The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
Bill Reaches Floor for De- bate Monday; New
 Strategy RULES COMMITTEE
 MOVES BILL AHEAD Knox Recalled for Testi- mOny; Minority in House
 Offers Program
BY JOHN R. ZEAL United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, February 1. = (UP) = House Republi- cans sought today to organ ize a strong floor fight on the administrations British aid bill, hoping to restrict the powers it would grant Presi- dent Roosevelt. The bill reaches the floor Monday for debate. They contended that the restrictions placed in the bill by the House Foreign Affairs Com mittee were merely window dress ing" They were prepared even to seek to sidetrack the entire bill and substitute for it bill granting $2,- 900 0,O00, ,00O in credits to Britain.
 This strategy was developed dur ing House Republican conference late yesterday. It was based on the minority report of Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans who assailed the bill as an unprecedented bid for presidential power" that would permit MT. Roosevelt to become the l director of the war in England.R ( Gets Right of Way
 The battle will reach the floor lIn- der the rules committees decision to grant the bill parliamentary right-of-way. General debate will be limited to three days and the bill will then be open for amendments.
 The senate foreign relations com- mittee recalled Secretary of the Navy Knox for further testimony. In urging its prompt enactment yes- terday, Knox told the committee that an attempted German invasion of Britain is imminent and that all signs point to a very grave crisis within 60 or 90 days. He added that there were strong fears" that the invasion would be accompanied by the use of gas on large scale"
 Fear Expressed
 Viscount Halifax, British ambas- sador, expressed similar opinion after a courtesy call on Committee Chairman Walter F. George. D., Ga. He said he believed Adolf Hitler would have to have go soon" at an attempt to invade Britain, prob- ably attempting to enter at six or seven points rather than concen- trate on 8 single point such as Dover.
 George indicated agreement with unofficial polls of his committee which showed that 13 members favor the British aid bill and 10 op- pose it. He said the committee planned to hold longer sessions next week, and possibly night sessions, in order to speed its work.
 Wheeler Remark Recalled
 President Roosevelt told his press conference yesterday that one of the leaders of the opposition, Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, had been quoted as having said in 1884 that Na1 domination of all of Europe was inevitable. He told re- porters that the late William E. Dodd, former ambassador to Ger many, said Wheeler made such a statement at a dinner at the hons of eRxford Guy Tugwell. then as- siStant secretary of agriculture, and that the quotation would appear In forthcoming issue of 6 weekly magazine publishing Dodd's diary serially.
 Wheeler said the president quoted Dodd, that when the Nazig d0min- ated Europe, the United States should seize Canada, Mexico, and the five Central American Repub- lies.
 The President said Dodd had ad- vised him that Senator Garter Glass D., Va, was among the dinner guests. Glass said fast night, q never was in the home of Rex Tug well in my Mfe," adding that he (Continued on Page 2)