The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-14
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geSti0ns. II ran contrary 70
President Roosevelt's recent as-
sertion that the dollar sign
should be eliminated from the
whole question Of American
aid to Britain.
Suggestions for modification
or limited revamping Of the adj
ministration lease-lend bill con-
tinued to pile up, and there were
indications that some of them
might be considered acceptable
by administration leaders.
The actual start Of legislative
work on the measure had to be
postponed until tomorrow be-
cause of the inability Of Secre-
tary of State Hull and Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau to appear before the House
Foreign Affairs committee to-
day. Chairman Bloom (D-NY)
planned to open the hearings to-
morrow morning and said they
would run at least three full
days.
One of the major recommen-
dations awaiting the committee
is that definite time limit be
placed on the broad powers
which would be conferred on
the president. Such q change has
been advocated by several PROM
inent congressional and national
figures, including Wendell l..
Willkie, 1910 Republican presi-
Dental nominee.
Other proposed amendments
would require army and navy
heads to say that military sup
plies sent to Britain were not
needed for defense here; would
eliminate the provision for SER
vicing or repairing British war
ships in American yards; and
would specify various things
which the president could not
do.
A substitute bill embodying
in part the suggestions by Will
kie, who approved the principle
Of the administration plan, was
offered in the house yesterday
by Rep. Simpson (R-NY), q
Willkie campaign adviser.
This measure would limit op-
Grafton of the lease-lend pro-
gram to two years and confine
aid to the British Common
wealth of nations and Ireland,
unless Congress decided to ex-
tend it to Greece, China, or 9TH
err "democracies" as contemplate
ed in the administration bill.
Simpson said he had talked
with Willkie before introducing
his bill-whch follows the adj
ministration measure almost YER
batim on most points-but that
he did not wish to commit the
Republican standard bearer tC
it beyond calling Wilkes de.
mand for q time limit.
Rep. Fish (R-NY) brought
forward a set of amendments tc
the administration bill which
would prohibit the president
from: Giving away any part OF
the navy without the consent Of
Congress; sending American
merchant vessels into war zones
or using naval vessels to con-
voy foreign ships.
At the same time he would
require tin and rubber as Bri-
fish collateral for the equipment
leased and would insist OF trans.
fer of title of all British is
lands in the western hemisphere
to the United States.
Senator Murray (D-Mont.)
usually an administration sup
porter, was one who said he die
not believe Congress should
grant the president ''blani
check authority" in the aid pro
gram. He suggested limit or
the amount of equipment tina
could be sent abroad and certi
fication from army and navy
chiefs that any materials fur
nished were not essential tc
American defense.
Senator LaFollette prog
Wis., said that the bills pro
posal to throw u. S. naval baSei
open to British warships wal
importing war to the Unitet
States" and would be fought bit
terly in the Senate Foreign Re
lations committee. That grour
meets tomorrow to determine
procedure on the bill.
From the start, Senator
Wheeler has announced, he viii
hammer away at the admins
tration plan. He said he did no
want to Finance Britain's war
or China's war or Greece's war
and estimated that Britain hat
$1,000, 100000 of assets In tn,
United States.
Some of Britain's wealth II
this country already is in proc
ess of liquidation. Secretar,
Morgcnthau announced las
night that the British govern
ment was negotiating will
American investment trusts FOL
disposal Of more holdings
deal which may involve the sal,
of the largest block of securities
ever to change hands in q pri
yate transaction.