Evening star., 1941-02-23
Attempt 10 Speed
Aid Debate Brings
FiIibuster Threat
Move for Longer Session
Provokes Charge Of
Pressure Methods
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1rOWneO on Dy administrator 0eIla-
tors. AS originally proposed, Con-
greSS would have had to amend the
law to include any subsequent vic
TINS of aggression.
It is understood a modified
amendment will be offered this
week, under which the President
could designate other countries
through the same process that ap-
piled to the Government Re-organi-
zation Act.
The new proposal is that the
President could submit the names
of additional countries to Congress,
and the order would become effec-
tive unless steps were taken within
10 days to disapprove of it.
The other amendment, offered by
Senator Lucas. Democrat, of Illinois
calls for the appointment of six con-
greSsional leaders, whom the PreSl-
dent could invite to consult with
him whenever he deemed it advis-
able in making important decisions
under the bill.
'" dlSh W oISC 1IdhSICI Dali
Chairman Walsh of the Naval
Committee will propose a ban on
the transfer of any naval vessels,
an amendment that will be fought
vigorously by supporters Of the bill.
They expect to defeat it.
Another effort will be to make
more positive the House provision
which says nothing in the bill shall
be construed to authorize or to per-
NIT the authorization Of naval con-
voying of ships going to the war
zone. This also will be resisted
strongly.
Reports persisted at the Capitol
that the roll call vote will be ex-
tremely close on the Ellender
amendment. which states that MOTH
ing IN the bill shall be deemed to
confer ANY additional powers on
the President to send men of the
land or naval forces beyond the
Western Hemisphere. This amend
ment, like the ones to name the
countries and designate congress
sional advisers, will receive the sup
port of some of the friends of the
bill as we'll as the opposition bloc.
Nevertheless, administration
forces are hoping to avoid even
these notifications, not because
they regard them as major restric-
tions, but because they regard
prompt enactment as essential.
Conference May Be Avoided.
There is a good chance that if
the bill can be held to its present
form the House will concur in the
clarifying amendments already made
by the Senate committee without
sending the measure to a confer
ence committee.
Senator McCarran took the floor
Unexpectedly yesterday afternoon to
contend that George Washington
warning against entangling alliances
fits the world situation today and
should prompt the Senate to defeat
the lease-lend bill.
The Nevadan spoke Immediately
after Senator White, Republican, of
Maine had observed the Senate ira
dition of reading Washington's
farewell address on the First Presi-
dents birthday anniversary.
This is a foreign enta0glement
against which your First President
proclaimed" Senator McCarran de-
clared. IF this bill is enacted into
law, it is war-War under the igno-
minious name of never having been
approved by Congress"
Sees SelecteeS Fooled"
He predicted that the men now
being called to camp under the draft
law will not return home in a year.
He may think he is going for a
year" the Senator continued, re-
ferring to the draftee. That is the
happy promise. But don't fool
yourselves. These boys were not
called for temporary training"
After contending that the bill
would enable the President to turn
over to his advisers the powers dele
gated to him, Senator McCarran
continued:
"I wonder how many votes
Harry Hopkins would get for Presi-
dent? If he got more than one he
ought to be arrested
He also recalled that a former
Senator who did not win reelection
last year has been appointed
White House adviser. and suggested
that this defeated Senator may be
delegated some of these powers.
Hitler Called "Pygmy."
Senator McCarran said that when
Washington wrote his farewell mes
sage in 1896 Napoleon had Europe
in the palm Of his hand" Hitler.
the Senator added, is "a pygmy"
beside Napoleon, and declared:
Did any one dare say the first
President of the United States was
afraid of somebody? If he was
afraid, this fear might have led
him to say, as some are saying
today, let us give our materials
and men to foreign nation"
When George Washington spoke.
Senator McCarran said, he was
looking into the eyes of Napoleon,
despite the fact that the flag of
France flew over the territory along
Sc Mississippi, and the flag of
Sr.Aa was Stin on the Pacific Coast
Senator Taft brought his attack
on the bill to close with the warm
ing it would enable one man to take
this country into the war. He said:
I'VE are not in the war today,
and we will not even be in the war
if the leaSe-lend bill is passed. But
in the great powers of that bill we
are asked to give one man the pow
er to take us into war, and by pass
ing the bill in its present form we
are, in effect, approving a war policy
If he sees fit to declare it. There
is no need to give those powers if
we intend our aid to Britain to be
short of war"
Taft Hits Plan as "ASinine."
Aid short of war, he argued, could
be given by his substitute, which
calls for a s2,OO0,O0O,OOO loan to
enable Britain and Greece to con-
tinue to buy what it needs.
The Ohio Senator, saying that
the pending bill gives the President
power to lease or lend American
military and naval eouipment to