"Keep America Out of War" petitions presented to Congress. Washington, D.C., April 27. "Keep America Out of War" was keynote of four million petitions presented to members of Congress at the Capitol today by the veterans of Foreign Wars. Senator Key Pittman as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, received the petitions for the Senate. In the photograph, left to right, can be seen: Senator Pat McCarran, Nevada; Mrs Laurie M. Schertle, Nat. President, Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Senator Key Pittmen; Speaker of the House William D. Bankhead; and Scott P. Squires, Commander-in-Chief of Veterans of Foreign Wars