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442 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE OCTOBER 16 weapon embargoed. Our military experts consider the air ernments, and is subject to the construction that he approves plane one of the strongest defensive weapons we have, and of their brutal conquest of democratic countries through war our Congress has approved this opinion by appropriating or threat of destruction through war. money for one of the largest aerial programs in history. RECESS As I understand, Colonel Lindbergh has approved of this Mr. BARKLEY. I move that the Senate take a recess until great military program for the defense of our country. Cer 12 o'clock noon on Monday next. tainly, Colonel Lindbergh, when he gave this advice, did not The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock and 20 minutes have in mind that we would use these planes for offensive p. m.) the Senate took a recess until Monday, October 16, purposes. 1939, at 12 o'clock meridian. Colonel Lindbergh evidently considers powder an offensive weapon because it is on the embargo list. I cannot conceive how any country could defend itself successfully today with out powder and explosives. Colonel Lindbergh evidently does SENATE not consider that gasoline and oil are offensive weapons MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1939 because they are not on the embargo list; and yet the plane (Legislative day of Wednesday, October 4, 1939) which carries the bomb that destroys the lives of innocent people could not operate without gasoline; and the submarine The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, on the expiration which destroys innocent neutral merchantmen, together with of the recess. the lives of their seamen on board-without a trace-could The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the not be operated without oil. following prayer: Statesmen must strive to be sincere, as well as logical, even Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, hearken, in the government of their sentiments. we beseech Thee, to our prayer, as we confess our sins and 2. The unrestricted sale of purely defensive am1aments: ask for guidance through the coming hours. Save us from This policy is totally undefined, as becomes evident in the despairing of the age that presses round us with its ques analysis of his No. 1 policy. tions and denials, and help us to find in each perplexity 3. As to his third policy, that is carried out more strongly with which we are confronted only the prelude to the com in the proposed legislation than was ever before undertaken ing of the Son of Man with healing in His wings. If we by this country or any other. hav.e closed and barred the doors of our understanding 4. As to his fourth policy, the existing law, as well as the against unwelcome truth, may it return by secret paths and proposed law, in accordance with the opinion of the Attorney find its way within. Grant that the ears which have heard General of the United States on the Johnson Act, prohibits the voice of Thy songs may be deaf to the voice of clamor any credit to belligerent governments, and customary drafts, and dispute; that the eyes which have seen Thy love, may checks and acceptances are construed as cash. behold Thy blessed hope; that the feet which have walked Colonel Lindbergh says: in Thy courts may walk only in the region of light, and I do not believe that repealing the arms embargo would assist that the hearts which Thou hast touched may be purified democracy in Europe because I do not believe this is a war for even as by fire. So shall we become masters of ourselves democracy. that we may truly serve our country and our God. Through I do not know what definition Colonel Lindbergh gives to Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. democracies, or what definition he gives to totalitarian powers. There are certainly totalitarian powers in Europe, and there THE JOURNAL are other powers that are not totalitarian, which are based On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by unanimous consent, upon principles of democracy as we understand such the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the calendar principles. day Saturday, October 14, 1939, was dispensed with, and Was Czechoslovakia a democracy? Was Czechoslovakia at the Journal was approved. tempting to defend her democracy, or was Czechoslovakia engaged in power politics? CALL OF THE ROLL Was poor Poland mobilizing her forces and attempting to Mr. MINTON. I suggest the absence of a quorum. obtain arms, ammunition, and implements of war for the The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. purpose of power politics or for the purpose of defending her The Chief Clerk called the roll, and the following Senators democracy? answered to their names: Were Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, through the mobiliza Adams Danaher Johnson, Colo. Reed