Evening star., 1941-01-16

thought they were an entirely diff
ferent category.
1.-THE Army of the United States" !"
said Mr.. Stimson, "is nowhere near
as large today as was the army of
the Netherlands or the army of Bel
gium last May"
He said present plans call for in
creasing the American Army to
/ 100000 and he added that the Bel
gian Army was almost as large as
that which is now proposed for the
United States.
After pointing out to Mr.. Fish
that. the totalitarian governments
make careful preparations before
they attack and obtain bases first
from which to attack, Mr.. Stimson
said that modern warfare has made
1t necessary for this country to ex-
tend its defenSeS farther and farther
away from the actual coastline.
Wants to Keep War Away.
Mr.. Fish, declaring that he favored
the maintenance Of the Monroe
Doctrine, added Mr.. Secretary, you
want to extend that doctrine all
over the world"
The Secretary replied that he
favored the Monroe Doctrine but
that he wanted to keep war away
from America.
,dr. Fish insisted that the Navy
was the first line of defense of this
country and Mr.. Stimson retorted
diplomacy was the first line Of
defense, the Navy the second and
the Army the third.
Are you in favor of going into
this war" demanded Mr. Fish.
I'm in favor of helping Great
Britain to maintain her navy now,"
said Mr.. Stimson.
Tinkham Ruled Out of Order.
If Great Britain is our first line
of defense, isn't it cowardly on our
part not to go into the war" asked
Mr. Fish.
I do not wish to answer such
questions" Mr.. Stimson replied
firmly.
Before Mr.. Stimson began read
ing his prepared statement, Repre-
sentative Tinkham, Republican. Of
Massachusetts, tried unsuccessfully
to read a background for Mr.. Stim-
sons impending testimony what he
described as certain statements the
Secretary has made" and excerpts
from the 1910 platforms of the
Democratic and Republican conven-
tions. Chairman Bloom ruled that
MIR. Tinkham was "out of order" at
that time.
The War Department chief was
the only witness called for the single
session today. Secretary of Navy
Knox and William S. Knudsen, di-
rector general of defelse production,
will present their testimony tomor-
row.
The House committee, sitting
through six interest-packed hours
yesterday in the opening hearing
on the legislation, devoted all its
time to Secretary of Treasury Nor
genthau and Secretary of State Hull.
In the strongest terms both cabinet
officers urged passage of the bill as
a step essential to defense of the
United States.
Mr.. Morgenthau placed in the
committee record the British bal
ance sheet" which so many legisla-
tors have wanted to see before max
ing up their minds whether to sup.
port President Roosevelt's program
for making the United States the
great arsenal" of embattled "democ-
racies."
He said he was giving it with the
consent of the British government
and remarked that it was the first
time in history that one government
put at the disposal of another
figures of this nature"
The balance sheet offered this
at-a-glance picture of Britains
status in dollar exchange:
On hand, January /. 1941, $1,775,.
100000.
Receipts expected in 1s41. $685..
900 600.
Expenditures to be met in 1e41
So ,o19 900 900.
Amount left for all future orders
$3l1 10000
Secretary Morgenthau summed ur