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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...This first general Neutrality act was hastily patched up and put into effect for six months until a permanent act could be written. Its chief provision was to place a mandatory embargo on the shipment to warring countries of "arms, ammunition and implements of war," (which were later defined by the President to include airplanes, various chemicals, armored vehicles but not cotton, oil, scrap iron, trucks, etc.). It also forbade U. S. citizens to travel on vessels of warring nations except at their own risk...
...event of European war the effect of a mandatory embargo is not difficult to predict. It would improve Hitler's chances for victory in a Blitzkrieg, or lightning war. It might not appreciably hurt the long-term chances of England and France, both of which have rich empires of their...
...case, the U. S. cannot make a decision of any sort that will not profoundly alter the balance of world power. With half the steel capacity of the world, with immense reserves of cotton, oil and wheat, any U. S. decision that materially limits war-time shipments would in effect alter world geography as much as if Hitler seized the Ukraine. Lesser embargoes would amount to lesser geographical rearrangement. So regardless of intention, the U. S. plays a part in power politics-with the responsibilities and the risks of a world power...
...observer has guessed that the Nazis have two interlocking plans for war in Europe this summer: first a lightning-strike and then, if it fails, a deadlock in front of their defenses on the Western Front. If they win their Blitzkrieg they can take what they want; if they effect a deadlock, they can still bargain for concessions in return for Europe's peace...
Last week, unable to effect a compromise that would keep R. M. F. out of ruinous reorganization, she stepped out. Old Vice President John R. Lawson, onetime president of Colorado's Federation of Labor, resigned and took three months' pay. Into Rocky Mountain Fuel's offices in Denver moved William Taylor, president of Cleveland's Coal Mine Management Co. His aim: to reorganize R. M. F.. put it back on a paying basis. Colorado mine union leaders talked to Reorganizer Taylor, said they were satisfied no change in labor policies was intended...