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war.
Mr.. Landon spoke in symposium
on the lease-lend bill which pro-
duced an argument over Mr.. Will
kie, the 1910 Republican presidential
nominee.
In the radio talks, conducted over
the Columbia network, Mr.. Landon
said in an address from Topeka
that in the last election the people
did not have opportunity to vote
on the question of how close the
United States should get to war.
Eichelberger Speaks.
Clark M. Eichelberger, national
director of the Committee to De-
fend America by Aiding the Allies,
speaking from Chicago, had this
to say:
THE people want quick. practical
action They will have little patience
with the politicians who do not like
the lease-lend bill because Presi-
dent Roosevelt is for it.
Wendell Willkie looms as a great
er Republican today than the men,
bers of his party who oppose the
bill on party lines"
Mr.. Eichelberger asserted charges
that the measures was dictator
ship bill" we're sheer bunk"
Two Senators at Odds.
Two members of the Senate who
spoke on the symposium were at
odds over the question of what
would be the position of the United
States if the British feet were
beaten.
Senator Connally, Democrat. of
Texas, supporter of the bill, said
defeat of the British feet would
open the Atlantic to the incursions
of axis naval power upon Central
and South America and the Western
Hemisphere. He contended that the
axis leaders planned, after an in
filtration of influence in Central
and South America. to make a
military and naval attack upon the
United States"
Senator Nye, Republican. of North
Dakota, denied that the defense
of this country rested on the British
Navy and said that if Hitler should
choose. foolishly, to make war
upon this hemisphere, We can give
him, if I may use the expression,
the works as no power was ever
given the works before"
"I am opposed to the lease-lend
bill" Mr.. Landon said, because it
delegates to the President the con-
gressional power to declare war:
because it repeals the provisions of
the present laws prohibiting ships
from entering the war zones, and
because its delegation of powers to
the President is so vague and limit
less that no one can accurately de-
fine its extent.
Candidates on Same Side.
"The saddest commentary on this
whole situation is that the people
did not have the opportunity last
November to vote on this question
of how close we shall get to war.
At that time both candidates for
the presidency were on the same
side. Now they are still together, but
on the other side. Then, neither OF
the candidates declared that the
United States should risk war to
insure British victory. Now, both
are in favor of an all out aid policy
for England, even at the risk OF war.
The remedy for this is for you
and me to make for ourselves the
opportunity to vote on the issue To-
dav. We can make this opportunity
by writing to our congressman and
Senators. in this way casting our
vote-the vote which was denied Us
in November. 1t is just as mucn
our duty to vote now, by writing our
Congressmen. as it was our duty TO
vote in the general election last NO
vember."
Supporters of the bill broke sharp
ly last night with Mr.. Landon's
hypothesis of opposition. Chairman
Bloom of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee insisted that the power
to declare war was not delegated to
the President by the bill, but still
remains in the hands of Congress
alone. They pointed out the Presl-
dent has declared emphatically that
he does not intend to use American
ships. either merchant or naval, In
the war zone.
Opposition Ratio Decreases.
Supporters Of the measure said,
too, it was to be expected thai a
greater number of letters would be
written by opponents of the bill, 1or
those favorable to the measure
would take it for granted Congress
would put it through. Letters from
supporters, however, were reported
to be increasing in number, bring
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