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fighting for precisely the same thing
she fought for for a thousand years
Commercial supremacy"
"She has right to do this" he
continued, IF she wants to kill her
sons to preserve the riches Of her
empire,
THAT is her affair, but it is Ger
tainly not ours"
Saying it was beside the point"
to discuss whether Germany should
have invaded Poland or whether
Britain should have declared war
on Germany, Senator Clark added
that the British undertook to starve
the Germans into submission" with
the blockade.
"They miscalculated, and are now
in a devil of a fix. And that is
about all there is to this war.
England didn't declare war in
the name of democracy, and she
didn't declare it to save Poland, be-
cause almost at the same time an
other dictator by the name Of Stain
also invaded Poland with his armies,
took the half that Hitler didn't take,
and England not only did not de-
clare war on Russia, but she has
been cuddling up to Stain ever
since.
"Democracy-the freedom of small
nations-not power in Europe is
fighting for these things. They are
fighting for gold, trade, commerce
and the maintenance of power Of
their ruling classes"
Senator Clark said that if he be
neved nations in Europe or in Asia
were fighting Americas fight" he
would declare war, and declare it
now"
Enactment Of the British aid leg
islation, he continued, meant cast
ing off all pretense of neutrality,
and formally. emphatically, and in
writing authorizing the President of
the United States to carry on q
form of war. ," ."
Declaring that he realized his was
futile fight" Clark continued:
II realize that the current is now
too swift. I am aware that money
and money-made propaganda have
become too much for us. I am
cognizant Of the fact that we are
going to war, whether we call 1t war
or not. I don't know how to stop
it, but intend to live whatever the
future may allot me in knowing
that did my best"
The merits of the bill were argued
outside the Capitols halls yesterday
in a series of radio and platform
addresses. Some of the views
expressed:
Senator Lee, Democrat, of Okla
homa-"Hitler is making war on
US today economically, politi-
cally and morally. Only one OBJ
stacle prevents him from making
war on us in a military sense, and
that obstacle is England"
Senator Brooks, Republican, of
Illinois-Once the British-aid bill
is passed, IT predict some form, of
censorship will be adopted In Amer
lea in the name of national defense
and that is the beginning of the
end of freedom Of speech"
Senator Green, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island-"By aiding Britain
we help defend ourselves. BY aiding
Britain we buy time against the
day when our own defense prepa-
rations may be completed. BY aid
ing Britain we pursue the path Of
intelligent self-interest."
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
THE bill puts the President in a
position where he can run the war
He could sit back and direct
in details the activities of the British
Army and Navy and every other
nation engaged in war with
Germany.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, Of
Kentucky-An English defeat will
mean nothing else than a permanent
burden of armaments so tremendous
that it must inevitably threaten
the living standards, the security
and the economic freedom Of the
United States"
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of
Observation-Disclosures no one be de-
ceived by the false claim that this
bill Is measure to promote national
defense. The provisions of this bill
do not add to our defense, they
subtract from them. They do not
strengthen us, they weaken us. They
do not lessen the risks of war, they
multiply the risks"