Evening star., 1941-12-06
8.Bi|Iion Defense
Measure Ready
For Senate Action
Bill, Described as Body
Blows for Hitler Posses
House, 300 to 5


Blows for Hitler Passes
House, 300 to 5
By the Associated Press.
An S8244,041,53l appropriation
bill, described by one member OF the
House as carrying body blows fol
Mr.. Hitler" was ready today fol-
Senate action.
The supplemental defense meas
ure passed the House yesterday, 3os
to 5.
1t was designed to double arma-
ment production. and if enacted into
law will bring the defense expendi-
lures and contractual authority up
to S67 900, ,256 ,596, which would be
twice the amount of money the
United States spent in the World
War.
The measure set up sl,556, ,496 ,246
for lease-lend purposes, and the
War Department was authorized to
transfer an additional S500000,000
worth of supplies on a lease-lend
basis If necessary.
Representative Case, Republican,
Of South Dakota said that because
Congress had approved the lease
lend program. he saw no reason for
pulling our punches now and that
the bill carried the body blows
for Mr.. Hitler"
Authorization Opposed.
The extra half billion dollar au-
thorization was opposed by Repre-
sentative Jones. Republican, of Wis
consin, who told the House the
American people should know they
would never get this money back"
Representative Rich. Republican, of
Pennsylvania also sought to kill this
provision.
In addition to s6,687 500 o46 for the
War Department and lease-lend
purposes, the measure included ST.
129,870,000 for the Navy This in
cludes the cost of more than 1000
planes, some of which may be used
on merchant ships being converted
into aircraft carriers.
Two Republican members who said
they voted against the original
lease-lend act opposed Mr. Richs
effort to restrict that program. They
were Representative case and Rep
resentative Mott, Republican, Ore
gon.
Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat, of Virginia sharply criticized
those who, While opposed to war. are
unwilling to make an economic
contribution" to stop the Axis forces
before they get here"
DO you want to avoid WARP" he
demanded heatedly. Then sustain
the hands of those opposing Hitler"
Furlough Funds Defeated.
Earlier in the day, the House also
beat down an amendment by Rep |
resentative Edwin A. Hall, Repub- |
lican. to add s15000,0OO TO pay the
transportation home of soldiers fur /
loughed for Christmas.
1t was defeated by a teller vote |
Of 127 to 80 after Mr.. Woodrum ap- |
pealed to the House not to make
this a mushy-soft proposition
I'VE could work up mushy senti-
ment on this" the Virginian said
We might have a little Christmas
tree here and perhaps sing a few
Christmas carols"
He added, however, that the Ma !
tion's armament and defense pro-
gram was "a grim business" and said
the boys don't want 'rattleS" but
training and equipment.
In one of the few changes made
In the bill, a provision which would
have lifted the legislative ban
against employment of David LASER,
former head of the Workers Alli-
ance. with relief funds was stricken
out on a point Of order. Mr.. LASER
had appeared before the subcom-
mittee handling the bill to defend
himself against the charges of Com
munism which were responsible for
his removal from w. P. A. position.
Comment on A. E. F. Story.
Calling for elimination of the ad-
ditional lease-lend authority, Mr..
Johns told the Hotse he thought
the United States was getting
ready for the expeditionary force
that the Chicago Tribune de-
scribed Thursday. In that connec-
ton, Representative Lambertson,
Republican, of Kansas wanted to
know why President Roosevelt didn't
deny the story if it were not true. To
which Chairman Cannon of the Ap-
Committee replied that
if the Chief Executive were to deny
every untrue report published, he
would have time for nothing else.
The five members who voted
against the bill were Representatives
Crawford, Republican, of Michigan;
Lambertson, Stanley, Democrat, of
Connecticut: Sumner. Republican,
of Illinois, and Mr.. Rich. The roll
call on final passage came after the
House defeated by roll call vote
of 252 to Sc 2 motion by Mr.. Lam
bertson to send the bill back to the
Appropriations Committee.
In passing the bill the House gave
its approval to a S25,0O0,0OO appro-
priation to initiate a new Tennessee
Valley Authority defense power pro-
gram, but did not include Douglas
Dam. for which President Roosevelt
had made a second appeal
The President, apparently salts
fed there was little chance of the
House reversing the action of it's
Appropriations Committee in ex-
cluding the Douglas project from the