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Wants Seven Billion to to Speed British Aids Aid id 11 0 Signs ease Lend Lendin I in iii II Into Law mediately First Transfer 5 f Army and Navy Materiel flans lans Fund Message Wednesday I March 11 AP President AP-President President Roosevelt d d the British aid bill Tuesday and immediately after- after Approved the transfer of the first allotment of army ivy lavy materiel chief hief executive declining to tose sethe se the type of equipment inI in- in I Isaid said the amount was small la lat the greater portion would England but some would be bet beto t to Greece as the first step in supplying la Ii a program for which conIl cones con- con ys Il es expected to be asked e day to supply a aid might be ex- ex 1 lito to China soon under the policy of assisting battling aggressors es dent said he did not know l tat it t some help to China was Plated Roosevelt R signed the British i a i fire at 3 1 p. p m. m eastern rd ref ragtime time and four minutes minutest t took ok the second step step step-ap- ap- ap Ef f the transfer of army and ande e equipment in In in putting into operation a plan for convert- convert nation hatlon into what he has hasan an n arsenal for embattled IB Roosevelt earlier had in- in 1 congressional leaders that to ask Wednesday for appropriation to out the terms of the aid pro- pro He told his press confer- confer he request would be submit- submit letter to Speaker Rayburn to a question he said ht discuss the aid program side radio chat to the na- na hin a few days appropriation g g the largest ever reque requested ted in this country's his- his g ti use completed final legis- legis action on the bill Tuesday roll call caU vote which sent it W White House was announced Lt ftp to 71 on house acceptance ate ite amendments ts lb ibers rs of the congressional tron at the White House said 1 iney ney ey would permit purchase articles authorized in the I i aid id bill They were not I Itu tu- tu big developments came day that saw Air Minister Sinclair in London ej e house of commons that Eu Continued 11 on Page Two Column One ROOSEVELT SEEKS SEVEN BILLION 1 TO RUSH GUSH ARMS AID FOR BRITAIN Continued d From Page One American warplanes will get here hereIn hereIn hereIn In time for the developing battle pattie of the Atlantic and another authoritative authoritative authoritative au au- l source say Y the spring blitz which Hitler promised has b begun gun House acceptance of a dozen senate amendments was the final finall l legislative act on n the precedent- precedent shattering measure The measure was sped to the White House al almost almost almost al- al most two months io lo the day after its introduction Uon January 10 Chairman Carter Glass D Va of the s 's senate nate appropriations committee committee committee com com- made the announcement Mr Roosevelt would recommend the the appropriation And find he said it would be all aU cash That would omit any contract I Authorizations I Senator James F. F Byrnes D. D I S. S C. C Cf when asked what period the appropriation would be for said it would cover over the life of ot the bill Fur Furthermore the the total Byrnes explained is in inclusIve inclusive inclusive in- in of of pr present sent war supplies now in possession of the army and navy which may be transferred to Britain or other nations In other words Byrnes explaIned explained explained ex ex- ex- ex if the president transferred transferred trans trans- ferr d to Britain of army equipment of the new fund could be turned over to the army for forthe forthe forthe the acquisition of new equipment Figure May Slay Vary Actually the might Vary ary up or down a slight am amount several of the congressmen indicated indi- indi Indicated indicated indi Indi- but it is the best round number number number num num- ber available The chief executive moving rapidly ahead with plans to put the British aid program into full arid immediate operation held a conference with the ranking officials officials officials of of- of the war and navy departments depart- depart ments immediately after informing the delegation from Capitol hill of the huge appropriation he planned to ask Both Secretary Stimson and ActIng ActIng Acting Act- Act Ing Navy Secretary Forrestal brushed by reporters alter after the meeting declining to answer questions ques ques- With the executive branch of the government emphasizing speed Representative Woodrum D. D Va Indicated an attempt would be made to match it in congress He said a bill would be introduced Wednesday that committee hearings hearings hearings hear hear- ings would begin Thursday and that he hoped to have the bill before before before be be- fore the house Itself next Monday Opposition senators have announced announced announced an an- that they would attempt to earmark for specific countries any funds appropriated under the aid program but Byrnes declared that wo would ld be unreasonable He recalled an earmarking proposal proposal proposal pro pro- had been rejected by the senate senate senate sen sen- ate and declared that if congress specified one one country for aid it would be possible for that country to be out of the war some time thereafter while another nation entitled to American h help lp might have entered the conflict A score of senators who opp opposed sed the British aid measure met for more than an hour in the office of ot Senator Hiram Johnson Rt R. R Cal al during the morning Johnson to whom other members of the group referred questioners said that only a pleasant talk had resulted and that no dec decisions had been reached He added further meetings might be held within the next few weeks As the final t two o hours hours' gf Qt congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional debate on the measure measure began in the house hous Chairman Sol Bloom D. D N. N Y of the foreign affairs committee gave a 10 10 minute minute technical l explanation of the senate amendments Then Theft amid applause from both Republicans and Democrats Representative Representative Representative Joseph Martin of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- Republican floor leader said he would vote for the senate revisions I I voted against the lend lease-lend bill because I opposed the granting of powers to the president which I belle believed ed should be ret retained ined by bythe bythe bythe the congress Martin Marlin said I feared the bill as written would bring us nearer to war val My position position tion lion in that respect remains unchanged un un- changed But But- Buthe he added the majority in both branches of congress had decided decided de de- de- de otherwise I I realize Martin declared that congress having determined to follow the policy set forth in the bill bilI it is the part of wisdom to act quickly At least these amendments voice the the apprehensions of congress congress congress con con- gress and I sincerely hope the president will us use these enormous powers wisely Members on both sides stood and applauded Martin was followed to the well of the house by a fellow New Englander Representative John W. W McCormack D. D Mass Democratic floor leader McCormack l k Hails Halls Bill McCormack e evoked v o 0 k ked e d applause when h he said he viewed the billas bill billas billas as a peace measure aimed at keeping war from our shores Legislators who attended the tie tre White House conference said I meanwhile that shipments of pork wheat corn and other foodstuffs might be among the early trans trans- I fers Some members suggested possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly 20 of the navys navy's new motor I torpedo boats might be sent All asserted that Mr Roosevelt did not specify what items would be transferred transferred transferred trans trans- II to Britain first |