Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Oct 1939, p. 29

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anci subtituion oi. provisionIs lor con - trol of ail trade under restrictions of e "'cash and carry" or sorne similar proposai for trade under conditions 01 that tend to safeguard the United States. Miss Marguerite Wells, National presidenrt, in a letter expres sed the wish that support oif such neutrality legisiation be an occasion for clani- fying the issue. She said: Get.False Impression ..Many peopie s tili do flot realize .that the -question of changes in embargoes, doesnfot mean change in, our status as a neutral, which. has been proclairned by the President and could-' have been pro- laimed had there been no, soacalled Neutrality' act. Many people also are under the faise impression that the pres-< ent embargo provisions1 of the act safe-, guard us.against incidents likely to lead to war. The.present embargo *provisin is only upon munitions of war. Incidents', are as likely té occur from our foreigni trade in:other commodities. Putting ail' trade under conirol and adding the re- I striction of 'cash and carry' ought there- fore to maIke less llkely inidents that mnight incite the United States to war. People are also greatly stirred by talk about the inhumanity of providing gunsý anid bullets .4obe ued in wotundinig ancL1 killing. Question of Psyehology "Y.et those who use this argument do, not propose embargoes upon raw materi- ais. We ought to realize that such ma- terial used to sustain war results also in death and wounds. I wvill mention one additional - argument underlying most of. the talk . against embargo changes. It is based on a question of psychology where there is room for a difference of opinion. It is comMonly assumied that opening our trade in a way that obviously, discrimi- âmtes in. favor of one set of belligerents say omniies. feelings' of frustionic, or regret might. if the situation becomes desperate, bring about just what it sought fg avoid.". Bahia'i Leader Now Resident oil Newcorners tot this week are Mn. Holley of New Yoi i Shore the Nor th Shore and Mrs. Horace rk city, who willi lence at 536 Sheri-I *Mrs.A avenue, week ai her by Raymnont [ I

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