Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
U.S.Arms Halted
Ndzis, Says Hull
!. In Aid Plea
BY STANLEY CARROLL
IntT News Service stan Correspondent

BY STANLEY CARROLL
IntT News Service stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Sec-
rotary of State Hull told a secret
meeting of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee that the lend
lease bill 10 aid nations fighting
aggressors will not involve the
United States in war and will not
provoke Chancellor Hitler into
armed conflict with this country.
Hull. first witness as the Senate
committee began hearings on the
measure yesterday. declared that
war supplies furnished to embat-
tied Britain by this country in the
last seven months were largely re-
sponsible for British successes in
repulsing the Nazi onslaught.
2-OCEAN NAVY SPEEDUP
At the other end of the Capitol.
Admiral Harold r. Stark. chief of
naval operations, testifying stimuli
taneously before a secret session
of the House military affairs COM
mittee. whole-heartedly endorsed
the lend-lease bill and warned that
the two-ocean navy must be COM
pletec quickly if this nation is to
defend the Western Hemisphere.
Other major developments in the
battle over the lend-lease bill in
Guided:
prediction by House Speaker
l. Rayburn that the measure
will be approved "overwhelm-
ingly" by the House next week.
0-Introduction in the Senate
- OF the Wheeler-Nye resolu-
ton calling upon the President
TO ask Britain. Germany. Italy.
Areece. China and Japan for a
ZlbIic statement of their MAR
aims. possible peace terms and
disclosure of any secret deals for
distribution OF war spells.
O-Warning by senator Burton
- X. Wheeler (D) Of Montana,
leader OF senate nonlnterven-
tionists, that the Iend-lease bill, |
in effect. would empower the
President TO wage undeclared I
war "in defense of foreign
powers" Wheeler spoke before
the American coalition.
HULL FIGHTS COLD
Hull. suffering from a severe
cold insisted upon presenting his
full case 10 the committee. al
though II volunteered 10 excuse
him for the present when he eX-
pressed belief that he was running
a slight temperature The closed
session was held in the huge Sen
ate caucus room.
The secretary sternly rebuked
foes Of the lend-leasc bill who
have warned that the President
might -tlSe- he feu.efFS u cent rs
30 convoy American war supplies
10 Britain.
CondemninG such statements as
unfair and based on mislnforma-
ton. Hull assured the committee
that neither he nor the President
had ever contemplated such a step
and do not nov
Pressed by Senator Hiram John
son tR) Of California. a foe OF the
bill for an admission that the
measure might involIan this nation
in war. Hull SAID that he firmly
believed il would not and that II
he believed il would he would not
support IT,
The secretary stressed that this
nation is confronted with a dual
threat ono from Europe and the
other from ASIA lie dwefr ar
Ar1e length on the ASiaiic Situa-
h and warned that Japan has
definite ambitions for control 81
lndo-China
Taking cogniZance of expressed
fears that an expanded program
Of aid TO Britain might provoke
Hitler into war against the United
States. tho secretary said he was
confident passage Of the bill would
not alter Hitler'S attitude. which
up to now. has been 10 ignore
publicly the aid-Brtain efforts.
CONTINUES ASSISTANCE
The secretary Contcnded that
aid advanced TO England during
the last seven months has not pro-
voked the Reich 10 war against
this country and that the pending
bill would only continue the pro-