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'ceaseless infltration and aggres-
sion by the totalitarian forces"
1.-THE axis powers, as well as the
forces of Communist Russia" he
said, stand committed to the de-
struction of democratic institutions
everywhere
The lease-lend program, he con-
| ceded, carried certain risks, but he
! said the risks would be the same, as
| far as Hitler's displeasure was con-
cerned, if loans and dollar credits
were extended to England instead.
'The real issue is, therefore, the
relative extent, the flexibility, and
above all, the speed. of the help to
be rendered" he went on
From these vital standpoints,
the lesse-lend plan merits full sup
port of all who want really effective
material aid-all possible material
aid now-to. go to Britain, funda-
mentally, Britain's immediate aid is
for every possible defense article We
can spare now, and not simply cred
its for the manufacture of defense
articles in the future"
The proposal to include in the
bill guarantee" clause concern
ing the use of the armed services
already has received extended dis
cussion among the programs sup
porters.
Senator OMahoney, 1t was learned,
has talked with Secretary of State
Hull, Vice President Wallace and
members of the Senate leadership
regarding his amendment, which
would provide that defense articles
shall not be delivered outside the
Western Hemisphere by the land or
naval forces of the United States
without the consent Of Congress.
This proposal generally was re-
garded as a compromise for the
amendment offered by Senator
Ellender, Democrat, of Louisiana,
which states that nothing in the
e-lend bill can be interpreted as
giving the President any additional
authority to send troops out of this
hemisphere.
It was reported authoritatively
that Secretary Hull had evinced in
terest in the OMahoney provision
and that neither he nor other ad-
ministration leaders had expressed
diSapproVal.
Answer to Ticklish Problem.
One administration leader, asking
not to be quoted by name, told re-
porters that "OMahoney seems to
have the answer to a ticklish prob
lem" He said that approval of the
amendment doubtless would satisfy
supporters of the Ellender amend
ment. Senator Ellender has claimed
promises of enough support to have
| his amendment adopted.
The favorable reception given the
O'Mahoney amendment supplied ad-
ditional evidence that White House
lieutenants were concentrating all
efforts on obtaining final roll call
by Saturday. despite opposition
forecasts that this timetable is too
optimistic. Majority Leader Bark
ley again called the Senate into
session an hour earlier today and
indicated his intention of holding
to the early schedule all week. He
refused to say for the present
whether he would order night ses-
sions.
Failure, however, set back the ini-
tial attempt to hurry up proceedings.
When Chairman George of the For
eign Relations Committee asked the
Senate yesterday to agree unani-
mously to limit debate, Senator
Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, an
opposition leader, blocked the move
by refusing consent. Another oppo-
sitionist, Senator Wheeler, Demo-
crat, of Montana, likewise served
notice he would never agree to any
such limitation,
+ while Britain calls for help in
battles that mean so much for the
ultimate preservation of our own
! liberty, freedom and democracy"
Senator Schwartz said, I'VE try to
reach an agreement on when we
will be permitted to vote"
Foes Called "Whirling Dervishes." /"
He used the epithet "whirling
dervishes" for opponents of the bill
and related how "a caustic citizen
from the short-graSS country in
Wyoming wrote me this advice:
eff you Senators can't vote down
there, why don't you buy f1ddles?
Nero's little effort was a small bon
fire compared to what is going on in
the world today"
Senator Schwartz declared that
the great majority of the people
trust the President and ignore the
"spleeny malice" of oppositionists
who contend that he is seeking to
involve the country in war.
Saying that American aid may
insure a British victory, the Wyom-
ing Senator added that Britain's
fight was contributing to America s
benefit because it gives time to
complete this Nations defense pro-
| gram.
No Right to Pass Buck.
Declaring that Congress had mo
right" to pass the buck "of direct
ing foreign policy to the President,
Senator Wiley said in an address
prepared for delivery in the Senate
that he believed there was serious
possibility" that if the bill as pres
emily drawn became law, American
defenses might be impaired and
this country might be involved in
war.
Demanding to know what Amer
| ican commitments had been made