Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-11
Ledse.lend 5etups
Total AZ Billions,
President Reports
IS Million in Goods
Delivered; Pledges
U. S. to Outstrip Axis
Continued From First Paee.)

planes and 1892 $3.50, 900 for pursuit
and fighter planes. Spare engines
and parts accounted for an addi-
tional s117625,0l4.
For the other broad categories of
ALLEGATIONS. the Chief Executive re-
ported $880.176 1868 for ordnance and
ordnance stores; 1918, 500 300 for
tanks and other vehicles; $751; ,4l4.-
140 for vessels and other water craft.
A sum of S280.314 697 was allo-
Gated for agricultural and industrial
commodities.
The total for ordnance material
showed 1922 ,063 900 for anti-aircraft
material and 164601 $50 for air
craft armament.
For the commodity ALLEGATIONS,
dairy products and eggs accounted
for the largest total, $31,658,0 900.
Meat. fish, fowl. fruits. vegetables,
grains and cereals. fats and food oils
also were accounted for in this list.
Iron and steel to a total value of
Sa5 .314,000 were included in s135,-
1874 596 for commodity minerals.
The ALLEGATION of $445,574 was
made for administrative expenses.
Recalling that British and French
orders placed here with the out
break of the war could not be i'm
mediately turned into fighting
equipment, the President told Con-
gress that in those dark days when
France was falling, it was clear that
this Government, to carry out the
will OF the people had TO render
aid ever and above the materiel
coming off the assembly line"
Surplus Stocks Made Available.
Accordingly, he went on, this
Government made available all it
could out of surplus stocks of mu-
nitions
I'm June of 1870" Mr.. Roosevelt
continued, the British government
received from our surplus stocks
rifles. machine guns. field artillery,
ammunition and aircraft to value
OF more than S43000O00. This was
equipment that would have taken
months and months to produce ard
which. with the exception of the
aircraft, cost about 100000 900 10
produce during the World War pc
ROD. Most of this material would
not have been disable if we had kent
1t much longer.
This equipment arrived in Brit
ain after the retreat from Dunkirk.
where the British had lost great
quantities of guns and other mill
tary supplies. No one can appraise
what effect the delivery of these
supplies had upon the successful
British resistance in the summer
and fall of 1910. when they we're
nehtmg against such terrific odds F."
Noting that this Government has
since continued it's transfer of sur.
plus stocks, including the so over
age destroyers, Mr.. Roosevelt then
observed that by the beginning of
ls4l British commitments in this
country had reached the limit of
their dollar resources. Accordingly.
he declared, the will of the American
people was reflected in the action
OF Congress in passing the Lease
Iend Act and the appropriation of
$4,000 100000 to carry out its task.
Ships Made Available.
TO be continuously effective" Mr..
Roosevelt went on, the aid rendered
by us must be many sided. Ships
are necessary to carry the munitions
and the food. We are immediately
making available to Britain 1000 600
gross tons of cargo ships and oil
tankers''
Supplementing this immediate
step. the President reported that
s55O.O00000 has been allocated for
construction of new ships under the
aid program. with contracts already
let and new ways already near COM
pletion.
In addition, he continued:
Allied ships are being repaired
by us. Allied ships are being
equipped by us to protect them from
mines and are being armed by us
to protect them as much as possible