leaders will aim for Objective No. 1, with discretionary power of the president to impose embargoes. Senator Pittman Senator Key Pittman, sagacious chairman of tha foreign relations committee, is strong for this policy, and hat been Jftl&ing soundings oi various senators. - "why shoot a man when you can starve him to death?" he says. "The president feels," the Nevada senator explained, "that we have economic and financial finan-cial power to enforce our rights without resorting resort-ing to physical force. He has made it clear that it is our duty to refrain from aiding these conquering con-quering dictator and equally our duty, in every way except by armed force, to aid the democracies democ-racies in their fight against these dictators." To obtain Objective No. 1, Senator Pittman will befcin holding extensive neutrality hearings hear-ings before hi foreign relation committee, and he may obtain it. He expects that a consensus of committee opinion will be reached in 30 days, when a report would be submitted to the senate. sen-ate. Public opinion has changed a lot in recent months. However, Objective No. 2 will be the vital one for the administration. White House Chaff Only Republican to congratulate Roosevelt after his opening message to congress was Senator Sen-ator McNary of Oregon, the president's shrewdest shrewd-est enemy and also the fairest Said McNary; "I guess we'll have to call that a natural, Mr. President." , . . The president recently told hi secretary, hard-working Marvin Mclntyre, to get a physical examination and some rest. Mac demurred. de-murred. Roosevelt then told his navy doctor, Ross Mclntire, to examine Mac even if he had to do it forcibly. Dr. Mclntire recommended that Secretary Mclntyre take a week's rest So far he has not followed doctor's order . . . A popular dish on White House and cabinet tables during the holiday was Arkansas yams, rated high by gourmets. They were the gift of Harvey Couch, Arkansas magnate and former RFC member. 17. i. A. Isolation? Far-sighted ex-Senator Jim Pope of Idaho, visiting Europe In 1933, predicted that the United Unit-ed States could not remain aloof from another European war. People scoffed. Editorial writ-era writ-era hooted. Now, Fortune magazine publishes a survey showing that 7 per cent of the American people peo-ple believe thia-country cannot stay out of another an-other European war, while 59 8 per cent of the men and 52 8 per cent of the women believe that the United . State should join other democracies de-mocracies in a united front against the dictators. dic-tators. Note The Fortune survey is borne out generally gen-erally by other recent survey of public opinion. Roosevelt Speeches - When the president blunders in reading a public address, he never turns back. This is part of his radio technique. He knows that to repeat makea the radio audience aware he i reading, not talking. . In his address to congress, his manuscript read that men must defend "the tenets of faith and humanity on which their churches, their governments and their very civilization are founded." When Roosevelt came to the word "civilization," "civiliza-tion," he fumbled it and aaid "foundations." Instantly In-stantly he saw that he could not say "foundations "founda-tions are founded," to without a moment's pause he changed the wording and said, "their very foundationa are set." Coed Aviators The new program for collegiate pilot training train-ing will be coeducational but there will be few girls enrolled. I Copyright, 1938, for Tha Telegram i |
