The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent ]

DJ 4& Ss " Nvess1~s"
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Feb D. (UP)-Re- publican members of the senate military affairs committee endorsed today the sale of military planes abroad, but insisted that they should be sold, If they were wanted, to the Relationships as well as to the democracies.
 The five minority members also revealed their agreement to support e Democratic move to open national defense hearings to the public. Secrecy concerning the extent and nature of American commitments to aid France and Great Britain aganist Germany or italy has pre- cipitated a congressional dispute which IS teetering toward another historic White Houses clash on foreign affairs.
 Sell to All Nations
 Senator Warren Austin, R., Vt., acting as spokesman for the Re- publicans, said that his colleagues would insist that planes be sold to any or all nations in the interest of true neutrality" and expansion of American trade, and that the public be given chance to speak before the governments foreign policy becomes capitalized.
 we are not fighting Q war of ideologies in shaping our foreign pol- icy" he said. "Our objective is peace and we wish to remain ct peace with the totalitarian as well as the demo- cratic nations"
 Tn addition to Austin, the group which met last night comprised Sen- ators Gerald P. Nye, N. D., II. Styles Bridges, N. H., Chan Guerney, s. D., and Rufus c. Holman, Ore.
 They would endorse a program to allow all nations equal opportunity to buy American-made planes with the following restrictions:
 1. Priority to the United States on all new devices.
 2. Legislation allowing cancella- ton of any contract fl and when 1t proved injurious to the United States.
 3. All sales to be made on Q cash basis.
 Discuss in Secret
 Austin said that he, personally was sympathetic toward allowing the president to discuss foreign pol- icy with e senate committee in secret, subject to the genate's responsibility to ratify any agreements or treaties.
 A dozen or more factors relating to foreign affairs precipitated the current senate controversy. But on the surface 1t was c protest against secrecy concerning President Roose- velt's support of world democracies against aggressors.
 Politics is not stopping at the waters edge" Criticism Of the pres ident is mostly from Republicans or from Democrats already at odds with the administration. The protest has not enlisted the support of any f1u- merically large group Of senators nor is there any sign that it will.
 Senate uproar over secrecy. With one of it's committees was compelled to hear an explanation Of why new types of American fighting planes may be sold to rFance. reflects Stis- picion regarding the extent to which the administration will aid European democraces. 1t merely b another angle of the dispute precipitated when the president submitted c naval report proposing to fortify Guam.
 May End Tomorrow
 The issue of secrecy, however, may Do disposed of quickly tomorrow when the military affairs committee considers c motion by Senator Ben nett Clark, D., Mo, to open to the public the inside story Of the plan to arm France in the air--at the ex- pense Of the French government. The five Republicans and at least two Democrats on the lB-man com- mittee will vote for Clarkg motion.
 It was recalled that the senate's famous rebellion against President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations began after the senate foreign re- iatlons committee had been sum- moned to the White House for con. ference-just as senate military af- fairs committeeman were called in Tuesday.
 Some of the presidents critics be- iieve he Is focusing public opinion on international affairs to divert ate tention from unsatisfactory eco- homie conditions ct home. One or two senators 90 further to express fear that the president may see ii1 his aid-the-dcmocracies policy an avenue toward c third term.
 President Got Little Help
 A prominent fact in the uproar Of the past few days is that the presi- dent has had scanty defense in the house or senate. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, D., Ky, bore the burden in the senate yes- terday when Senators Nye, Clark, Hiram W. Johnson, R., Calf, and Arthur II. Vandenbcrg, R., Mich, denounced the secrecy imposed upon the senate on various fronts.
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