Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 September 1939 — Page 13

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Text of President Roosevelt's Message to Special Congress on Neutrality Law

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21!nations. But if and when war un-| “We know what might happen to part of this capitol in which we increase of industry, I feel certain|the historic and traditional Amer-|disliked by others, depending on the) by the Congress; or the result can ‘ ps LLIENS. Dp ". happily comes, the Government and us of the United States if the new are assembled. that the subject will be adequately ican policy which, except for the view they take of the present war, be substantially achieved by execu(U. P.).—The text of Presi- the nation must exert every possible philosophies of force were to en-! Our next deviation by statute dealth with at the coming regular | disastrous interlude of the embargo but that is not the issue. The step 1| (Continued on Page 13)

. "ok m her co rom t n «] : non- » acts, h rved dent Roosevelt's message on effort to avoid being drawn into the compass the other continents and | f the sound principles of neu- session of Congress. | and non-intercourse acts, has serve ! Ox bX ii : wn. We, no more than! trality an : «| ‘us well for nearly a century and a recommend is to put this country | war. | invade our own y d peace through interna y back on the solid footing of real and | For DIAMONDS

neutrality to the special ses- | other nations, can afford to be sur-| tional law did not come for years. hall, traditional neutrality ry) | : mi f our] : > 50- } 8 : . rounded by the enemies o It was the so-called Neutrality Act URGES CONSISTENCY | It has been erroneously said that | “yy TO ASTI Ti \'4 | fo t “4

sion of Congress: 1 EXPECTS TO AVOID WAR || faith and our humanity. Fortunate of 1935—only four years ago—an act return to that policy might bring : To the Congress of the it is, therefore, that in this Western | continued in force by the joint reso- | | us nearer to war. I give to you my bargo is accomplished, certain other | United States: | Hemisphere we have, undef a com- lution of May 1, 1937, despite grave| Let me set forth the present par-| 4oen and unalterable conviction, Phases of policy reinforcing Amert hav Ked the GORIess 16 reas: The Executive branch of the mon ideal of democratic govern-| doubts expressed as to its wisdom |dox of the existing legislation in its pased on years of experience as a ean safety should be Songidered | v hE ave as e Congres in Government did its utmost, without/ ment, a rich diversity of resources phy many Senators and Representa-| simplest terms: If, prior to 1935, a worker in the field of international e nearly all of us are in agree-| AW ST: MAL KEY SU

semble in extraordinary session in -aditional policy of noninvolve- and of les functioning together! i; | ment on their objectives, the only our ti polic! peop g tog tives and by officials charged with|ceneral war had broken out in|beace, that by the repeal of hel estion relxtes 10 method. Va Between inois St. and Circle

order that it may consider and Act pent 10 aid in averting the present in mutual respect and peace.” ; ] - : i i : NE Obits lye i i k | the conduct of our for la-| the ates will on the amendment of certain legis a,50))ing war. Having thus striven| pact January, in the same mes- tions. including myself. eign regret | EUTOPE. the United States id OE i Ee I believe that American merohn ny) HRA as er vessels should, so far as possible, be A Complete Optical Servies

