Evening star., 1941-01-17

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July about the trend of world events
were being borne out.
After several of his questions had
been objected to. Mr.. Tinkham sat
down, remarking:
Mr.. Chairman, I'm being ham,
pered. There seems to be a desire
in the committee not to have me
proceed. I'll stop now"
AS Representative Rogers, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts took over the
examination she caused another
flare-up by expressing hope she
could proceed without 'the gag rule
being applied
THE chair objects to that" Mr..
Bloom broke in.
We'll, don't object to it," inter-
jected Mr.. Tinkham.
Mr.. Bloom disclaimed any inten-
ton of applying gag rule, but in
sisted some Of the questions were not
pertinent.
Finally, Representative Eaton, Re-
publican, of New Jersey interrupted
to protest against the interWarfare
in this committee, in this time OF
great crisis" He said he hoped this
committee warfare" could be held
down to a minimum.
Still a Republican.
In expressing his confidence in
the discretion with which President
Roosevelt would exercise the powers
contained in the bill, Mr.. Stimson
said his experience with various men
who have occupied the White House
has impressed him with "the sober
ing influence the responsibility of
the presidency imposes on any man,
particularly in foreign affairs"
He told the committee history
shows there has been no President
who rushed the country into war,
but, on the contrary. there have been
some who tried to hold back strong
public sentiment for war.
In stating his conclusion that the
President can safely be trusted with
the powers in the bill, he told Mr..
Tinkham, land as you know, be-
long to your party"
"You did" Mr.. Tinkham replied.
"And I still do" Mr.. Stimson re-
Joined, adding that he did not con-
slider that Mr.. Tinkham had read
me out"
Mr.. Tinkham contended the
United States did not become in
volved in the last war in 1917 until
after overt acts against it, and
asked Mr.. Stimson if any overt acts
have occurred this time.
U. S. Supplied by Allies.
The Secretary replied that was a
broad question, but said he recalled
that zone of the belligerents sank
one Of our warships," explaining he
had reference to the sinking OF the
Panay in Oriental waters by Japan.
The crowd laughed when Mr..
Tinkham inquired if that incident
had not been explained as a mistake
and reparation made.
Mrs. Rogers asked Mr.. Stimson
II he had not said that during 1917
and 1918 England and France had
been the arsenal for the United
States. She asked whether it were
not true that England and France
had been buying munitions in this
country before we entered the war.
What happened before and after
We went in" said Mr.. Stimson, "are
very different things. They did buy
material before we went in in large
quantities. But despite all our ef-
forts after we entered the war we
had to get great quantities Of weap-
ons from the French and English"
No U. S. Planes in Combat.
Mr.. Stimson added that his own
regiment, an artillery regiment, had
been almost wholly supplied by the
French so far as its guns were
concerned.
"An the planes that protected me
were British or French" he said. Il
am told that no American planes
were actually used in combat, al
though a great deal was said over
here about how we were going to
darken the skies with planes
Chairman Bloom and other DEM
ocratic members of the committee
again protested against the ques-
tions be asked by Mrs. Rogers, say
ing they were delaying considera-
ton of the pending bill.
Secretary Stimson got into the
argument himself in a mild way,
commenting that "the lenger I stay
here, the more delay there may be
In getting the program well under
way
Insists Questions Vital.
Mrs. Rogers insisted that her
questions were vital. Chairman
Bloom asked permission to state
publicly what had happened in
executive session of the committee
Yesterday afternoon regarding the
questioning of witnesses, but Mrs.
Rogers objected unless she, too,
were given permission to make a
statement.
Resuming her questioning of Mr..
stimson, Mrs. Rogers asked, "Do
you believe the United States will
be asked to send an army to
Europe?"
"I haven't any information on
that subject" said the Secretary.
Mrs. Rogers wanted to know
whether Mr. Stimson believed that
Germany would come around to