Evening star., 1941-02-22

begin by next Wednesday and Sem
ator Taft predicted that final vote
on the legislation would be had next
week end
Three Middle Western Senators
denounced the lend bill yes
terdav as likely to lead to war and
one of them. Senator Bulow, Demo-
crat, of South Dakota asserted that
the measures opponents might be
justified in conducting a filibuster
until the war abroad is over.
AS the bill stands, he said, "itS
passage will lead this country to
war and disaster" and postponing
its enactment by prolonging the de-
bate might have the result of keep
ing the Nation at peace.
This is a war bill, with war pow
ers, with the deliberate intention to
become involved in not one, but sew
eral foreign wars" Senator Brooks,
Republican, of Illinois had said
earlier
Opposes "Dissipating" Defenses.
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of
Iowa said:
Il will not support any proposal
to dissipate UNITED States) defense
resou1c ces now and leave America
defenseless or greatly weakened by
the participation in foreign con-
flict which means war involvement
now and is war now, regardless of
out attempts to disguise the facts
by self-deception."
1t was Senator Bulow'S fourth
speech in 10 years of service in the
Senate He contended the lease
lend measure would give the Presi-
dent excessive power. He was
alarmed" he said. at placing the
destiny of my country in the hands
OF one man to determine when and
where an emergency arises and let
that one man handle that emer-
gency for 100000 human beings
in any manner that he desires"
No one man ought to want that
job" he continued. "and certainly it
ought not to be granted to any one
man. A republic, a democracy, if
1t wants to survive, ought never to
place the power of the sword and
the power of the purse in the hands
OF one man, no matter how great
and how good that man may be-"
In the text of his address which
he distributed to the press in ad-
vance, Senator Bulow declared he
was mot so sure but what a So
called Senate f1libuster continuing
the debate upon this bill until Eu-
rope settles its own war would be
very beneficial to the people" In
delivering the speech, however, he
abandoned part of his text and did
not use the word filibuster, merely
saying:
I'm not so sure that the best
thing that the Senate could do for
the United States is to debate this
Dill until Europe settles its quarrel.
That would keep us out of the war"
AT another point, he added to his
prepared address by declaring that
there are two questions before the
country:
First, how the President is going
to keep the people out of war and,
second, how the people are going to
be able to keep the President out of
war"
"On Way to War"
In radio speech Senator Clark.
Democrat, of Idaho told the public
that: You are on,your way to war.
You are moving there in a turbulent
cataract of misinformation, half
truths, emotional hysteria and heav-
lily subsidized propaganda. You are
being whipped there by interna-
tional fnanciers, who will coin great
piles of wealth out of the blood of
your sons
A few "self-seeking exhibitionist
politicians" were, he said. working
closely with this international money
trust
Some time within the next week
or So" he said, your United States
Senate will, by an overwhelming
majority, make declaration of war
Don't be alarmed; it won't be called
that. They will call it, I think, a
'lease-lend bill Perhaps it is well
named, for as sure as you are listen
ing to me tonight, its ultimate ef-
feet will be to lease and lend your
boys to the tyrants of the Old
World"