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This week Congress convenes in a momentous session to decide the U. S. stand on neutrality for the opening of World War II. This week a FORTUNE survey will show that: 1) two-thirds of the American people are against a strict U. S. isolationist policy; only 25% oppose all trade with belligerents; 2) 83% want Britain and France to win the war; 65% thought they could (before Russia came in); 3) 17% are willing to send U. S. armed forces to fight for the Allies, and 20% favor helping them by all means short of war. Further FORTUNE findings...
...vast majority of U. S. churchmen were, for the time being at least keeping God out of it. The president of the Federal Council of Churches plumped for strict neutrality. So did Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Father Coughlin, the National Baptist Convention (Negro). The National Council of Methodist Youth vowed its refusal to participate in "any war in which the U. S. may engage...
LASISIDO - "Strict neutrality is essential. We do not want war. We do not need war. And as God is my witness, we will not have war if I can prevent...
...would result in an average saving of no more than three cents out of every dollar paid by consumers for finished goods." The research done, ten economic bigwigs were asked to confer, formulate a "program of action." They nibbled like scared mice at the big cheese of distribution, recommended: strict accuracy in labeling and advertising, consumer education, commodity research, careful cost analysis of distribution industries. To meet increasingly costly conveniences offered by retailers (credit, free delivery, Smith girls behind the counter, swank salesrooms, return privileges), they suggested "differential pricing," by which an article would have several prices, according...
...safeguard premiums and for payment of possible U. S. claims for war-sunk ships, Lloyd's of London, world's leading insurance syndicate, had transferred $40,000,000 to New York. Meantime, U. S. exporters await anxiously how and whether the Neutrality Act will be applied. Strict enforcement of the Act would prevent exports in vessels of any nationality of arms, ammunition or implements of war for belligerent states- would put a crimp in present foreign commitments outstanding. Just under the wire last week a British steamer slipped out of San Pedro (Port of Los Angeles) with twenty...