CONGRESS: Quotes and Arguments

CONGRESS Quote and Arguments

Franklin Roosevelt last week told Congress that the term "peace bloc" was wide enough to cover both the advocates and opponents of repeal of the embargo on arms to belligerents. His opponents for the most part also indicated that they would not question the motives of their adversaries in the embargo fight. Both attitudes were ingenuous, for the obvious fact was that the emotions of both sides, in Congress and out, were muddled.

For 20 years, with the memories of the futility of World War I still fresh, U. S. citizens have urged one another to...

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