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be the war party, but it will be a
party of defense of America and
its great ideals"
Stimson's Program.
Long an advocate of strong meas
tires to stop what he branded as
"aggressor nations" Mr.. Stimson, a
colonel Of artillery in the World
War, has called for compulsory
military training, acceleration Of
arms shipments to the Allies (by
conveyed American ships, If nee
essary). repeal of "our ill-starred,
so-called neutrality venture" and
opening of American ports to Brit
ish and French navies for repairs,
refuehng and other services"
Il believe" he said a few days
ago, that If we use our brains and
curb our prejudices, we can, by
keeping command of the sea, beat
her Germany again as we did in
1918"
To critics who charged that he
was setting up war cabinet" Mr..
Roosevelt replied in statement last
night:
THE appointments to the cabi-
net are in line with the over
whelming sentiment of the Nation
for national solidarity in time of
world crisis and in behalf of ma
tional defense and nothing else"
The President said today no other
cabinet changes were contemplated
now.
Woodring Blames Bankers.
Secretary Woodring, whose resig-
nation the President accepted to
make way for Mr.. Stimson, was
quoted by the Topeka (Kans) Capt.
tai as having told friends in Topeka
recently:
There is a comparatively small
clique of international financiers
who want the United States to de-
clare war and get into the European
mess with everything we have, in
cluding our man power. I'm not
going to stand for it and I'm not 60
ing to resign until forced to do so.
They don't like me because I'm
against stripping our own defenses
for the sake of trying to stop Hitler
5000 miles away. Eventually they
will force me to resign" The paper
added that he askee- that his state
ment not be published until after
his resignation.
The White House did not make
public Mr.. Woodrings letter Of
resignation, describing it as "too
personal" There long has been a
rift between the retiring Secretary
and his assistant. Louis johnson, a
fact which stirred criticism in vari-
GUS quarters when the defense pro-
gram was undertaken. Mr.. johnson
generally is expected to keep his
post.
Carlson Demands Probe.
Representative Carlson, Repub-
lican, Of Kansas made the demand
today that Congress investigate what
he termed Secretary Woodring's
dismissal" from the cabinet and
simultaneously determine what in
fuences are at work in our Nation
to involve us in the European war"
A 10-member committee, creation
Of which Representative Carlson
proposed in a resolution he intro
duced. also would have the task of
investigating "the sale of our war
supplies to foreign governments"
Representative Carlson proposed
q committee of five Representatives
and five Senators to make the in
vestigation.
He cited the fact that Mr.. Wood
ring was a former Governor of "our
State" Kansas.
In a short address in the House,
Representative Carlson asked these
questions:
"Was Mr.. Woodring removed be-
cause he co-operated with the chief
of staff and our Army officials in
stead Of Harry Hopkins and Secre-
tary Morgenthau?
WAS he removed because he op-
posed the sale and transfer of mill
tary supplies that we need our
selves?
WAS he removed because he
favored a program of national de-
fense for our Nation instead of in
tervention in Europe?
"Was he removed in the interest
of the third term movement, or was
it because the international bankers
could not control him?"
In New York, Thomas E. Dewey,
a candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination, said that
the appointments of Col. Knox and
Mr.. Stimson "can only be inter-
preted as direct step toward war"
Mr. Roosevelt's act is a confess
sion of the failure of his admins
tration to prepare the Nations de-
fenses," Mr.. Dewey said.
by indulging in a political raid
on the eve of the Republican Ma
tional Convention, he seeks to pro-
tect himself from the political con-
sequences of that failure" He add
ed that he would discuss this matter
more fully" in a radio address to-
night.
But it was the foreign policy is
sue rather than the political phase
which touched off spirited debate
in the Senate yesterday.
Clark to Oppose Both.
Senator Clark, Democrat. of Mis-
souri,, said that he intended to vote
against confirmation of Mr.. Stimson
and Mr.. Knox because they are
both interventionists' and men
whose day-by-day decisions might
tend to make up situation that
might lead this country into war"
IT cannot regard their appoint
ment," he said. 'in any other light
than as the selection of war cabi-
net. I cannot vote to make the
Democratic party war party, and
I will not follow the Democratic
party as war party"
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Of