Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-02-13

we should let England shift for
| herself.
| President Roosevelt, in his mes
sage to Congress, said Let us say to
the .democracies, We shall send
you, in ever increasing numbers,
ships, planes, tanks, guns
Soon after the Lease-Lend Bill
was introduced, Wendell Willkie,
who served with distinction in the
World war, and whose father was
born in Germany, spoke to the
Women's National Republican CLUB
before flying to England for first
hand information. Said Willkie:
"But let me say to you that if the
Republican party in the year 194l
makes blind opposition to this bill
and allows itself to be presented to
the American people as the isola-
zionist party, it will never again
gain control of the American gov
eminent"
J Mr.. WILKES running mate for
vice president, Senator McNary, op-
poses the bill because it grants Eek
traordinary and total power to one
person"
Republican Secretary of War
Stimson says eve are in very great
danger of invasion by air in the
contingency that the British navy
is destroyed or surrendered.
Said Colonel Lindbergh, IAN air
invasion across the ocean is abso-
lutely impossible at this time, or in
any predictable future.
Secretaries Hull and Knox have
emphasized that an invasion would
come through South America.
To this, Lindbergh said 1--WE
should go to war with all our re-
sources if any attempt is made to
establish an air base in either
North or South America.
1t would seem that the adoption of
four amendments would meet most
demands of the opposition to the
bill and would certainly not lessen
the effectiveness of aid to Britain.
First, put a time limit of two years
in the bill; second, require Britain
to post such collateral as they have;
third, forbid our navy or ships en-
tering the war zone; fourth, provide
against the transfer of any part OF
our navy to Britain.
These amendments would not pre-
vent the sale of cargo ships to Brit
ain or the building Of such ships for
Britain in private navy yards in
America.
Record crowds have attended the
hearings including Charles Chaplin.
las and many stage and movie stars.
Religiously attending every meet
ing is Jacob Davis, Ohios new mem
ber of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
With his left hand on 1st Cor
inthians, 18th chapter, 1st to 18TH
verses, President Roosevevlt took
the oath of office for the third time.
Watching was his mother, the third
mother in history to see her son in
augurated president. The only 9th
er two were the mothers of Ohio
sons, Mckinley, and Garfield.
Although on his third term, the
president will not have served eight
years until March 4th. due to the
Constitutional Amendment whicl
moved up the Inauguration to Janu-
ary.
The following members OF con
gress began their careers III the
Ohio Legislature: John Davis, John
Vorys, Robert Crosser, George Bend
er John Hunter Albert Baumhartr
Harold Burton, Tom Jenkins, J.
Harry McGregor, Steve Young, Rob
ert Taft. and Bob Secrest your
scribbler. Clarence Brown, as
lieutenant governor, presided over
the state senate. pe
Meet An Ohio Congressman:
George II. Bender is one of Ohio
two congressmen-a at-large. He was
born and educated in Cleveland.
He is president of an Insurance COM
pany and editor and publisher OF
two Republican papers. He was a
member of the Ohio State Senate
from 1920 to 1880. He is now
chairman of the Rivers and Har-
bors Committee, and loyal sup
porter Of the Townsend Pension
Bill.