The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-23
indicate sympathies for any natioI fighting Germany,
 Could Release Funds


 indicate sympathies for any nation fighting Germany,
 Could Release Funds
 Soviet Union funds, now frozen under terms of the presidential or der of June l&, could he released under Q general license, Tho various export control authorities here could and probably will-looSen up con- Siderably to enable Russia to import industrial machinery. The PreSl- dent can proclaim Germany the asgreSsor against the Soviet Union in the proclamation he will issue under the neutrality act. Since tho act exempts Pacific ports. Mfr, Roosevelt may designate the Soviet Union as a helllgerent without clos- ing ports on that ocean to American ships, although they would not he perfitted to carry munitions.
 The question of lend-lease may never he raised formally, but Prime Minister Winston Churchill laid 1t on the White House doorstep yes- terday in A worldwide broadcast, He appealed for United States aid for Russia, asserting that Great Britain would give whatever help we can" and uprging that friends and al- lies of the British do likewise.
 Churchill, notable opponent of Communism for generation, said that Russia's danger was Hritatn's danger "and the danger of the United States of America
 The decision rests sQuarely with Mir. Roosevelt. The lend-lease act under which aid was undertaken in behalf of Great Britain, China and Greece provides that any eoun. try may receive It's benefits if the President deems the defense of that country to he vital to tho defense of the United States"
 Senator Pepper Urges Aid
 senator Claude Pepper, D., Fla, a leader in the congressional effort for out aid to Great Britain, urged air for the Soviet Union.
 we will play Into Hitlers hands if we let ourselves be divided by our hates" Pepper said. "AMerieN has Just heard the voice of Churchill saying that Britain VII help Russia to stop Hitler, Churchill Is 6 clear thinker, He sees that Hitler must be stopped or Britain will he dc. stroyed, We sec that Hitler must be stopped or we shall Dc destroyed. We in America are fortunate to have Russia standing betwene us and Hit. Ter.
 Our policy is to defend America against Hitler and to help ell oth. ers-Britain, China, Greece, Russia or any other people who will help to fend Hitler off"
 Sen, Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, Isolationist leader, saw it somewhat differently.
 T don't think the American peo- pie will stand for us to to up with the communists" he told question. CTS, "I think there Is more ilkeli- hood now that we ean keep Amer lean soldiers at home. Now we can just lot Joe StAlin and the other dictators fight 1t out"
 Give Sevlets Support
 Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D., Ind. Q member of the Foreign Relations committee said: "lf 1t is c bona fide break between these two dlc- tators, I would have our govern. nent supply the same implements of war-not men-to the 9oviets aS we give to Great Britain"
 The Soviet ambassador, C0nstan. tine A. Oumansly, charged that Germany attacked Russia without reason, in violation of e Aola-ag- gresslon pact which had more than eight yeaTs to run, but that Russia |ia a nAtlun which knows whae it