Evening star., 1942-03-02
Senate Passes
32.BiIIion Arms
Appropriation
Must Garry War
To Enemy Gen.
Marshall Warns
BULLETIN.

House acceptance of Senate
amendments sent to the White
House late today the $32,762,-
$4,000 military appropriation
bill, biggest in the worlds
history. The House completed
congressional action without
debate.
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate passed and sent
back to the House a S32, 1852, ,737,-
900 military appropriations bill
today after being informed by
Gen. George c. Marshall, Chief
of Staff, that I'VE must proceed
with the business of carrying the
war to the enemy"
Approval of the measure on a
voice vote came quickly after Sena-
tor Austin, Republican. of Vermont,
had read to the Senate a letter from
Gen. Marshall explaining that the
Army must disregard some pleas for
soldiers to guard continental install
lations because it could not permit
the greater portion of our armed
forces and our valuable material to
be immobilized within the United
States. Gen. Marshall said:
The time has now come when
We must proceed with the business of
carrying the war to the enemy, not
permitting the greater portion of
our armed forces and our valuable
material to be immobilized within
continental United States. The
enemy. calculating on public reac-
tions, is undoubtedly employing sub
marines close in shore for the pur-
pose of restraining our efforts to
engage our planes. and ground
troops so far as practicable, often.
sively in distant theaters.
Anticipates Air Raids"
Further, I feel that we must ex-
pect isolated air raids of a few
| planes directed against US for no
other purpose than to create a public
reaction which will adversely affect
the sound military purpose of de-
Tending America by engaging and
| defeating the enemy in theaters dis
tant from our shores.
Il have gone into this matter in
some detail because it is of great
Importance, and the demands for
protection within continental United
States are piling up in a forbidding
manner. This is question of pub
lie morale. of the courage of our
people, and I am hopeful that you
gentlemen of the Congress will take
the lead in ofsetting the present
unfortunate reactions The Ameri-
can people have the courage and
resolution to face the harsh neces-
sites of this desperate struggle If
they understand the situation"
In presenting the letter to the
Senate, Senator Austin called it
the Army's answer to "the attempt
Of our enemies to divide us or sep
arate us from each other" It out
lined, he said, "a sound basis Of
invincible prosecution of war by
democracies'
691 Millions Increase.
In passing the huge appropriations
bill, largest in history, the Senate
increased by s691 1886, 900 the funds
previously voted by the House, $685.
$4,000 of this amount being for
clothing and equippage for the Army
and sos, 100000 for warehousing of
lend-lease goods.
OF the total amount in the meas
use $23, ,485, 1877 300 would be allo-
Gated to the War Department, of
which, sl3,252,20OOOO would be for
Army ordnance and supplies and
$3,011 ,512 900 for expediting produc-
ton.
Included in the measure was
81, ,502, 100000 cash and S2,35O, ,000, 900
contract authority for Maritime
Commission purchase of 1,476 cargo
ships, boosting the present produc-
ton program of 2,877 ships.
Besides making available up to
one-half of the War Department
appropriations for lend-lease allo-
cations, the bill carried s5,425 ,000, 900
to finance commitments expected to
! be entered into this wear.