The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

The United States Senate will vote shortly upon the adoption of the Lease-Lend bill, which passed in the House Saturday by a vote of 260 to 165. Several amendments are expected as a result of the testimony of Alfred Landon, and the antlcl- pated testimony of Wendell L. Will kie. Congressman James Shanley of Connnecticut representative to op- pose adoption of the bill.
 H. R. 1776 as passed by the House is a measure designed for the de fense of the United States" and "other purposes" It reads as follows:
 A BILL
 Further to promote the defense of the United States, and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, that this act may be cited as "An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States"
 SECTION 9
 As used in this act
 (A) The Term defense article" aFeahs-
 CD Any weapon, munition, air. craft, vessel, or boat;
 CD Any machinery, facility, tool, material, or supply necessary for the manufacture, production, processing, repair, servicing, or operation of any article described in this subsection:
 (3) Any component material or part of our equipment for any article described in the subsec- tion;
 Any Defense Item
 (4) Any other commodity or article for defense. Such term defense article" includes any article described in this subsec- tion; manufactured or procured pursuant to section 3, or to which the United States or any foreign government has or hereafter &C., quires title, possession, or con- trol.
 (B) The term defense infor- nation" means any plan, speci- fication, design, prototype, or in- formation pertaining to any de- fense article.
 SECTION 3
 (A) Notwithstanding the pro- visions of any other law, the Pres ident may, from time to time when he deems it in the interest of na- tional defense. authorize the Sec retary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, or the head of any other department or agency of the Gov- ernment-
 CD To manufacture in arsen- als, factories, the shipyards under their jurisdiction, or otherwise, procure, any defense article for the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.
 CD To sell, transfer, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government, any defense article, but no defense article not manufactured or pro- curable under paragraph CD shall in any way be disposed of under this paragraph, except after con- sultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army or the Chief of Naval Operations of the Navy, or both. The value of defense articles dis posed of in any way under au- thority of this paragraph and procured from funds heretofore appropriated shall not exceed $l,- 300,000,000.
 Repair Aid
 (3) To test, inspect, prove, re- pair outfit, recondition, or other wise to place in good working or- der any defense article for any such government.
 (4) To communicate to any such government any defense in- formation, pertaining to any de- fense article furnished to such government under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
 (b To release for export any defense article to any such gov- ernment.
 (B) Tho terms and conditions upon which any such foreign goy- efnment receives any aid author lzed under subsection (A) shall be those which the Pretident deems satisfactory, and the benefit to the United states may be payment or rAnnVmnnl Id Kind OF DronnrLY, OF