Evening star., 1941-01-24
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Republicans, Mr.. Colmer continued:
That kind of business causes this
Congress TO lose caste with the
American people"
He said if Congress is going to
follow partisan lines on the bill 1t
will be difficult to get patriotic
consideration.
The minority took the position
they did not want to take part IN a
meeting called for the purpose OF
applying gag" rule.
Mr.. Caste said in answer to a
question, that he favored aid to
Britain as long as it does not weak
en- American defense or involve this
country in the war.
Believes Japan Wants Friendship.
Answering Representative Vorys,
Republican, of Ohio, Mr.. Castle said
he feels sure Japan does not want
to get into war with the United
States, realizing its prosperity de-
pends on friendly relations with this
country.
He recalled, however, that "they
have signed that miserable pact
with Germany" and said it Is con-
ceivkble that if We go to war
against Germany, Japan may at
tack. He argued. however, Japan
could attack only in the Orient
and the taking of the Philippines
is the worst they could do"
Representative Fish, Republican,
of New York asked Mr.. Castle to
comment on the view taken by
some that the Kellogg BRAND
peace pact justifies affirmative ac-
| ton by any signatory to aid another
signatory that is attacked by a
party to the pact.
1--WE never agreed with that inter-
pretation," the witness answered.
1T was discussed at the time and
encountered opposition. I've always
felt that if that was in the pact the
Senate would not have ratified it"
Cites International Law.
Asked by Representative johnson
if he objected to aid given Great
Britain thus far, Mr.. Castle replied:
"I make no criticism of the sale of
arms to Britain by private interests.
BY the Government, it is contrary
to international law"
Mr.. Johnson asked the witness
which side he wanted to see win the
war. He answered he would much
rather see the Allied powers win"
because he is interested in the pres
ervation of democracy.
Castle Attacks Broad Powers.
Attacking the broad power the bill
would give President Roosevelt, Mr..
Castle said:
I'VE would have two world die
tators, one for the totalitarians and
one for the democracies."
The lease lend bill would create
a dictatorship without enabling "us
to help Britain more than we are
doing now except in so far as it
permits the President to ignore such
laws as he pleases and thus to
make war;" Mr.. Castle testified.
The bill, he declared, is clearly
a war measure" 1t would enable
the President to make war" without
declaring war.
The only way to get aid to
Britain" he said, is to send planes
and guns and ships. The amount
of this depends wholly on the Ca
pacity of our factories and the
rapidity of increase depends on our
ability to expand production, not
on the orders of the President"
"It is never wholly satisfactory
to oppose q measure and suggest
no alternative" Mr.. Castle declared.
"Yet, In the case of q bill, the
real purpose of which seems to be
to create dictatorship, nothing II
necessary except opposition"
Fears Impotent Congress.
"At home, Congress would be i'm
potent, and in Britain, fear, rather
than gratitude, would bring the
British government to the feet Of
the American President" Mr.. Castle
said.
THE only way to get aid to Britain
is to send planes and guns and
ships" Mr.. Castle said. THE
amount Of this depends wholly on
the capacity of our factories and
the rapidity of increase depends on
our ability to expand production, not
on the orders of the President.
I'VE are then reduced to the sup
position that what the authors of
the bill mean Is that aid will 60
more quickly if the Congress Is elm
mated. We are not now at war.
Britain is at war But, even so, the
British Parliament functions as ef-
fectively as ever"