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Tuesday. January 28, 1941
U.S.Arms Halted
Nazis, Says Hull
i In Aid Plea
By STANLEY CARROLL
Int’l Nowi Service Staff <'orrmpond^nt
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sec
retary of State Hull told a secret
meeting of the Senate foreign re
lations committee that the lend-j
lease bill 1o aid nations fighting
aggressors Will not involve the
United States in war and will not
provoke Chancellor Hitler into
armed conflict with this country.
Hull, first witness as the Senate
committee began hearings on the
measure yesterday, declared that
war supplies furnished to embat
tled Britain by this country in the
last seven months were largely re
sponsible for British successes in
repulsing the Nazi onslaught.
2-OCEAN NAVY SPEEDUP
At the other end of the Capitol.;
Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of
naval operations, testifying simul
taneously before a secret session
of the House military affairs com
mittee. whole-heartedly endorsed
the lend-lease bill and warned that
the two-ocean navy must be com
pleted quickly if this nation is to
defend the Western Hemisphere.
Other major developments in the
battle over the lend-lease bill in
cluded:
—Prediction by House K|>rakrr
Rayburn that the measure
will be appro\ed "overwhelm
ingly'’ by the House next week.
cy —lntroduction In the Senate
** of the Wheeler-Nye resolu
tion calling upon the President
to ask Britain. Germany. Italy,
»reece, China and Japan for a
thlic statement of their war
■ ■ms, possible peace terms and
disclosure of any secret deals for
distribution of war spoil*.
•A—Warning by Senator Burton
•J K. Wheeler (I) lof Montana,
leader of Senate noninterven
tionists, that the lend-lease bill,
in effect, would empower the
President to wage undeclared
war "in defense of foreign
power*.” Wheeler s|M>ke before
the \meriran coalition.
IICI.I. EIGHTS < OI.I»
Hull, suffering from a severe
ct»oi uiM-ici «q«.n )«roM>nllng kt~
full case to the committee, al
though it volunteered to excuse
him for the present when he ex
pressed belief that he was running
a slight temperature The closed
• ssion was held in the huge Sen
iite caucus room.
The secretary sternly rebuked
foes of the lend-lease hill who
have warned that the President
_ rtught 4+se Che pmti'fs mfttnws
to convoy American w.:r supplies
to Britain.
Condemning such sla’« ments as
unfair and based on misinforma
tion Hull assured the committee
that neither he nor the President
had ever contemplated such a step
and do not now
Pressed by Senator Hiram John
son 1 R * of California, a foe of the
hill for an admission that the
measure might involve this nation
in war Hull said that he firmly
believed it would not and that if
he believed It would he would not
support it.
The secretary stressed that this
nation is confronted with a dual
threat one from Europe and the
other from —A tin —He —dwelt trr
length on the Asiatic situa
and warned that Japan has
Jefinite ambition- for control of
Indo-China
Taking cognizance of expressed
fears that an expanded program
of aid to Rritaih might provoke
Hitlei into war against the United
States, the secretary said he was
confident passage of the bill would
not alter Hitlers attitude which
up to now. has been to ignore
publicly the aid-Bntain efforts.
CONTINUES ASSISTANCE
The secretary contended that
aid advanced to England during
the la«t seven months has not pro
voked the Reich to war against
this country and that the pending
bill would onlv continue the pro
gram by making it more effective
and increasing production of war
materials
Hull reviewed international
events over a |tcriod of years
which led to the present Euro
pean conflict He expressod con
fidence shat Turkey would firmly
resi-t any Axis threats or de
mands
The secretary declined to answer
questions concerning the probable
cost of the program, the effect it
rr ghf have on American defense
eotiipmcnf or the quantities of
shins, tanks, guns and munitions
v hich might be furnished Britain.
Such questions, he said, would he
answered better by the secretaries
of the treasury, war and navy
departments in their later appear
ances before the committee.
