The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-06
(By Staff Writer)

Qr1Ve 1OT outright uSACoI Va SCA
ious modification of the contro-
versia1 lend lease proposal with
the offering Of resolution by
Senators Wheeler and Nye calling
on President Roosevelt to ascer-
tain the war aims Of all belliger5.
ents, their peace conditions, and
any secret treaties Of which. the
President may have knowledge,
which call for disp0sition Of ter
ritorial spells.
these two leaders OF the isola-
ZIONIST bloc said: aThe threat OF
American involve emit in a for
eign war is imminent today-and
before this nation :c:.dnges from
the brink into the holocaust Of
war, the people of the United
States are entitled to know the
war aims and peace conditions
of England, of Germany, Of
Greece, Of China, Of Japan and
any other warning powers.
''Most historians and students
agree that the Treaty Of Yer
sailles provoked the present war.
Before the United States goes any
further along thesroad to war we
should have assurances from our
potential allies that American
boys will not be plowed under
European soil every twenty-five
years.
1.-THE lesson of the last World
War should not be forgotten. We
learned at tremendous cost the
utter and complete futility Of that
war. We made our sacrifices in
blood, in tears and in dollars to
make the world safe for democra-
cy and to end all war less than
twenty-five years ago."
Opportunity for Debate
This resolution is affording an
opportunity for floor debate in
the Senate in the hope that such
airing of views may influence the
Senate Committee on Foreign AT
fairs which opened hearings at
the beginning of the week.
Virtually the same parade of
witnesses which appeared before
the House Committee has been
called before the Senate group
without any startling change in
testimony. Secretaries Hull, Nor
genthau, Stimson and Knox were
under much sharper examination
due to the unusual proportion OF
isolationist members on the Sen
ate Committee, but remained url-
shaken. IT.
In the meantime, debate in the
House has been going on. The
House Committee wound up its
hearings in executive session and
heard testimony of three military
and naval chiefs. House debate
is being watched sharply in the
Senate, and especially the dispo-
sition made of Representative
Hamilton Fish's seven proposed
amendments which, Mr.. Fish said,
have the following purposes:
"To prohibit the President from
giving away any part of the Ma
Wy.
ITO prohibit the use of Ameri-
can Navy vesseA to convoy
American or British ships into the
war zone. 4
"To limit the value of war ma
terials to be lent to Britain to ST.
900, 000, 0OO.S
ITO require that Britain put up
some kind. of collateral for any
war materials received.
'"To strike out the provision of
the bill permitting belligerent
war-ships to base upon or enter
American ports for repairs or out
fitting.
"To limit the life of the bill,
preferably to one year.
ITO define the section which re-
peals any provision of existing
law when the President deems
such provision stands in the way
of national def4hse."
Cloture Talk Ceases
The House will soon be through
with the bill, but it is not expec-
ted to emerge from the Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee for at
least another two weeks and then
will be subjected to unlimited de-
bate on the Senate floor. All talk
of a cloture in the Senate, which
would set time-lirnit on debate,
has ceased, and Washington is
awaiting the most bitter and acri-
monious debating since World
War I.
Yet there has been no change
here in official quarters in the
belief that the bill will pass with
out too many curbs and that in
its final shape, President Roose-
welt will have just about what he
when he first sent the
bill for consideration. It is to be
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