Show NATIONS NATION'S CHIEF I SETS ADDRESS ON BRITISH AID Public Will Hear I Details of Plan In Radio Speech WASHINGTON March 14 AP President AP-President President Roosevelt will make a radio address to the na nation nation na- na nation tion Saturday night on defense and aid to nations battling ag ag- ag He will speak at p. p m. m m m. e. e s. s t. t p. p m. m m. m s. s t. t for 30 minutes minutes min mm- utes at an annual dinner given him by the White House Correspondents Correspondents' Correspondents Correspondents' Corre Come association and his address address address ad ad- dress will be broadcast The chief executive asked reporters report report- ers at his press conference for permission permission permission per per- mission to inject the address into the program for the dinner and was as assured that he might do so On the questions of the specific nature of war supplies that have been or will be sent to Britain i Mr Roosevelt chose to remain in in- in- in definite He said in response to questions that there had been no I decision on transferring additional naval craft of any type As for cargo vessels he said this country had none available for transfer I Arms Already Sent Secretary Stimson earlier told reporters that some defense material material ma ma- tenial to be transferred to Great Britain under the lend-lease lend act already had started to its destina destina- tion For the moment the se secretary of war withheld details The information will come out in due time Mr Stimson told a press conference As far as I am concerned no details will be disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed prematurely I dont don't think It would be fair to Great Britain Asked about printed reports that approximately 1 Q naval ships of various types torpedo boats d destroyers built more tian 20 years goJ n submarines ouId d be Burned lurle unea l over ovex lo to th the Brit Brit- sh Mr RooseVelt Roosvelt said they were entirely inaccurate He said there had been no consideration given to types or numbers of ships although that did not mean that in the fu future future fu- fu future ture some war vessels might not be transferred to Britain Parries Questions S The p president said Springfield rifles were not included in the first list of items approved for shipment to Britain and Greece but asked that reporters not inquire about other specific articles and not try to find out by a process of elimination elimination elimination nation what war materials were being allocated t On the question of or assistance to China Mr Roosevelt said that mat- mat Column on Four Page Jre Two PRESIDENT SETS 1 BRITISH AID TALK Continued from pare One ter was coming along all right but that he had no announcements to tomake tomake tomake make on it at the present In addressing the annual newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper mens men's banquet the president will be breaking a tradition of more than 20 years' years standing Speeches have always been barred on these occasions with the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's chief executive relaxing to enjoy the fun Fund Bill Advances Avance Given very enthusiastic Indorsement indorsement indorse Indorse- ment by Secretaries Hull Stimson Stimson Stimson son and Knox the lend lease appropriation bill advanced advanced advanced ad ad- rapidly Friday through the preliminary phase of legislative consideration Chairman Woodrum D. D Va said the house appropriations subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee hoped to finish its hearings hearings hearings hear hear- ings on the measure during the day thus thus completing in two days its deliberations on the largest appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- in peacetime time history The bill already has acquired the theNo No 1 position on the house calendar calendar calendar calen calen- dar for next Tuesday and its Us passage passage passage pass pass- age by Wednesday night was generally generally generally gen gen- forecast There was a conspicuous lack of outspoken opposition either Inhouse Inhouse in inhouse house or in the senate Most of the critical comment heard concerned concerned concerned con con- whether the full was needed Immediately or could be spent during the coming year Plans Flans to Split Fund Senator Taft R R. Ohio who voted against the British aid bill reported informally that there appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to be support for a proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to limit the cash appropriation tion to for the first year and make the other available in authorizations A change of this character he argued would give congress a closer check on the progress of the program In an atmosphere of strictest secrecy meanwhile the house appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap subcommittee called army aimy navy and budget officers for questioning on how the vast armaments armaments armaments arma arma- ments and supply fund would be spent The necessity for secrecy was said to have been stressed by one witness who mentioned the fact that a lot of Germanys Germany's success might be attributed to the fact that the reich kept opponents in inthe inthe inthe the dark as to details of its military program |