mc:9 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. J. Res. 147 TO MAINTAIN THE NEUTRALITY OF THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN OR AMONG FOREIGN NATIONS AND H. J. Res. 242 TO MAINTAIN THE NEUTRALITY OF THE UNITED STATES OTHER PURPOSES FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18, 19, AND 23, 1937 129081 docs UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1937 CONTENTS Hackworth, Green H., legal adviser, Department of State-- Tinkham, Hon. George Holden, a Representative in Congress from AMERICAN NEUTRALITY POLICY [NOTE.-Hearings on February 16 and 17, 1937, were in executive session, but committee has decided to include same with other hearings on the neutrality bill.] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1937 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., Hon. Sam D. McReynolds (chairman) presiding. The committee had under consideration House Joint Resolution 147, to maintain the neutrality of the United States in the event of war or threat of war between or among foreign nations. There were present before the committee: Mr. Green H. Hackworth, legal adviser to the Department of State; and Mr. Joseph C. Green, Chief, Office of Arms and Munitions Control, Department of State. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will be in order. I think we better have this in executive session. Mr. BLOOM. I move, Mr. Chairman, we go into executive session. (Thereupon, upon motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the committee went into executive session.) The CHAIRMAN. I am going to have the stenographer take down this evidence as we may want to use it and we will have it and scan it afterwards. This is Mr. Hackworth over here, whom most of you know, legal adviser to the State Department, and he has been in on various conferences and, I expect, knows as much about our bills as anyone. He and Mr. Green are both as well informed as anyone in the State Department on this subject, and I am going to first ask Mr. Hackworth to give us the benefit of his study. We will take up as a basis of consideration the resolution I offered. I do not confine you to the resolution. You can do anything you desire. This is House Joint Resolution 147, as follows: [H. J. Res. 147, 75th Cong., 1st sess.] JOINT RESOLUTION To maintain the neutrality of the United States in the event of war or threat of war between or among foreign nations Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the Neutrality Act of 1937. 1 |