Willkie's Ist Backer
Hailed in New York
• E\V YORK Jan 28.—(IN8>—
n Root Jr the 29-year-old
executive who single-handedly
launched Wendell Willkie's presi
dential candidacy was selected ns
New York's outstanding young
man of 1940.
Root was presented with the
distinguished service scroll and
key to the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce at a lunch
eon given by the New York Board
of Trade. He hailed Willkie as
the "greatest living American."
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A praphic map of the* African area where*
the British have* opened up a third (i. 0., Libya
and Greece) full-scale pursuit of the baelpered
Italian army: Italian East Africa, which
eludes conquered Fthiopia,
Somaliland, seized French
British Somaliland (which Britain prudently
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WASHINGTr>N. Jan. 2H. -
The Senate in 45 minutes jessed
and sent to President Roosevelt a
hill authorizing expenditure of
$300,000,000 to bolster all naval
combat ship* against aerial attack.
Air power against ships, as dem
onstrated by the European war,
was given as the reason for rush
ing passage.
Not a single voice was raised in
opposition as the way was p*aved by
congressional committees to ram
through the Mouse and Senate ad
ministration hills calling for more
than SI. 149.000.000 for naval ship
building facilities, merchant ships,
naval ordnance and army clothing
and equipment.
WOt'Ll) SPEED » KEM.HTERS
The President sent to Congress
a special message recommending
that the maritime commission be
auttTOTtzrvtfirTOmracl SRs.TirHT.nocr
in facilities to speed up completion
of 200 ships in a long-range pro
gram to build 500 freighters. The
commission has under contract ISO
of the 500 vessels, of which 92
have been launched.
These vessels are in addition to
the 200 "floating matchbox" cargo
ships provided for in a bill passc-d
by the Mouse and pending before
the Senate. This $315,500,000 pro
gram is for single-design steel
ships to be built in private yards
within 24 months.
The Senate naval affairs com
mittee. after a two-hour heating,
approved a House-passed bill to
authorize expenditure of $909,000.-
000 for naval purposes, with Chair
man David I. Walsh <D> of Massa
chusetts. indicating he would move
for Senate |>assage of the measure
today.
BOATS eok lakes tarda
Tins bill would provide $315,*
000.000 for expansion of naval and
private shipbuilding facilities,
$194 ()0t).000 for naval ordnance
production equipment and S4OO -
000,000 for construction of small
naval craft, including minesweep
ers, torpedo boats and subchasers
The British Drive Against Italian East Africa
Eritrea, Italian
Somaliland
Groat Lakes -hipyards -non will
h*- humming to turn out these
small vessels, while Atlantic are
Pacific Coast yards arc working at
capacity to build battleships rim
ers. destroyers and other ship- fi t
the two-ocean navy.
While the navy's needs were be
ing supplied by Congress in un
precedented peacetime speed, the
army. too. was sharing in the
shoveling out ol million- of dollars
in the "all-out" defense program.
Chairman Taylor iD> of Colo
rado. acting upon a recommenda
tion of the Pre-ident. tilt'd in the
House a lull to appiopnnte $175,-
000.000 for clothing and othei
quartermasters -upplies Tha*
WAR CORRESPONDENT AND HIS BRIDE
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MR. AND MRS. ROBERT NIXON AT TIIEIR NEW YORK WEDDING BREAKFAST
Mr. Nixon, The Detroit Tinies-lnterna
tional News Service war correspondent
hagk -in America on a furlough, with his
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evacuated in the face of greatly superior
forces when Italy first entered the war). Here
British columns have struck into Eritrea from
the Anglo-Egvptian Sudan and into Ethiopia
from Kenya Colony—with strong support
from the RAF and help from the fleet await
ing them at the Red Sea. Meantime, Ethiopian
hill socm« >latod for passage with
a minimum of discussion.
The Senate unanimously passed
a House hill to enable each mem
ber of Congress to api>oin< five,
instead of four, young men to
attend the Annapolis Naval Acad
emy each year.
