Show 0 I Weapons for Britain U. U S. S Has Already Sent Much Material Oversea W What v Ii hat at Britain to might mean in the future Is powerfully Indicated by the American aid that has already gone to to the island citadel Though out all h help hIp Ip now being debated has not begun to flow across the Atlantic and though special plants built to produce war materials are in gen general ral not yet operating a look at the record record record rec rec- ord for lor the last year and a half hall shows shown the United States is playIng playIng playing play- play Ing a major role in the firm stand the British are making Here is the proof in a summary summary summary sum sum- mary of the aid already sent Until June 1940 most of U. U S S. S plane exports went to France With Frances France's fall planes were were- turned to Britain The Foreign Policy association estimates that 1 I i x rh Af Wl 44 in lit 14 months ending in October 1940 1056 planes had been sent to Britain to Canada and to other British areas Since October Oc Oc- tober th the number has increased to around a month so that the total number of planes already al already already al- al ready shipped to Britain or its dominions and ate areas S allied with it is probably close to 2500 Directly after the Dunkirk re retreat retreat retreat re- re treat when the British expeditionary expeditionary expeditionary force left most of its maI materiel ma- ma I Y r g IJ h. h 5 Z 1 r L. L N W on the beach small arms became a vital need S Secretary Stimson has officially reported that surplus army rifles were sold ton t h. h IT C Ct H which in turn sold them to Britain Brit Brit- ain am to to the number of Similarly handled were deals for surplus Lewis Vickers and Marlin Martin machine g guns ns totaling 14 and antiaircraft machine machine ma ma- chine guns together with Browning machine guns and more than rounds of ammunition for them Also AIso Included in included In- In eluded were revolvers and I more than a a. a million rounds ot of caliber 38 ammunition for them hem theme but not included is a an unknown n number of privately-made privately machine machine machine ma ma- chine guns and submachine guns 4 m fI i z 4 W Much of the light artillery leftover left leftover leftover over from the World war was of French make and design considered considered considered consid consid- ered by the American army as superseded by American guns of newer design So along long with theother theother the theother other guns described went 75 guns with limbers and sights and others in good condition The Stokes mortar is Is- Isa a British w weapon pon to begin with and of them left over from the World war with shells for them were similarly sold Other miscellaneous miscellaneous miscellaneous mis mis- surplus material went to Britain in this indirect chan chart nel included 1350 caissons limbers for 75 guns gun io tripods ammunition b belt magazines L Le Le gun barrels and Lew Le L magazines pounds iv 0 TNT h I d 5 m. m I tto v tw 4 In September 1940 when pr pressure pre pres- sure from the German campaIgn campain against British shipping first b became be- be came severe the famous lamous destroyer de deal was made in whIch the United States exchanged K destroyers of World war intag vintage not strictly up to date but def dea serviceable for tor the fg to lease naval bases on varlo vanio British possessions Similarly regarded u 81 a material were light World war tanks sold to Canada II n. n as still stil valuable for training purposes j jeven even though unequal to mod combat conditions The American ambulance organization or or- has sent ebu Ine tl A v. v UlIan have added to these and ani many surgical units and mobile nobIle first aid posts t to say ay y nothing oi of extensive medical supplies bare havi been furnished I Through the U. U S. S commission ships were trans to Britain between Sep 1939 and December 1940 and 43 to Canada This added added add add- ed a tonnage of to merchant ner- ner chant shipping available to Britain Brit am ain and in December 16 addi add ships were authorized ti to t. t be sold to Britain from the mart marl time commissions commission's laid up fleet It is likely that private transactions have added considerably to this total but it Is difficult to obtain exact figures Nit Nine tankers transferred to Panama registry are also available to for lor British use l r t SHIP w i f t Y r. r M N n i L 7 11 N w. w d dMore More than mobile canteen and kitchens have been provided provide by by various relief organization and the Red Cross has accumulated accumulated a stock of garments gar gar- ments for distribution to peo i rendered needy by air raids raid Diphtheria serum for a million children n has been sent seat or i is 01 on oa the way an and movements menta lik liki the Bundles for Britain and Defense Defense De De- De Delease lease of British Homes have sen sent thousands of garments and hAnd hind weapons And of course seven several millions of dollars in cash have bay been sent seat by various relief organizations organ organ- to buy supplies in for those rendered in need by w war suffering 5 |