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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 15, 1989.

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PLAIN SPEAKING ON NEUTRALITY LEGISLATION President Demands. Reconsideration By Senate

For Peace And Interests Of America

Washington, To-day.

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Congress urging prompt enactment the military, strength of the other. of neutrality legislation on the lines Unless a spirit of of his six-point programme,

collaboration characterises relations between the Mr. Cordell Hull's message declar-executive and legislative depart- ed that the present arms embargoments in peace, the other vital in- encourages a general state of war terests of the country will inevit- in both Europe and, Asia,

ably be jeopardised. DEFENCE AGAINST ́AGGRESSION The embargo, says Mr. Cordell Hull, means that if any country is disposed towards conquest and de-

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White House at noon to confer with Mr. Cordell Hüll arrived at the

the President.

TREATY WITH JAPAN establish itself as a superior fight-lations committee of the Senate met At the same time the foreign re- ing power, that country may be to consider Senator Key Pittman's more tempted to try the fortunes of resolution empowering the President war if it knows its less prepared to place an embargo on the export opponents would be shut off from of materials to any nation infring- those supplies which under every ing the Nine-Power Treaty. rule of international law they should be able to buy in all neutral coun- tries. for the production of arms are put

President Roosevelt, in a special message to Con-votes its energy and resources

gress yesterday, appealed tersely and firmly for the enactment of neutrality legislation in this session of Congress. After referring to the foreign relations committee's vote postponing action on Neutrality until the next session, the President declared: "It has been abundantly clear to me for some time that for the cause of peace and the interest of American neutrality and security it is highly in a position of increased depen-tween Japan and the United States. advisable that Congress take certain much-dance and during peacetime would According to Senator

feel compelled to shape the political the committee's discussion mainly as well as economic policy to suit turned on this point. Reuter.

needed action in this session.”

President Roosevelt forwarded]

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with his message a longer state- ment by Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, which states:

"Proponents of an arms bargo are urging neutrality but what might well result is actual un-neutrality, the serious conse- quences of which nobody can pre- dict.

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"Those urging that the present embargo will keep the country out of war are misleading the Ameri- can people to rely upon a false and illogical delusion.

TRADE IN ARMS

"Continuation of the trade în arms after the outbreak of war is a clearly recognised and traditional right of neutrals, subject only to effective blockade and the right of belligerents to treat such commo- dities as contraband.

"An arms embargo would be illogical because trade in equally essential war materials could continue.

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"In the present condition of dan-

ger, peaceful nations like ours can- not formulate a neutrality policy as though abnormal and critical con- ditions did not exist.

"At this serious juncture the en- tire question in its possible effect upon the safety and interests of the United States during the coming months is of the utmost import- ance."

SIX POINT PROGRAMME Mr. Hull repeated his six-point neutrality programme as the best that could be devised with a view to keeping the country out of con- flict if one arose. ́ ́

After a reference to the present International anarachy and danger to peace in more than one part of the world, Mr. Cordell Hull de- clared:

"Everyone must realise that the outbreak of general war increases the dangers confronting the United States.

"If there existed any desire to assist or injure particular foreign countries, the United States Gov- ernment would not have been en- deavouring persistently for many years to do, its utmost to avoid the outbreak of a general war,

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