lation which, in my best judgment. aq fajled, this Government must ¢ w | chON Bit : ra k St sage, I also said: “We have learned | that the Congress passed that act. " ; ’ iv ax | than if ¢he law remains as it stands so alters the historic foreien Policy joe no time or effort to keep the|ihat when we deliberately try toll regret equally that I SURE At LSC cnt Rations, With their existing] nig 1 oy this because with the restricted from entering danger ~ of the United States that it impairs ation from being drawn into the legislate neutrality, our neutrality act : |facilities and geographical situa-| = th : b this G zones. War zones may change so the peaceful relations of the United | " _” ey | tions, such goods and products of all | repeal o € embargo 5 Gov- iftl i , h : : ar. . {laws may operate unevenly and un-| uly 14 : | ernment, clearly and definitely will|SWiftly and so frequently in the days Headaches 2 States with foreign nations. In my candid judgment we shall fairiv—mav actually gi id t { On July of this year, I asked | kinds as they were able to buy from © > : 3 to come. that it is ng At the outset I proceed on the gycceed in these efforts. Tat or A By) the Cie. | the Congress in the cause of peace us or sell to us. This would have insist that American citizens and heer a pein : < * Nervousness assumption that every member of | Wwe are proud of the historical [tim The instinct Yi self-preserva- | And in the interest of real American | been the normal practice under the American ships keep away from the es: p EE y die a on-| 8 Dizziness the Senate and of the House of Rep- record of the United States and!gion should warn us that we ought neutrality and security to take ac- age-old doctrine of international immediate perils of the actual vent x to oh ay Pr May Be Caused resentatives, and every member of of all the Americans during all pot to Jet that happen any more.” | tiOn to change that act. law. Our prior position accepted the | Zones of conflict. dick change on and| 8 By Eyestrain the executive branch of the Govern- these years because we have thrown | 1¢ was because of what I foresaw . 1 NOW ask again that such action facts of geography and of condi-| Repeal of the embargo and a re- 9 It eae theref. | = ment, including the President and every ounce of our influence for last January from watching the|De taken in respect to that part of| tions of land power and sea power turn to international law are the) = SEF, FIRES OF fhove Li 0S. E KERNEL his associates, personally and offi- peace into the scale of peace. |trend of foreign affairs and their the act which is wholly inconsistent alike as they existed in all parts of | crux of this issue, a : oe Stet om TOUS, ac DR. A a cially, are equally and without res-| I note in passing what you will | sropable effect upon us that I rec-| With ancient precepts of the law of the world. Oe Ive BR eDarment ang, Pe ervation in favor of such measures all remember—the long debates on|ommended to the Congress in July |Nations—the embargo provisions. I| If a war in Europe had broken : he ea : 7 " as will protect the neutrality of our the subject of what constitutes ag- of this year that changes be en- 2Sk it because they are, in my opin- out prior to 1935, there would have ASKS ‘REAL NEUTRALITY’ jective OF sesizicting American Supsf agin a do country and at the same time keep gression, on the methods of deter- acted in our neutrality law. ion, most vitally dangerous to been no difference, for example, be- | som = b ng SE aes nay ey {04 N. lllinois RI-3568 us out of war. mining who the aggressor might be,! The essentials for American American neutrality, American se-/iween our exports of sheets of| The enactment of the embargo attained Ly. prohiuiting such entry Because I am wholly willing to and, on who the aggressor in past peace in the world have not curity and American peace. [aluminum and airplane wings; | : y . is omy ie | DO ; provisions did more than merely reascribe an honorable desire for wars had been. Academically this | changed since January. That is why today there is an artificial | yo .ca our traditional policy. It had peace to those who hold different may have been instructive as it 1 ask you again to re-examine our legal difference. Before 1935 there ipa effect of putting land powers on views from my own as to wha: may have been of interest to his-| gyn legislation. POINTS TO PARADOX would have been no difference be-|the same footing as naval powers, so o those measures should be, I trusg torians to discuss the pros and cons| Beginning with the foundation (tween the export of cotton and the fa; as sea-borne commerce was con-| Specia Is for ‘ of ’ : | | . eo 1 4 dh ’ . | eo 0 @ that these gentlemen will be suffi- and the rights and wrongs of the 45¢ our Constitutional Government | oT ovisions. as they, Pe of gun cotton. Today there cerned. A land power which threat- | ciently generous tn ascribe equally World War during the decade that j,, the year 1789, the American : 0 Provisions, AS they js. Before 1935 there would have ened war could thus feel assured in|

: 3 : followed it. ing Codd f . | exist today, prevent the sale to a pean difference betwee the | { lofty purposes to those with whom {policy in respect to belligerent na |belligerent by an American factory | hit ont 3 ference een e'advance that any prospective sea-|

they disagree. tions, with one notable exception, tubing in pipe power antagonist would be weakene Let no man or group in any walk RECALLS PAST Ww ric | 2s been based on international pi #0 completed implements of WAY| form and brass tubing in shell form. through denial of its ancient right hd y of life assume exclusive protectorate SCALLS PAST WARNINGS | jaw. Be it remembered that what [types of uncompleted implements of | [CGAY there is. Before 1035 there to buy anything anywhere, we call international law has had | {would have been no difference be-| mpc

