Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-30
Speech bo|sters
Lease-Lend Bill,
Pepper Asserts
George Calls Address
Move to Strengthen
German Morale
Earlier story on Pare Ally

Adolf H1tler's warning today, in.
terpreted as meaning that American
ships carrying or conveying goods
to Britain would be in danger Of
German torpedoes, brought the
comment from Chairman George Of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee that he thought the speech
was aimed at bolstering the Ger
man peoples morale. There was
no indication here II at the effort
to hurry the British aid bill into
law would be relaxed.
Authorized Berlin sources said
Hitler intended to give a renewed
warning that any ship entering the
blockaded zones, well known to all
the navies of the world and about
which all neutral powers had been
advised, would be torpedoed,
irrespective of nationality.
AS the American Neutrality Act
now stands, American ships are not
permitted to enter the danger zones
and this warning naturally creates
no new situation so far as America
is concerned. the Berlin sources
added.
Hitler's 32-minute speech in the
Berlin Sportspalast, Senator George
said, undoubtedly was made to re-
assure the German people that the
pending lease-lend bill was not I'M.
expected by the German govern
ment. It's obvious purpose was to
bring reinsurance to the German
people"
Regarded rs Belligerent.
Senator George, who will guide =
the lease-lend bill through the Sem
ate for the administration, called
the torpedo warning a notice that .
Germany would treat as the ships
OF a belligerent any American YES
sells sent to England with supplies.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mlttee yesterday refused to insert
into the bill a provision forbidding {
use OF American ships as conveys for
goods sent to England.
That speech will gain support for
our BILL" said Senator Pepper,
Democrat, of Florida, a member of
the Foreign Relations Committee.
1t is not news to us that Mr.. Hitler
is against us, however. American
foreign policy is made in accordance
with our interests, not Mr.. Hitler's
interests"
Senator Van Mugs, Democrat, Of
Indiana. another member of the
committee, asserted Hitler's state
ment was perfectly natural one
for him" Mr.. Van Mugs said the
Berlin speech would not affect our
situation in the least"
Foresees Victory Within Year.
Hitler predicted victory within \
the year"
Germany has no quarrel with
the American people" he said, but,
if "non-European powers try to in
terfere here, Europe will resist
With this evident thrust at Unit.
ed States aid to Great Britain the
German Fuehrer coupled declara-
ton that the rise of Naziism re-,
suited from broken promises to Ger
many beginning with high-sound-
ing statements of the then Ameri- d.
can President, Woodrow Wilson"
Assails British Empire.
The Fuehrer assailed the British =
Empire as the product of 300 years
of robbery and asserted it was the
most "anti-socia" state in the :
world, "a paradise for a few
continuous misery for the masses"
With another apparent reference :
to the United States Hitler charged
Britain with melting more and
more nations" to fight her battles
and boosted that Germany has hid
den might "a thousand times as
strong as the strength we have~
already DISPLAYED" !,