Evening star., 1941-02-07
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By GOULD LINCOLN.

Bowling over amendment after
amendment offered from the floor,
the House, sitting in committee of
the whole this afternoon. pressed
toward final action on the lease
lend bill.
Leaders had announced soon after
the House assembled that unless it
appeared the bill could be disposed
of by s pm. or soon thereafter. it
proposed to adjourn until tomorrow.
The House voted down. 1876 to ga,
an amendment offered by Repre-
sentative Tinkham, Republican, Of
Massachusetts,, an opponent of the
bill which would have prevented
Soviet Russia from receiving any
supplies or war materials under
the provisions of the lend
bill.
1t rejected, 1873 to 123. an amend
ment by Representative Fish. Repub-
lican. of New York. which would
have prevented the President from
disposing of any vessel in the Navy
without the consent of Congress.
BY a standing vote of ia to II.
the House defeated an amendment
offered by Representative Wolcott,
Republican. of Michigan seeking to
strike from the bill the language
Notwithstanding the provisions Of
any other law" This language, Mr..
Wolcott insisted. gave a blanket re-
peal OF existing and future laws.
Another Fish Proposal Beaten.
The House next defeated, l53 to
SO. an amendment by Representa-
tive Fish to except from the langu-
age Notwithstanding the provisions
of any other law" the Wage and
Hourt Act and other laws relating
to labor.
I'VE will have little test in the
House now" the tall New Yorker
said. Ito decide who is really the
friend of labor. The amendment I
have offered is that of William
Green president of the American
Federation of Labor, who appeared
before the Committee on Foreign
Affairs in open hearing and urged
its adoption. 1t was not considered
in the committee
Majority Leader Mccormack an
sWered that there was no chance OF
any of the social legislation enact
ed during the Roosevelt administra-
ton being overturned through the
administration of the leaSe-lend
bill.
Mr.. Tinkham denounced Russia
as the arsenal for Germany. He
asserted it would be an act of folly
to send war materials to a country
which might turn them over to the
Nazis. He was supported by Rep
resentative Robson, Republican, OF
Kentucky, who said: 1T certainly
/ could not be the intent of Congress
/ to include Russia, when that coun-
try by supplying materials to Ger
many. is helping to wipe out the
democracieS Of the world"
Appeal for Defeat.
/ Majority Leader Mccormack and
Representative Luther A. johnson,
Democrat, of Texas appealed to the
House to vote against the Tinkham
amendment.
What we are doing" said Mr..
Mccormack, lis for the defense OF
the United States The worst thing
/ for our Government, deSpiSing Rus
sia as 1 and so many of us do, would
be to take any action that would
drive Russia closer into the arms Of
Hitler"
Representative Johnson insisted
it would be unWise and dangerous
! to place in the bill any amendment
that would arouse the enmity of
countries not now active against US.
This amendment would set four
governments against us instead of
/ three" said Mr.. Johnson.
Representative Casey, Democrat,
of Massachusetts, said England is
now sending an Ambassador to
Russia to wean that country away
from Germany and that the Tink-
ham amendment would work
against the aims of Great Britain.
Fish Makes Proposal.
Representative Fishs amend
ment read:
Provided that no vessel of the
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