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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1939

Page

33

Roosevelt Rules Out War and Debates Arms Policy

President Roosevelt stated the United States will remain neutral as Congress debates overturning the arms embargo. Key senators clash over cash and carry versus total embargo with firms and shipping in war zones under debate.

United States Franklin D. Roosevelt Congress America Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Key Pittman Pittman Germany Britain France Johnson, Borah Nye Wisconsin Robert la Follette Philip la Follette Vandenberg Bridges Alfred E. Smith New York War Department Harry H. Woodring Louis Johnson Johnson Roosevelt Leo M. Cherne Woodring Chicago American Legion Raymond J. Kelly Detroit Stephen F. Chadwick Seattle Panama City Panama Sumner Welles

Iowa in Washington underway tense war talk worries locals

A Washington correspondent from Iowa City warns that war hysteria is rising in Congress and among constituents. He cites quotes about facing Germany and Pittman as examples, notes anxious sentiments in House members, and urges Congress to return home to avoid overconfidence in military strength. He stresses the need to stay focused on peace and warns that escalating rhetoric could erode home sentiment.

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