Evening star., 1941-05-10
2, the Associated Press.

2, the Associated Press.
Administra ton leaders, confident
that President Roosevelt is working
on an extremely important state
ment regarding foreign policy, de-
cided today to delay Senate show
down on the convoy issue until
after the Chief Executive has ad-
dressed heads of the Latin Amer
ican mission here next Wednesday
night
1t generally was expected that
the Chief Executives talk would
be one of the most important IN
months. and some Informed legis-
lators predicted it would clarity
many existing questions concerning
the extent to which the United
States would go in insuring the
safety of war supplies consigned
to Great Britain.
For that reason, it was said, lead
ers decided to hold off a vote on
the resolution by Senator Tobey,
Republican. of New Hampshire to
prohibit convoys-a proposal which
was pigeonholed by the Senate For
eign Relations Committee last week.
Senator Tobev intends to force
a vote eventually, however. by offer
ing it as an amendment to admin
istration-sponsore legislation per-
lease foreign ships now lying idle in
American harborS. But that legls-
lation will not be called up until
after Wednesday.
Defeat of TObey Plan Forecast.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida. outspoken advocate of i'm
mediate action against the axis
powers. told reporters he was hope
full Mr.. Roosevelt would suggest
some affirmative course of action.
He predicted that after the Chief
Executive has spoken the Tobey pro-
posal would be defeated by an
overwhelming majority"
Chairman George of the Foreign
Relations Committee said he under
stood some of Senator Tobey's sup
porters were urging him not to force
a vote on the convoy question. One
of the latter, asking anonymity
said he had little liking for the
language of the resolution because
it assumes" that the Chief EXecu-
tive now has power to order con-
voys. This Senator said he would
prefer to assume that the President
does not have such power.
Senator George reiterated his be-
lief that Mr.. Roosevelt would seek
congressional approval before send
ing the Navy to escort war ship
ments to Britain. On a matter of
that importance" Senator George
declared. Il cannot believe he would
do anything else"
In a statement last night. Senator
Wheeler. Democrat, of Montana, an
opponent of administration foreign
policy, also predicted the Chief Ex-
ecutive would seek congressional
sanction before ordering conveys.
Thinks U. S. Will Stay Out.
Senator Wheeler said he did not
believe the United States would be-
come involved in war. THE people
know that if we do become involved
it will be the President who gets us
in," the Montanan added. Il do not
think he will take a chance on going
contrary to the overwhelming SEN
timent of the country"
On the Senate floor yesterday,
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota said that some of those urg-
ing conveys were using Chain tel
egraph method" to bring pressure"
on the Government. He read tele-
gram from Edison Marshall of Au-
gusta, Ga, saying that the latter
had received telegram urging him
to wire the President suggesting con-
voys and asking that he induce 10
other persons to do the same.
The person who sent the telegram
to Mr.. Marshall was not named.