nver the future well-being of Amer- : war, as well as all kinds of general! | four years ago, gave a (eo —hetat! aepive that re-| : -_ as it primary objectives the avoid- 3 . .. tween the export of a motor truck gemnite a , ica—-because I coheeiv a But in the light of problems of | ce of causes of war and the pre- material and supplies. They, fur land an armored motor truck. To- te advantage to one belligerent |

cardless of party or section the todav and tomorrow res ; y : thermore. , ts in-| : as against another, not thr h gardless p morrow responsibility vention of the extension of war. hermore, allow such products of in day there is. g ough his|

oy ¢ q triotism | f te oss] i ord ; ; y take ... own strength or geographic i ' Ie wide enough fo cover ue all. Let |cealed, and the writing of the record . The single exception was the pol. SUSUR RO AEESULe 10 BE BRN | Let us be factual and recognize LU ficubh or Samiintls Pion, | Get the HABIT Shop VICTOR f S wie us all. . 3nd jev adopted by this nation during] hg : that a belligerent nation often | 8 ner 0 or nn oroun assume the exclusive label can safely be left to future his- : (nations. There in itself —under the ours. Removal of the embargo is| gh % “blot.” We all belong torians. ~ |the Napoleonic wars, when, seeking | co +" Jaw—lies definite danger to! Ltcds Wheat and lard and cotton ,,eiely reverting to the sounder in-| of a peace “bloc. e all belong There has been sufficient realism |'© avoid involvement, we acted for| DIESER, A ein mys 8 [foe the survival of its population |{enational practice, and pursuing SPECIALS * 4 d ' : in the United States to see how | HO year WHER jue Solusilen ns From a purely material point of Just ns ue A ReSls. antivir time of war as in time of peace! in every ay neeas. |bargo a : : ‘| view what is the advantage to us in|genth.charges. Let those who seek | Cor ordinary trade policies. . : This will be liked by some and |

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. (the ocean for final processing there! tion he wholly consistent and seek | a Last January I told the Congress Drouet our own neiion lose 10! when we could give employment t0| new legislation to cut off cloth ‘and| 3 out | I have at all times kept the Con- ‘hat “a war which threatened to, o major cause of bringing us into thousands by doing it here? Inci-| copper and meat and wheat and a |

. envelop the world in flames has been ; : : jen y rom mate- i | gress and the American people in- averted. but it has become increas. | 2ctive Rerioibagion i OR on in IO he gta” | thousalid other. articles from all - . MOTHERS relieve misery formed of events and trends in for- ingly Clear that peace is not as- Wars reciting history to reed) to | ment we automatically aid our own | I Seek : Ereater consistency of colds externally with €ifR afiaits: 1 NOW review (her In Srey) oa bell new Sesion: had | you that one of the results of the national defense. And if abnormal | through the repeal of the embargo] iC a spirit of understatement. Ep Several Es ith ni policy of embargo and non-inter- profits appear in our midst even in provisions, and a return to interna- | Since 1081 the use of force instead na had triendiy, diplomatic And course was the burning in 1814 of time of peace, as a result of thisitional law. I seek re-enactment of "V*IToN VAPORuUB MO Posine

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putes hetween nations — except in independent identity and soverthe Western Hemisphere where gjonty. | there has been only one war, noW, pDyrinz the spring and summer

happily terminated. Cuii the trend was defiintely toward " During gl ise years also the build- fy, ther acis of military conquest v Ing up of vast armies, navies and|,ngq awav from peace. As late as . Sle houses of Jal hes Bitiaia the end of July I spoke to members abroed With Browing speed and ing of the Congress about the definite extending back even to the days of ph hg rat i, ou have the Kellogg-Briand pact, the United p ' : States has constantly, consistently

and conscientiously done all in its PEACE ESSENTIALS saw |

power to encourage peaceful settlements, to bring about reduction of : ; armaments and to avert threatened| ;..t January. also. I & ie | : . Si } . wr ; oh s v, also, I spoke to this : : S l J have done Als hos oly Congress of the need for further! | : £8 f pecira cause any war Anywhere neces- ya.rning of new threats of conquest, Fa

sarily hurts American security and! .. = °= . ins i $ =z : i American prosperity, but because of fuitae fe RR monic, 9 Chllense; fA n ur the more important fact that any|'C Ttlgion, to democracy & - fi ;

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