Evening star., 1941-01-22
Leuse-Lend
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Congress cannot escape that re-
sponsibility by giving blanket au-
thOrlty to the Chief Executive.
Putting U. S. in Receivership."
In my opinion, the adoption OF
this legislation would constitute
something much more reprehensible
than that It would in reality ne
throwing the greatest and up tC now
most successful going business in
history. the United States, into re-
ceivership and appointing the Presi-
dent its receiver
Mr. MacNider at the outset Of
his testimony said that all his life
SympathieS were with Britain,
Greece and China and that he
would like to see all dictatorS,
especially Hitler, 'liQuidated once
and for all
Il am willing, as are all Amor-
cans I know, that all cr any ma
tlons fighting aggression be allowed
to purchase such weapons as We
can spare said MI. MaCNider.
IF the emergency is as great as
the leaders OF the present admin
lstration say it is. stripping our
forces OF their weapons az such
time is, in my opinion, a treason-
able policy.
Il co not believe that Ve should
give away our own defenses, nor
allow manufactured fear or propa-
I gandous hysterla TO destroy the
best defense We possess-plain ordI-
nary common sense"
Hears of No Danger of Invasion.
Mr.. MaCNider told the committee
he had heard no accredited mill
tary authority who thinks that
America is in imminent danger Of
invasion from anywhere. He said
that he was unalterably opposed to
any attempt on the part of the
United States TO demand further
place in the Old Worlds everlasting
qudrrels.
I'm for America first said Mr..
MacNlder. That may be treason to
those who believe that all walls
abroad are our wars and that We
should let others fight our battles
for US, I do not, I am for an i'm
pregnable defense for America. No
foreign power nor group of powers
will ever attack prepared America.
Senator Norris defined his position
for neWsmen after Senator McNary
returned to his Capitol office for
the first time since October 26, and
announced his opposition
Mr.. MacNider was gri.led by some
of the committee members when he
completed reading his prepared
statement. One OF his chief inter-
rogators - Representative Richard
Of South Carolna-Wanted To k'~--
what would happen to the United
States if Great Britain we're C.
feated
1T would be very unhappy {,
for America" he replied.
In response to other questions l.
Representative Richards, Mr.. Mac
Nidsr declared:
i am not in favor of going TO
war to maintain the British EmplC.
as much, as I said before. as I hole
she. comes out victorious"
Would Put L. ). in War, He Says.
Questioned by Representative
Chipperfeld. Republican. of Illinois.
Mr.. MacNider said emphatically he
Is opposed to the whole bill" and
that all persons with whom he has
been in contact do not approve it.
And in response to a question by
Representative Jarman. Democrat.
of Alabama, the witness declared
passage of the bill by Congress would
put the United States wholly" in
the war.
Senator Norris said he wanted to
"see every I dotted in this bill" be-
fore Congress finally approved it
and he added that he did not know
just what time modification" there
should be but maybe the two-year
limitation asked by Wendell Willkie
is all right
Like Senator McNary, Senator
Norris had been delayed by illness
in returning to Washington I'M
mediately after the fall election
campaigns.
White House Conference.
Visiting the Executive Mansion
with Senators Harrison of MiSslsSlp-
pi and Glass of Virginia. Senator
| Barkley said there had been a gen.
eral discussion with the President
on the whole legislative situation
with particular emphasis on the
lease-lend bill and appropriations
which are now forSeen.
Pointing out that the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Of
which all three are members. Will
start hearings on the lease-lend
bill Monday, Senator Barkley said
there appeared to be no disposition
on the measure.
Senator Barkley said the White
House conference also had con-
cerned itself with the Presideu, .
request for appropriations and les-
islation to launch a Federal pIo-
gram to build 200 merchant shi~s.
He said the Chief Executive is par
ticularly anxious to clear the way
for this project.
AS Ine trlO emerged rom the
White House, reporter asked how
it happened that Senator Glass,
the "unreconstructed rebel" who
has opposed much of the New Deal.
should have been included in tic
consultation. The Virgirian lauchcd
and said he is now "for appe7se-
ment."
Senator Glass has been an out
spoken supporter of the adminis-
tration's policy of extending all
possible aid to Great Britain, even
going beyond this in some of his
public expressions of distaste for
the totalitarian axis.
Senator Barkley said there was
no significance in failure of Chair
man George of the Foreign Relations
Committee to participate in the
conference, explaining that the