HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON Present Neutrality Law (Public Res. No. 27) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND RELATED - APRIL 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, AND MAY 2, 1939 CONTENTS Bingham, Mr. Alfred, editor, Common Sense, New York City. Brant, Irving, 630 F Street NW., Washington, D. C.-- Brunauer, Dr. Esther Caukin, associate in international education, American Association of University Women, 1634 I Street NW., Crawford, Hon. Fred L., Representative in Congress from the State 47 Dennis, Mr. Laurence, representative of E. A. Pearce Co., 40 Wall 371 Douglas, Mr. Henry H., chairman, Washington Society for Aid to 361 570 Eichelberger, Mr. Clark, chairman, American Union for Concerted Faddis, Hon. Charles I., Representative in Congress from the State 486, 491 Fenwick, Dr. Charles G., professor of international and constitutional Fish, Hon. Hamilton, Representative in Congress from the State of 79, 175 Fitch, Mrs. George A., Committee on Non-Participation in Japanese 401 Fleming, Prof. D. F., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Geyer, Hon. Lee E., Representative in Congress from the State of Guyer, Hon. U. S., Representative in Congress from the State of 1 Keefe, Hon. Frank B., Representative in Congress from the State of Lage, Mr. William Potter, 120 Broadway, New York City. Libby, Mr. Frederick J., executive secretary, National Council for Luckey, Hon. Henry H., former Representative in Congress from the Ludlow, Hon. Louis, Representative in Congress from the State of 470 417 Maas, Hon. Melvin J., Representative in Congress from the State of 19 III Monsman, Dr. Diana, representing the Maryland State Division of the Keep America out of War Congress, 721 Newington Avenue, Balti- Morley, Mr. Felix, editor, Washington Post, Washington, D. C......... Rankin, Miss Jeannette, Washington, D. C. Schain, Miss Josephine, chairman, National Committee on Cause and Stewart, Mr. Maxwell, room 6333, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York Streeter, Mrs. Thomas W., Morristown, N. J.. 438 447 122 133 Tilson, Hon. John Q., former Representative in Congress from the Tobin, Prof. Harold J., assistant professor of political science, Dart- 129 Van Antwerp, Mr. Eugene, commander in chief of the Veterans of For- 158 Van Zandt, Hon. James E., Representative in Congress from the 61 Wadsworth, Hon. James W., Representative in Congress from the Ward, Dr. Harry, The American League for Peace and Democracy, room 701, 268 Fourth Avenue, New York City. Act of August 31, 1935-Public Res. No. 67, Seventy-fourth Congress__ Act of February 29, 1936-Public Res. No. 74, Seventy-fourth Congress - - Act of January 8, 1937-Public Res. No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress (Spanish embargo lifted by Presidential proclamation, April 1, 1939). Act of May 1, 1937-Public Res. No. 27, Seventy-fifth Congress H. Res. 100-Prohibit the transfer, loan, or sale of arms or munitions. By H. J. Res. 3-To prohibit the shipment of arms, munitions, and implements of war from any place in the United States. By Mr. Ludlow H. J. Res. 7-To implement the Kellogg-Briand Pact for World Peace. H. J. Res. 42-Embargo on scrap iron and pig iron under Public Law No. 27, Seventy-fifth Congress. By Mr. Crawford__ H. J. Res. 44-To repeal the Neutrality Act. By Mr. Faddis_ H. J. Res. 113-To prohibit the shipment of arms, ammunition, and imple- ments of war from any place in the United States. By Mr. Fish.... H. J. Res. 226-To amend the Neutrality Act. By Mr. Geyer of California- H. J. Res. 254-To keep the United States out of foreign_wars, and to provide for the neutrality of the United States. By Mr. Fish.... H. R. 79-Repealing the so-called Neutrality Act of 1937. By Mr. Maas_ H. R. 163-To establish the neutrality of the United States. By Mr. AMERICAN NEUTRALITY POLICY TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1939 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., Hon. Sol Bloom (acting chairman) presiding. Mr. BLOOM. Gentlemen, the committee will be in order, please. You will find at each place the committee print of all of the bills that were introduced, the bills and resolutions, with space in the first resolution, that is, the present neutrality law, so that each member can make his notes with reference to the amendments suggested. All of the resolutions are in the large pamphlet, and in the back part of it is the present-that is, all of the neutrality acts that have been passed and the small print contains the present and the previous neutrality acts. So I guess, this morning, we will work from the large pamphlet, so as to listen to Members of Congress who are going to appear before the committee to speak on their resolutions. The first witness will be Mr. Guyer, Representative Guyer. (The committee thereupon proceeded to the consideration of House Joint Resolution 7; see p. 619.) STATEMENT OF HON. U. S. GUYER, REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF KANSAS Mr. GUYER. Mr. Chairman, I regret that I will have to leave very quickly and you will not suffer long, because I have a very important judiciary committee meeting this morning. Mr. BLOOM. The Chair will let you know later whether he will be sorry, or not. Mr. GUYER. I introduced House Joint Resolution No. 7 in the Seventy-sixth Congress and a like resolution in the Seventy-fifth Congress; and, in short, it authorizes or requests the President to call together here in Washington the signatories of the so-called KelloggBriand Pact, or the Briand-Kellogg Pact. You are probably familiar with this pact, which was, in fact, originated by a lawyer in Chicago by the name of Levinson. The Committee on Foreign Affairs about that time, took it up, and it merely made treaties between the nations, in which they pledged their honor to settle all of their difficulties, of whatsoever source of origin, by peaceful means, and it was first agreed to by about 16 nations; then in 1928 a great many more, headed by Germany, France, Japan, and nearly all of the nations of the world, finally signed it, totaling 63 nations. 1 |