In addition to the 535 midship
men ap|xiinted In senators and
representativcs. the hill authorize*
L's appointees at large, instead of
15 as in the past, and UK) more
will come from the naval reserve
roll* in place of 50
Admiral S. M. Robinson chief
of the bureau of ships, in testify
ing licfore the Senate naval com
mittee. *aid the anti-aircraft pro
lection to he put on all naval com
bat ships would be based upon
knowledge learned from the war.
in which airplanes and surface ves
sels have had many engSgcments.
The navy has had "complete op
portunities" to observe these
major clashes, he said.
American naval observers wit
nessed the recent Mediterranean
battle between German dive-bomb
ers and British warships, in which
the Illustrious, British aircraft
carrier, was hit.
“No doubt the Illustrious was
pretty hadty damaged, hut she
stood up pretty well,” Admiral
Robinson said.
hride shortly after their marriage at New
York’s Little Church Around the Corner.
The bride ia the former Ajnett Utley.
natives trained by British officers, armed with
British guns and aided by British planes are
harassing the Italians, cutting communica
tions, destroying outposts while under the war
flag and the personal command of Emperor
Haile Selassie, the king Mussolini deposed in
1936 and Britain befriended in London exile.
Naval Academy
On Coast Urged
By Johnson
By GEO. ROTHWEIX BROWN
Mortal In THE DETROIT TIMES
WASHINGTON. Jan 28.—Leg
islative drafting pxperts of the
Senate today wet' putting into
final form the bill Senator Hiram
Johnson of California will intro
duce in the Senate this week pro
viding for the establishment of a
full four-year-course naval acad
emy on the Pacific Coast.
The senator completed his pre
liminary draft of the legislation
and sent it to the Senate drafting
service to he phrased in proper
parliamentary form. He expects
to have it hack probably tomor
row and will file it in the Senate
probably by Wednesday.
- MODERN WE NCttOOfcß
Meanwhile. Rep. John H. Tolan
of California, author of a bill
already pending in the House for
the establishment of a junior
naval academy in the San Fran
cisco Bay area, completed the
draft of a companion bill he in
tends to introduce tomorrow for
the creation of a special House
committee, to investigate and
recommend a complete overhaul
ing of the military and naval
training now carried on at the
West Point and Annapolis acade
mies. to bring the service schools
up to date in modern methods of
mechanized and aeria! warfare.
Both Representative Tolan and
Rep. John Costello of California,
who has a bill pending for estab
' lishment in California of a junior
military academy, to give particu
lar attention to aerial as well as
land training, received encourag
ing pledges of support from col
leagues in the California House
delegation, regardless of party.
It was revealed today that the
army is considering establishment
of another infantry training
school to relieve the congestion at
the present school i*t Fort Ben
ming, Ga.
Fear Bill
As Peril j
To Liberty
S*ee**l In THE DETROIT TIMES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.
Emphatic opposition to the admin
istration’s “lend-lease” bill in the
form in which it was presented to
Congress was voiced in resolutions
adopted by the American Coalition
at its annual meeting here.
The Coalition, an organization
embracing in its membership more
than a hundred patriotic, civil and
fraternal organizations, while ex
pressing sympathy for those na
tions whose democracy is jeopar
dized by the present wars in Eu
rope and Asia, declared it was un
alterably opposed to conferring
dictatorial powers on the President
of the United States, as proposed
in House resolution 1776 and
thereby setting up a totalitarian
government in thjs country under
the guise of helping Great Britain
fight Hitler.
The resolutions also declared op
position to turning over to Britain
military equipment needed for the
adequate defense of America.
The lend-lease bill, the resolu
tions dclared. would delegate to
the President full war powers
short of actually sending men and
ships into battle. The Coalition
advocated the development of an
adequate defense for the United
States.
Other resolutions proposed ex
clusion of all alien immigration for
a period of 10 years, suspension of
naturalization until the naturaliza
tion laws can be strengthened, ex
clusion of aliens from employment
in aircraft and all other defense in
dustries. the dismissal of all per
sons so employed known to have
been associated with subversive
movements, amendment of the
Wagner Labor Relations Act to
permit such discharges without
penalizing employers, and author
izing army and navy authorities
to collaborate with civil authori
ties in enforcing laws affecting the
national defense Legislation al
ready is pending for most of these
[objectives.
