Show Aid Gets to Britain Okeh Barkley Asserts W WASHINGTON May 20 AP Ap President President Roosevelt said Tuesday he hc had no news on the issue of convoying supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies to Great Britain and further declared there was nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing to reports that he would submit a special message to congress soon WASHINGTON May 20 AP Senator AP-Senator Senator Barkley of Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky the administration leader said Tuesday lend lease-lend war equipment seems to be reaching Great Britain satisfactorily Barring a change in the situ situation situation situa- situa a- a tion he added it was unlikely that the government would take any new affirmative steps to see that the goods are delivered Of course Barkley Barkley- told re reporters reporters re- re porters portets the situation could change completely over a week end Right now however indications are that the goods are getting across and conditions are not acute Barkley made his statement in response to que questions about the possible use of convoys He and other legislative leaders discussed the foreign situation with President President President dent Roosevelt Monday The Kentucky senator said the government would keep a close watch on the progress of Franco- Franco German collaboration and added Of course it would be necessary for us to take some action if Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many sought to establish herself on Martinique or other French possessions possessions possessions pos pos- sessions in this hemisphere He said that although the original original onig- onig inal armistice terms between France and Germany had prevented prevent prevent- ed nazi control of the western hemisphere possession this arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar might be superseded by the new collaboration agree agree- ment As long as there is no change in the status of the possessions Barkley observed then there would appear to be no need for the United States to seize them There was speculation meanwhile meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while that President Roosevelt soon might send congress a special message on the international situa situa- tion Barkley said that the chief executive executive executive ex ex- ex- ex had not decided whether a message would be sent but added if one were it would not request legislation informed Best-informed opinion was that the chief executive might transmit without comment a factual report on recent foreign developments reviewing the trend toward closer collaboration between Germany and France and the hostilities in inthe inthe inthe the middle east I Several well-advised well legislators said they assumed the chief executive executive i tive would delay any major statement statement statement state state- ment on foreign policy until his wide nation-wide radio address next Tuesday |