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ment's hesitation" the witness
recounted, "that they expected
money, materials and men. And
he said that we are going to
need them and expect them
soon.'"
Fish was the first Republican
speaker after Chairman SABBATH
(D-IlD of the House Rules Com
mittee formally opened q week
of debate eE-the measure with
the assertion that 1t w s purely
a defense measure" rather than
a war bill.
am absolutely certain and
positive that this is not a war
measure but q bill to prevent
war" SABBATH said. 1T is pure.
ly a defense measure-for the
defense of the United States"
Senator johnson (R- Calif)
asked La Toilette whether the
French expectations have been
justified by events"
Senator Connally Cd Tex)
asked La Toilette whether he
had made any reply to Dalad-
ier's statement in 1899 and the
former governor replied mega.
lively.
Questioned by Senator Con-
nally (D-Tex) about his refer
ence to mandate" Cor parti-
cipation in war, La Toilette said
he thought that "there is no
alternative to war in the light
of the forty-ninth paragraph Of
the presidents fireside chat in
which he announced in unequiv-
ocal language that it was the
policy of the United States to
supply Britain with materials
and ships to win a smashing
victory"
This would be q mandate to
carry out that policy" La Fol-
lette said. land in that sense /
think that it is a mandate to a
war policy"
Connally asked if La Toilette
was familiar with the Kellogg
BRAND non aggression pact.
II also know" La Toilette re-
piled, "that there Is q nine
power pact that went out on q
limb on that the British sawed
Off"
La Toilette responded in the
affirmative when Connally ask
ed whether he was opposed to
Hitler and Mussolini and their
governmental theories.
"You don't want to see them
win this war, do YOU" the Tex.
an continued.
When you ask that ques-
tion," La Toilette replied, 1T
carries an implication like have
you stopped beating your wife
1t sort Of puts you in the hole.
1t tries to put our side in the
position of saying either that we
like Hitler and want him to
win the war or in the position
of favoring a policy that leads
to war"
Connally said he would with
draw the question if La Toilette
didn't want to answer it or was
embarrassed" by it.
II want to answer the ques-
tion," the witness protested
warmly. I'm not embarrassed.
I think the best way to lick
Hitler and what he stands for
is to do the job we've got to do
here in the United States and
the western hemisphere"
Chairman George (D-Ga) of
the committee rebuked members
of the audience who applauded
this reply.
The former governor of Wis
consin, testifying before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, declared that the bill al
so defines weapons Of war SO
broadly as to include virtually
every piece of property in the
country, and "allows the pres
ident to acquire this property
and dispose of it to foreign
countries on any terms he sees
fit"
This BILL" La Toilette con-
tinued, "confers the most far
reaching grant of power ever
proposed for one man."
With his brother, Senator La
Toilette (Prog-Wis), listening at
the committee table, the for.
mer governor declared that the
logical consequence" of Amer
lean foreign policy would be
the conveying of shipments to
Great Britain. He added:
IF the convoy of shipping de-
manded by the British public
does not involve us in war-and
it Is difficult to see how any
other consequence Is possible
then on exactly the same logic
and reasoning, we shall be urg-
ed and yes, expected, to 60 to
was when our Hessians are ex-
hausted and can fight no longer
alone"