Show WINS Si ST OVER VETO Walter tan Walter n-Walter Bill Fails Override verride Effort 1 K Dec 18 up- up P house voted Wednesday to ton n m President I Roosevelt's veto vetoe e WaUer Walter gan-Walter gan bail killing la ihn for lor this session of ot ofes es ess s roil rolI call vote on overriding o fal d' d It was announced o 0 override and to sus- sus The former was vas less than qu red two thirds majority house ouse us vote ote made senate ac- ac nn Administration h had d predicted that the sen- sen passed the bill by a slim 25 margin would not obtain 1 o thirds T-thirds majority n necessary tit into law I went dent Roosevelt lt in vetoing said he was con- con it would produce the chaos and paralysis in the st Eltion of the government critical time house debated bated the vete vetoe veto vet e for lor an hour before belore taking call vote convinced the chief ex ex- wrote rote the house that it to endless and in- in able controversies at a mo- mo hen we can least afford nd either governmental or orI I Jeffort effort in the luxury of on bill bill illi center of a controversy for months I was Q byUs y its sponsors to estabI I procedure and urt reviews of lings of certain quasi-judi- quasi i 1 raI agencies e leaders le ders made plans to call veto yeto during the afternoon thirds thirds two thirds vote necessary ride the veto in both house houser rate oate r te Democratic chieftains h hoping ping to muster enough h tf h to sustain th the president 1 his message to the where here the legislation the president appended a detailed analysis of the Attorney General Ja Jack Jack- k- k I K 4 hl hief t e executive said ald that Continued Continued on Pa Page e Four K L Column Five Seeks Speed tOn On lease Aid Plan Continued from Page One fending ending Britain all the materiel wand fand and supplies she would need in inthe the future and postponing the acir ac- ac ir gount's settlement until peace dame came ame in Mr Roosevelt said he Intended l to ask the new c congress convent conven- conven t ng January 3 3 for legislation and appropriations a to put this tentative tenta- tenta tive program or a similar one into effect C Congressional comment on the proposal was slow Some ardent paid Britain Britain to advocates indorsed it t at once but many legislators preferred to withhold opinions until they had studied the idea J The need for a tremendous up speed in defense production figured figured only incidentally in Mr Roosevelt's 7 press conference There here here were indications however i that the problem was receiving is serious consideration voids Avoids Word on up Shake-up He shed no light however on whether he planned to reorganize f Nhe the defense commission On the subject of aid for Brita Brit- Brit 4 a an n Mr Roosevelt said he was trying frying to eliminate the dollar sign Mt It was banal he asserted to argue about financial assistance or outright out- out t Bright right ight financial gifts because no war f-war in memory had ever been lost or won because of a lack of i money t f The chief executive declared that in the present world situation situa- situa tion there was absolutely no doubt fin an In the minds of a very overWhelming overwhelming over over- whelming over whelming number of Americans the best immediate defense Hof t of af the United States was the success suc- suc 7 cess ess of Great Britain Ridicules Gift Hints T Pr President Roosevelt in his discussion dis- dis ridiculed the recent flurry f fot f proposals which considered ad- ad assistance to Britain in terms Germs of financial credits or out- out fright gifts He doubted he added that Britain would want a gift from American taxpayers t Although no mention was made of the tremendous British World Wat war var debt to the United Unites States long in default the president was evidently evi- evi evi-dently evi dently mindful of it for he re re- re declared his objective was elimination of the dollar sign Mr Roosevelt indicated that the new idea would not require revision revision revision sion either of the Johnson act forbidding forbidding forbidding for for- bidding loans and credits credits' to foreign foreign foreign for for- eign debt defaulters or of the neutrality law prohibiting loans to belligerents Hints Ship Change Asked whether the plan contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- the use of American merchant vessels to deliver the supplies Mr Roosevelt replied that would depend on what flag the ship was flying He pointed out that the neutrality act barred ships under the American flag from the war zone He indicated however that American vessels might be used with British crews when he remarked re remarked remarked re- re marked that it would not be necessary necessary necessary essary to put an American flag flagor or crew on such ships This was interpreted as meaning that a i transfer of registry might be under I consideration The president said Britain had I plenty of exchange left for existing orders but it might be difficult for her to pay for future orders The extent of the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's preliminary study of the plan was indicated by reports that its details previously had been communicated communicated communicated com com- to Senator Glass D. D Va chairman of the senate appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap committee Se Senator ator Stewart D D. Tenn advocate advocate advocate ad ad- of aid to the British voiced conditional approval To the extent extent extent ex ex- tent that we can do something without impairing impairing our own defense defense de de- defense I am for it he told news news- men It would practically amount to a gift but I am willing to go along to help the British short of war Senator Holt D. D W. W Va said however he could see nothing but evasion and subterfuge adding If were we're going to do what the president wants us to do lets let's doit doit do doit it open openly y This camouflage is dishonest disi dis dis- i honest |