Evening star., 1940-06-22
Senate Storm Breaks
On Cabinet Choices
And Foreign Affairs

ana f0reIgn Affairs
RooseveIt's Resignation
Demanded Lest Policies
Bring 'Disoster'
BULLETIN.
The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee voted unanimously today
to summon Col. Frank Knox,
President Roosevelt's new Secre-
tary- y-designated, to learn his
views on the question of keeping
the United States out of war.
Chairman Walsh said Col. Knox
would be asked to testify in a
public hearing, probably July l..
By the Associated Press.
The administrations foreign poll
cies and its program of aid for the
Allies became major storm centers
today in the tempest over President
Roosevelt's appointment of two Re-
publicans to the key defense posts
In his cabinet.
With formal hearing already
ordered by the Senate Military Com
mittee on the naming of Henry l..
Stlmson to be Secretary of War, the
Naval Committee opened consid-
GRAFTON of the nomination of Col.
Frank Knox as Secretary of the
Navy.
The Stimson and Knox appoint
ments were discussed by Vice Presi-
dent Garner and Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley, friends said, in long
conference yesterday. Both men ex-
pressed disapproval of the Presi-
dents action, it was reported; Mr..
Garner with considerable vehe-
mence.
The Vice President likewise was
represented in authoritative Senate
circles as disagreeing sharply with
the administrators handling of
foreign affairs.
The combination of foreign affairs
and the Stimson-Knox nominations
plunged the Senate into a stormy
debate marked by a demand that
Mr.. Roosevelt resign lest his policies
bring disaster" The House, too,
heard wordy exchanges. among them
inquiries whether Harry Woodring,
the resigned Secretary of War, had
been dismissed"
The furor prompted President
Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N. Y, to
remark that there were some people
who think in terms of patriotic mo-
tives and some who think with
partisan motives.
The demand for President Roose-
velt's resignation came from Senator
Nye. Republican. of North Dakota,
who told the Senate that it seemed
certain" the President had promised
military assistance to France.
When the terrible moment" to
honor that pledge arrived. he as
serted. the Chief Executive was
unable to deliver"
Minton Challenges Nye.
Challenging Senator Nye. Senator
Minton, Democrat, of Indiana said
the Republican was piling up in
situations and accusing the United
States of leading France and Eng
land into the war.
"Of course America didn't make
any such promises as the Senator
says" Senator Mintor declared. "The
United States is not going into any
war until it becomes Americas war"
Senator Nye, in his speech, also
urged that the Military Affairs Com
mittee, which plans to have Mr..
Stlmson appear at its hearings, like
wise summon MIR. Woodring.s - He
said he would be Every much sur
prised" ii inquiry did not show that
Mr.. Woodring had been ousted be.
cause Of his refusal to give the Allies
national defense secret No. 1.-THE
Army's secret bomb sight.
Senators Minton. Schwellenbach.
Democrat. of Washington, and
Democratic Leader Barkley said the
bomb-sight assertion was baseIess.
Senator Barkley told the Senate
that the Army Air Corps chief, Mai.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, haG assured him
that "at no time or under any con-
dltions has any consideration ever
been given to the revelation of any
secret bomb sight"
Nye Reproved.
1T is time" Senator Schwellen-
bach declared, that people high in
public life have some restraint in
their utterances. There hasn't been
a single word uttered by the Senator
from North Dakota that shows the
slightest basis in evidence to sup
port the conclusions he asks us to
believe.
"The time has come when there
Is some responsibility on members
OF this body to deal with facts and
deal with them on a responsible
basis"
In the free-for-all course of the
days debate the chamber heard
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of Flor
Ida advocate turning over part of
the fleet to Britain to crush Hitler"
There also was a vehement speech
by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, who said he would
walk out of this chamber-put my
Resignation on the desk" rather than
vote for entry into a European war.
Conferees Agree on Arms Fund.
Besides the debate, the day re-
corded these other developments re-
lated to the defense program:
A joint House-Senate conference
committee agreed on supplemental
Army-Navy bill for $1,770,OOO 900 in
appropriations and authorizations.
thus clearing the way for its enact
ment.
The Navy Department announced
that the Naval Academy at An
napolis was shortening its course of
study, as in World War days, to
provide additional officers for the
fleet. The class of 1941 will gradu-
ate four months ahead of schedule.
The Senate passed and sent to
the House measure directing $10,-
100000 in Government loans for