American Neutrality Policy: Hearings ... on H.J. Res. 147 ... and H.J. Res. 242 ... Feb. 16-23, 19371937 - 177 pages |
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... trade and at last you get down to what you call the " cash - and - carry " plan . Mr. EATON . Now , the normal trade , will the American vessels be permitted to carry that ? The CHAIRMAN . They would be permitted to carry that until the ...
... trade and at last you get down to what you call the " cash - and - carry " plan . Mr. EATON . Now , the normal trade , will the American vessels be permitted to carry that ? The CHAIRMAN . They would be permitted to carry that until the ...
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... trade , but if we had a world war like we had before , it might be necessary to put restrictions on everything . Mr. JOHNSON of Texas . It looks to me like a pretty good sugges- tion . We can't foresee , in other words , to show how ...
... trade , but if we had a world war like we had before , it might be necessary to put restrictions on everything . Mr. JOHNSON of Texas . It looks to me like a pretty good sugges- tion . We can't foresee , in other words , to show how ...
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... trade under certain conditions . The question I had just asked about was the provision in Senator Pittman's bill which makes it mandatory to surrender title and so forth so soon as war is declared under section 1 and I made the ...
... trade under certain conditions . The question I had just asked about was the provision in Senator Pittman's bill which makes it mandatory to surrender title and so forth so soon as war is declared under section 1 and I made the ...
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... trading in arms , contraband of war , by the gov- ernment itself is illegal , but the government is not required to pro- hibit its nationals from trading in these commodities . The nationals trade at their own risk . In other words , if ...
... trading in arms , contraband of war , by the gov- ernment itself is illegal , but the government is not required to pro- hibit its nationals from trading in these commodities . The nationals trade at their own risk . In other words , if ...
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... trade to belligerents ; whereas the suggestion which the chairman made orally does away with that quota system , does away with embargo , and substitutes for it two possible steps , in the discretion of the President . First , a step ...
... trade to belligerents ; whereas the suggestion which the chairman made orally does away with that quota system , does away with embargo , and substitutes for it two possible steps , in the discretion of the President . First , a step ...
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ALLEN of Pennsylvania amendment American citizens American vessels ammunition apply armed merchantmen articles or materials authority bargo becoming involved believe belligerent country BOECKEL BURT carry cash-and-carry CHAIRMAN interposing commerce commodities Congress Curtiss-Wright declare democracy democratic discretion discretionary power EATON effect Executive fascism FEBRUARY 19 FISH foreign affairs Germany give the President going GREEN HACKWORTH implements interest international law issued a proclamation Italy Izac JOHNSON of Texas Joint Resolution KLOEB KOPPLEMANN League of Nations mandatory embargo mandatory neutrality MAVERICK McReynolds bill ment merchant Miss RANKIN MULLIN neutral country Neutrality Act neutrality bill neutrality law neutrality legislation neutrality policy Norman Thomas passed peace port present proclamation issued prohibit protect provision question rebels REISSIG SAUTHOFF seas Secretary Senate SHANLEY shipment ships Spain Spanish Stat statement submarines thing TINKHAM tion trade treaties United violation VOORHIS wars York City
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Page 167 - Whoever shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this section or of any regulations issued thereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the violation be by a corporation, organization...
Page 77 - The necessity of such caution and secrecy was one cogent reason for vesting the power of making treaties in the president, with the advice and consent of the senate ; the principle on which that body was formed confining it to a small number of members.
Page 77 - He has his confidential sources of information. He has his agents in the form of diplomatic, consular and other officials. Secrecy in respect of information gathered by them may be highly necessary, and the premature disclosure of it productive of harmful results.
Page 5 - The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this Act through such department, agency, or officer as he shall direct.
Page 165 - Whenever the President shall find that there exists a state of war between, or among, two or more foreign states...
Page 80 - President prescribes any arms or munitions of war from any place in the United States to such country until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.
Page 41 - Whenever, during any war in which the United States is neutral, the President, or any person thereunto authorized by him, shall have cause to believe that any vessel, domestic or foreign, whether requiring clearance or not, is about to carry out of a port...
Page 165 - That, upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between, or among, two or more foreign states, the President shall proclaim such fact, and it shall thereafter be unlawful to export arms, ammunition, or implements of war...
Page 5 - States, with sufficient sureties, in such amount as he shall deem proper, conditioned that the vessel will not deliver the men, or any part of the cargo, to any warship, tender, or supply ship of a belligerent state.
Page 5 - States by the submarines or armed merchant vessels of a foreign state, will serve to maintain peace between the United States and foreign states, or to protect the commercial interests of the United States...