tion of their forces, preparing to defend their form of govern Andrews Davis King Reynolds Austin Donahey La Follette Russell ment, or were such mobilizations for the purpose of power Bailey Downey Lee Schwartz politics? Bankhead Ellender Lodge Schwellenbach Germany, before she brought about war against Czecho Barbour Frazier Lucas Sheppard Barkley George Lundeen Shipstead slovakia and Poland, purchased arms, ammunition, and im Bilbo Gibson McCarran Slattery plements of war from the United States. Was it right to Borah Gillette McKellar Stewart Bridges Green McNary Taft permit a country preparing for war to obtai:n arms, ammuni Brown Guffey Maloney Thomas, Okla. tion, and implements of war; and, when she was prepared, Bulow Gurney Miller Thomas, Utah start war, and then prevent her peaceful neighbors from Burke Hale Minton Townsend Byrd Harrison Murray Truman obtaining the same materials for defense by starting war Byrnes Hatch Neely Tydings against them? Capper Hayden Norris Vandenberg Caraway Herring Nye VanNuys Are Finland, Norway, and Sweden mobilizing their forces Chandler Hill O'Mahoney Wagner by reason of power politics and a desire for conquest? Is it Chavez Holman Overton Wheeler not evident that they are threatened by conquest, and are Clark, Idaho Holt Pepper Wiley Clark, Mo. Hughes Pittman seeking to defend their democracies? Connally Johnson, Calif. Radcliffe Colonel Lindbergh is patriotic, beyond a doubt, yet Colonel Lindbergh sees that the present law injures Great Britain and Mr. MINTON. I announce that the Senator from Washing France, and that its repeal will remove st;.ch injury. Ap ton [Mr. BoNE] and the Senator from Virginia [Mr. GLAss] parently he cannot see that the present law not only injures are detained from the Senate because of illness. Great Britain and France, but gives great aid to Germany, The Senator from Arizona [Mr. AsHURST] is absent be ItalY, and Russia. He cannot see that one of our domestic cause of illness in his family. laws which aids one of the belligerents is unneutral, but he The Senator from New York [Mr. MEAD], the Senator from thinks that if we had no law at all that would be unneutral. New Jersey [Mr. SMATHERS], the Senator from South Carolina The most unfortunate part of Colonel Lindbergh's state [Mr. SMITH], and the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. ment is that it encourages the ideology of the totalitarian gov- WALSH] are unavoidably detained. 1939 _CONGRESSIONAL ;RECORD-SEijATE_ 443 The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-six Senators have an· vice president of the Allied Patriotic ·societies, Inc., on swered to their names. A quorum is present. October 9, 1939, relative to pending neutrality legislation, PETITION which appears in the Appendix.] Mr. MINTON presented the petition of members of Local ADDRESS ON NEUTRALITY BY MAJ. AL WILLIAMS Union No. B-9, International Brotherhood Electrical Workers, [Mr. DANAHER asked and obtained leave to have printed of Gary, Ind., praying for the retention of the existing em· in the RECORD a radio address on the subject of neutrality by bargo on the export of arms and munitions to nations at Maj. AI W~lliams on October 12, 1939, which appears in the war, and the maintenance of a policy of strict neutrality, Appendix.] which was ordered to lie on the table. PERMANENT CROP CONTROL-EDITORIAL FROM BIRMINGHAM NEWS BILLS INTRODUCED [Mr. BANKHEAD asked and obtained leave to have printed Bills were introduced, read the first time, and, by unani· in the RECORD an editorial from the Birmingham News of mous consent, the second time, and referred as follows: October 13, 1939, on the subject of permanent crop control, By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: which appears in the Appendix.] s. 2986. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to NEUTRALITY AND PEACE OF THE UNITED STATES cooperate with State and local agencies in carrying out oper . ations against plant and animal diseases and noxious insects The Senate resumed the consideration of the joint resolu- and other pests affecting agriculture; to the Committee on tion <H. J. Res. 306) Neutrality Act of 1939. Agriculture and Forestry. Mr. CLARK of Idaho obtained the :floor. By Mr. McKELLAR: Mr. PITTMAN. Mr. President-- S. 2987. A bill to reform the lease for the Sellwood Station The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from Idaho of the Portland, Oreg., post office; to the Committee on Post yield to the Senator from Nevada? Offices and Post Roads. Mr. CLARK of Idaho. I yield. NEUTRALITY AND PEACE OF THE UNITED STATEs-AMENDMENTS Mr. PITTMAN. Mr. President, there is an amendment ·pending, but I desire to submit a proposed amendment and Mr. BRIDGES submitted an .amendment, and Mr. TAFT _have it printed and lie on the table. I will formally offer it · submitted four amendments intended to be proposed by them, after the pending amendment shall have been disposed of.