The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-07

lm1Amlticns to Great Britain, t will render as great Q service to our own country and to the preservation ok American freedom as 1t has ever xundered in all its glorious history"
 Sen. Pepper Started It A prelude to Stimson's speech one by Senator Claude Pepper, D., ElA., in the senate yesterday af- totnoon asserting that Americans are ready to "spill their blood" to defeat Germany-aroused nearly as much comment. Peppers remarks were of great significance in their own right because he frequently been the bellwether of administra- ton policy on aid to the democra- cies.
 pIcee upon Peppers statement that "60 modern bombin planes with American pilots could make sihmbles out of Tokyo" another of- ficial suggested that there would be precedent for making pilots avail able to the Chinese air force. He did not say that they would be made available but pointed out that the Chinese have no pilots capable of flying big bombers. Ford that rea- son China has been obtaining only pursuit ships from the United States.
 Another administration official sAtd the 20 to 90 commercial planes oBltained in last weeks survey of surplus airline equipment and being delivered to Great Britain, probably would be used to transport troops and equipment in the Near East.
 yConsidered significant here was FWpper's indirect criticism of the administration in his assertion that Americans wait only responsible add authoritative leadership to take more effective steps to stop Germany. It suggested the restive- mss with which the intervention 1sts observe MT. Roosevelt's policy of permitting his cabinet aides to go considerably beyond him in pro- posing to get closer to the conflict between the democractes and the dictator states.
 Opponents Hit Back
 sSenate anti interventiorist gnApped back at Pepper with charg- eD that he was, himself, an advocate of dictatorship because of his call upon the President to proclaim full national emergency. Senator Emmett 0. Clark, D., Mo-, charged that Pepper was attempting to de- clare war Ion the entire world. E4e described him as "one of the meat adept and vociferous advocates Of Hitlerism in the world today"
 The -interventionists snapped back at Stimson too. Sen. Burton H. Wheeler, D., Mont, charged in Lansing, Mich, that he had dem- oE,strated that MT. Roosevelt's foreign policy is "clearly designed tG pus us into war. The de Is cast" Ali M. Landon, 1936 Repub- 1ican presidential candidate, said the United States IS to close to war that only the actual decalaration could bring 1t any closer. He thought MT. Roosevelt should have made the speech himself. Sens. D. Worth Clark, D., Ida, and Guy M. Gillette, D., 1a., issued similarly ctdticlcal statements.
 The Stimson- Pepper themes may bM carried on tonight. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox and Lord Hali- fax, the British ambassador, speak here before national convention of booksellers, and Wendell L. Wlllsie addresses Q mass neting tn New York.
 No Conveys Asked
 Stimson did not specifically ask for conveys. He implied that the Navy should be ordered to take whatever action is necessary to get supplies to Britain. That might mean conveys, intensifying naval and air patrol operations, or the hunting down of Axis sea raiders. Ills statement of primary purpose was:
 FThis would eventually and per- nianently confine the maligr forces of despotism until the virus has run its course and the tide of free- dom has begun to rise again"
 mStimson said that the Navy is ''frepared and ready" to stave of ala attack on our shores while we gre struggling to build up an un- c63npleted army and an uncom- pieted ai rforce." He added that "fIt least a year will pass before VI can have an army and all air fierce adequate to meet the air af3d ground forces which could be bought against Us If the control CE the seas passed into Axis hands"
 1s'If our Nays assistance should bW withheld until the power of the British fleet and nation Is broken, aS own power of execution would a& once shrink to but an impotent friction of what 1t could do at the pnesent moment" Stimson declar- ed.
 'ssTf we should allow the present