Evening star., 1941-03-22
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

The Senate Appropriation Com
mlttee today voted a unanimous fa-
vorable report on the $1,000 100000
appropriation to aid nations fighting
aggression, under the lease-lend bill.
This cleared the way for the Sem
ate Subcommittee on Deficiency APP
preparations to begin work next week
on the separate S4073 900 900 sup
Elemental supply bill passed by the
House yesterday to continue eXpan-
sion of this country'S armed forces.
The Senate committee approved
the s7.OOO.OOO 900 measure without
4 single change in its text, but Chair
man Glass and Senator Adams.
Democrat, of Colorado. in charge of
the bill, disagreed fatty with the
view taken by some House members
that the Sl,300000 of existing de-
fense equipment the President is au-
thorized TO send abroad under the
leaSe-lend bill might be considered
as in addition to this 100000
appropriation.
Both Senators said $1,000 900 600
is the outside figure and that this
was their understanding from ad-
miniStration conferences that pre-
ceded introduction of the program.
Optional, WOodrum Says.
When the appropriation was being
considered in the House last Tues
day Representative Woodrum. DEM
ocrat, of Virginia took the view that
it would be optional with the Presi-
dent whether existing defense equip
ment turned over out of the $780,
100000 limitation is to be replaced
out of this $1,000 100000 total. Mr..
Woodrum at that time said:
The present s70O0,000,0O0, COM
bined with that provision in public
law, II, would make it possible to
have top total of So 100000 900.
provided the President exercised the
right, which he has under the law.
to transfer the full amount OF
81 ,300,000000 and 10 use the full
amount of S7000,000,00O in this bill.
I'VE have written into this bill a
provision, Section 2. to the effect
that the President may, when he
the 81 Sl,3OO,OOO,OOO limit to other gov
ernmentS from our own defense
stores, reimburse those agencies
from which those materials are
transferred from this $1,000 900 900
fund. Therefore. We have a bottom
of s5,7O00OO,00O that may be used
under this bill if the President
cI o0n mn nm
reimburse all of it out of the money
of this bill: or We have a top of
$4,000 900, 900 if none of these funds
are used to reimburse"
Nye Joins in Vote.
Senator Nye Republican. of North
Dakota, who failed yesterday in an
effort to cut the $1,000, 900 900 figure
in half. did not carry out his an
nounced intention to renew that
motion in the full committee today.
Senator Nye joined in making the
vote to report the bill to the Senate
unanimous, but explained this was
not to be construed as indicating
he favors it or would not try to
change it on the floor.
In brief report accompanying its
action today, the Senate committee
declared: The appropriation of
such stupendous sum as $1,000 00O.-
900 in single bill would in normal
times be unjustifiable, but condi-
tionS are such in the world today
that 1t behooves us to make every
possible effort to guarantee the
safety of this country whether it be
by defenses at home or aid to any
country whose defense the President
deems vital to the defense of the
United States"
Action Likely Monday.
The Senate will consider the ap-
preparation Monday. Majority Lead
er Barkley said he saw no reason why
it should not be sent to President
Roosevelt by Monday night.
Even opponents of the measure
conceded the bill would be approved
overwh e mingly without major
change.
Funds which the Senate commit
tee approved for carrying out the
foreign-aid bill were divided as fol-
lows:
l. Ordnance and ordnance stores,
including arms and ammunition,
$1,343 100000.
2. Aircraft and parts, 81 ,054, ,000, 900.
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