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Wheeler Fears
Grab of Power
By President
'portal ta THE DETROIT TIMER
WASHINGTON. Jan 28—Sen
ator Burton K. Wheeler (D) of
Montana, last night in a radio ad
dress denounced President Roose
velt's lease-lend bill for aid to
Britain as “wholly foreign to our
conception of government” and
“foisted on the American people
through propaganda inspired by
foreign governments and interna
tional bankers.”
He spoke before the annual
meeting of the American Coali
tion. an organization of partiotic
groups.
Senator Raymond E. Willis CR)
of Indiana, who also addressed the
meeting, wai lof the post-war
economic dangers facing this
country after peace is brought
about in Europe and Asia.
WHEELER ILL
Senator Wheeler, who left a sick
bed to address the meeting, as
sailed ihe lend-lease bill as de
signed to give President Roosevelt
I "the power to wage undeclared
war.”
He declared it was ironical to
call the bill H. R. 1776, "because
this bill would tend to destroy that
independence of the republic for
which our forefathers fought:
ironical because the proponents of
H. R. 1776 maintain that the
safety of the United States and
the preservation of our liberties
are dependent upon Great Brit
ain.” He added:
“During the past eight year*
we ha\-e gone far down the road
toward one-man government. Wa
have granted to President Roose
velt more power than was ever
given to any peacetime presi
dent In the history of this na
tion. The American people and
the Congress have gratified the
President’s every wish In order
that he might solve our domes
tic problems.
WAR FOR BRITAIN
“But now the American peo
ple are asked by H. R. 1776 to
give. In effect, to the President
of the United States the power
to wage undeclared war, not in
the defense of our shores, our
freedom, or our Independence,
hut In defense of foreign pow
er i.
“Once given such vast pow
ers—there will be no relinquish
ment—and against the will of
the Executive a two-thirds vote
of Congress Is required to cur
tail—restrict—or repeal these
powers. Further or future ap
propriations of money by Con
gress are not necessary to make
effective this blanket authority.”
Emphasizing the scope of the
legislation, Wheeler declared:
“Military or naval secrets,
however vital to American de
fense, may be given to a for
eign power by the President.
GIFTS GALORE
“In plain language, this bill
means that the President can
give to any foreign nation our
entire navy, our entire air force,
all our guns, all our tanks, all
our munitions. All our military
secrets can be disclosed to
Russia, to China, to Greece, to
England, or to any country,
though they are cautiously with
held from you, your senators and
your congressmen.”
Asking “who drafted this leg
islation. Wheeler said:
"No member of Congress, no
member of the cabinet. Who
are its secret authors? Who
placed it in the hands of your
representatives for Int r o auc
tion? Was It drafted by a little
group of Wall Street lawyers or
by the brain trusters?
“Without knowing from
whence it comes or where It
will lead us, you, the American
“people, are asked to swallow It
in the name of aiding Britain.”
WAR S AFTER-EFFECTS
Senator Willis, in discussing the
after-effects of war on American
economic life, told the coalition
ists:
"This war will end. as all wars
must end. We cannot outline a
policy to he pursued under con
ditions we cannot yet foresee.
But surely It Is not too early to
discuss & possible rote tor this
nation In the economic mael
strom of a post-war world.
"On the basis of the hard,
realistic facts that are likely to
confront us, and with no re
course to the wishful thinking
that has so often hampered our
efforts to formulate sound policy,
we might do well to establish
the following objectives:
—“A stable national currency
for the United States whose
value shall be determined by a
criterion of both national and
International stability, subject to
modification only with the ap
proval of Congress.
O—“An International monetary
“ conference to facilitate
classifications of relationship*
between national and tone cur
rencies.
Q —"Preferential concern with
maintenance of the Ameri
can standard of living,
—“The temptation to become
an aggressive commercial
Imperialistic nation must be re
sisted by the United State*.”
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