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...moneylenders, then the gloriously sure and simple way for it to stay out of the next one was to keep its trade and money at home when the fighting began. Steamed up by the Millis book and FORTUNE'S "Arms and the Men" (munitions-makers), the Senate peacemen got their start on the crest of the Italo-Ethiopian war scare. Whooped through Congress was a temporary resolution banning sale of U. S. arms to nations at war, empowering the President to forbid U. S. citizens to travel on belligerents' boats (TIME, Sept...
...scare had died down by the time this statute was due to expire early last year, and the peacemen were unable to replace it with permanent legislation. But they did manage to tack on an amendment prohibiting loans and credits to belligerents, get the resolution extended for another 14 months...
...Foreign Minister Colonel Josef Beck and Turkish Foreign Minister Dr. Rushtu Aras. With a show of bravado Fascist Aloisi said that "Italy reserves absolute freedom of action!" But Geneva was heavy with rumors that Dictator Mussolini had privately intimated that he was now ready to do business with the Peacemen, if they can and will do business...
Leaping to their feet to check the adjournment rush, the Senate peacemen proclaimed themselves ready to filibuster indefinitely until neutrality legislation should be brought to a vote. Not for a moment did anyone believe they were bluffing. Only Missouri's Clark, A. E. F. colonel and a founder of the American Legion, knew anything about war at first hand but his colleagues did not let their ignorance dampen their zeal. Senator Bone led off with a two-and-a-half hour harangue...
Chairman McReynolds took with him also a prime trading point to force the Senate peacemen to accept the President's compromise. Ardently did he and a majority of the House desire to lay down an absolute embargo on loans & credits to warring nations. Except for the Nye-Clark bloc, the Senate was flatly opposed to such action. Therefore, threatened Chairman McReynolds, let the Senate peacemen accept the President's compromise or he would write a loans & credits embargo into their resolution, thus killing off neutrality legislation at this session...
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