Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05
China Loan Receives
Unanimous Approval
OF Senate Committee
Increase in Deliveries
Of Supplies to- Russia
Urged by Pepper
BY the Associated Press.

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee unanimously ap-
proved today a House bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to make $500, 000, 900 in
financial aid available to China.
Committee attaches announced
the action while the group still vas
in executive session hearing the last
Of q half dozen witnesses, including
several cabinet members.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida added to the loan discus
sion an appeal for increased de-
liveries of military supplies to
Russia.
Voicing approval Of the proposed
China loan. Senator Pepper told re-
porters that this country also ought
to do everything it could to speed
up the transfer of war materials
so the Soviets would be as well pre-
pared as possible for the promised
Nazi spring offensive.
The Florida Senator said he did
not doubt that the necessity of rush.
ing reinforcements to the South
western Pacific had interfered with
the schedule of deliveries to Russia,
causing the lag which has created
considerable concern in some quar-
tiers here.
Senator Pepper declared that this
deficiency in shipments should be
remedied as speedily as possible.
Reinsurance Sought.
IT have no doubt that the Russian
government recognizes the difacul-
ties that we face" he said, 'but we
ought TO let them know that we
mean to keep our word and to give
them what we have said we would
deliver"
Defense officials said there was no
question of ignoring previous assur-
anceS given Moscow. On the con-
trary, they asserted, the production
of the promised supplies was gener-
ally ION or ahead Of schedule" The
abrupt heavy demands made on
available shipping was the big prob
lem, they explained, but they hoped
to solve this satisfactorily.
Democratic Leader Barley said
that he would recommend passage
of the China loan measure at onca
Republican Leader McNary said he
had no personal objection to waiv-
ing the Senate rule requiring that
all bills lay over day after COM
mittee action.
Would Provide Credit.
The measure would authorize the
Secretary of Treasury, with ap-
proval to the President, to make up
to $500, 900, 900 In credits available
to the Chungking Chinese govern
ment.
Chairman Connally Of the For
eign Relations Committee said 1t
was his understanding that this au-
thority would be used to stabilize
the Chinese currency, to establish
credit for China here and to provide
supplies, arms and munitions for
the Chinese armies.
Asked how these supplies would
get to Chungking if the Burma road
should be cut of by the japanese,
Senator Connally said 1t might be
possible to parallel the road from
India or to establish q route through
Siberia.
Awaiting committee action on the
bill, the Senate arranged to act
finally on SIC, 495 ,265, 474 naval sup
ply bill. Approved almost without
debate yesterday by the House, the
record-breaking appropriations bill
would be sent to President Roose-
welt on Senate adoption Of q con-
ference report.
Leaders sought House action on
Senate-approyed measure authoriz-
ing the planting Of $4,000 acres OF
Western Hemisphere land In qua
yule, rubber-bearing plant.