Evening star., 1941-02-08
Hearing
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of the blackest marks on the record
of the Republican party was the at
tempt to silence Senator Wheeler
! now denounce. as equally dastardly,
the systematic attempt of another
Chief Executive to silence his voice
and blaCken his reputation
AS the 1886 Republican nominee
was testifying, his successor as the
1910 G. o. P. candidate, Mr..
Willkie. was hurrying back to WASH
ington from London, to appear Mon
day in defense Of the bill, probably
with some notifications.
In urging his British subsidy sub
stltute. Mr.. LandOn said:
"Of course, it is to our advantage
for England to win, our very great
advantage. but We should not con-
fuse what is desirable with what is
necessary
You supported Mr. Willkie in the
election?" Senator Connally. Demo-
crat of Texas, asked Mr.. Landon.
Yes. sir.
you knew his views before the
election?" the Senator pursued.
Yes. sir"
You know his views noW?"
mo, sir" Mr.. Landon came back
We'll. If you'll wait over until
Monday, Governor, he will be here
and, l imagine. have some views.
Mr.. LandOn told Senator Connally
he conferred with Mr. Willkie dur
ing the campaign. but did not know
whether Mr. Willkie has changed
his mind
Il would like to add" Mr.. Lam
don said, That if he has changed his
mind. and we don't agree 100 per
cent, I hope he won't try to purge
me, or to start a purge in his own
party" presumably referring to the
Democratic purge move against a
group of Senators two years ago.
Senator Connally asked Mr.. Lam
don to assume that he had been
elected in 1886 and was in the White
House today, how far would he go
in extending the aid to England he
favors.
The witness pointed out that as a
private citizen he does not have the
information available to Government
officials to show how far it is safe
to go.
1T would take all afternoon, but
II you will bring in the Army and
Navy chiefs for consultation, I'll be
glad to discuss it." Mr.. Landon said.
I'VE have already heard them"
said the Senator.
But I haven't" Mr.. Landon re-
piled.
Questions on Voters.
DO you think the 100000 people
who voted for Mr. Willkie were all
for even the amount of aid to Britain
promised at that time?' asked Sem
ator Nye, Republican, of North Da-
kota.
Il don't quite get your question" "
Mr.. Landon said. The candidates
were in practical agreement on the
question"
ISN'T it likely Mr.. Willkie got a
good many votes of people against
any aid to Britain?" Senator Nye
continued.
Mr.. Landon said he may have re-
ceived some such votes, but added
"I don't believe there are many such
folks in the country"
Answering Mr.. Landon's point
that the word transfer" in the bill
could include, under the dictionary
definition. the power to transport
the aid to England, Senator Barkley
said:
I'm not welded to any particular
word. and nobody who took part in
the bill had in mind that transfer
meant physical delivery across the
sea-"
Mr.. Landon was the first witness
today. following testimony against
the bill late yesterday by Charles
CLAYTON Morrison, editor Of the
Christian Century: Judge Herbert
A. OBrien of the New York Com
mittee to Keep America Out of
War. and Miss Fay Bennett of the
Youth Committee Against War.
Mr.. Landon argued that in view OF
the foreign policy outlined by the
President in his recent flreside chat