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Show CLARIFICATION OF U. S. FOREIGN STAND URGED UPON NATION'S CHIEF, Roosevelt Calls White House Parley on Army Needs; Morgenthau Denies Stabilization Fund Used to Aid French 'War Purchases' WASHINGTON, fefc. t (Al)-rfina Republican members f huso foreign affair eMualtU Issue statement deploring and protesting "unneutral and secret methods employed by the rosMeat" la connection with tht) sal of airplane to Franca, - WASHINGTON, Feb. t (INS) President Roosevelt was called upon today by Republican and Democratic members of tht senate to "clarify U. S. foreign policy In an open state- ment to congress and the country. Developments la th America preparedness program and th extension ex-tension of help to Europe's democracies de-mocracies In ih-lp drive tat rearm i against th dictator, cam swiftly In th president's own cabinet and on Capitol hill Senator Vandenberg (H, Mich.), sftea mentioned as a presidential possibility, and McCarraa D, Nev.) were outspoken la their Insistenc that "th people have a right to know what I going on." O. O. r. Press re Drive Th driv ta "lift th lid" a the nation's foreign policy was pressed with vigor by th Republican minority mi-nority after an hlatorlo senala de-bat de-bat In. which demands wer mad -that th "peotr be told If "they are ' being led dew th road to war. Outstanding developments Included: In-cluded: 1. Secretary of th Treasury Mor. genthau said that he welcomed a congressional Inquiry Into operation of th secret two-billlon-dotiar foreign for-eign exchange stabilisation fund, and denied emphatically that this country was using th fund to help European democracies buy arms. f. Th president conferred with th house appropriation subcommittee subcom-mittee which Is handling projected fund for expanaion of th army. After an hour's session at th Whit House, Representative Taylor to. Colo), .chairman of the full appropriation ap-propriation committee, said "we wer Just talking over technical details as to th general situation In world affairs and what this committee com-mittee 1 considering." Icke Scout War Fear 1 Secretary of tn Interior Ickes, tha cabinet's warmest crltlo of tha European dictators, said that he did not believe this country would go to war "under this administration." He was commenting upon a pech by former President Hoover warn ing of a drift to war under Rooee-velL Rooee-velL 4. Enough vote ta open hearings of ths senate military affairs commute com-mute wer claimed by Republican Republi-can members. At a meeting tomorrow, to-morrow, this group will attempt ta fore th committee to end secret hearings and making public test!-many test!-many that already has been taken behind closed doors. This testimony would exclude that relating t strictly military secrets. In his press conference today. Secretary of th Treasury Morgan-thau Morgan-thau said that he wanted ta have hi secret testimony before ths military mil-itary affair committee mad public. pub-lic. He appeared in connection witn roe treasury a aia to a ranca in th purchase of U. S.-built war planes. Answers Demands Th secretary then replied to de-mends de-mends In the senat for an Inquiry' In-quiry' Into operation of th hug stabilization fund which I operated operat-ed by a group of treasury experts to protect the dollar in foreign ex chsnges. ' He said: "Th stabilization fund Is not being be-ing used directly or Indirectly In any way to help any country tot make any purchases of any mer-. chandlse.". A resolution for an Inquiry into tha fund was Introduced by Senator Sen-ator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. tR, Mass.). In his statement calling for an open declaration by tha president on th country's foreign policy, Senator Vandenberg said: "Democracies' complaint against dictatorships is that rulers tak their people into war without their knowledge and consent. "Democractea complain that dictator dic-tator stimulate war through secret diplomacy. W seemed to be threatened threat-ened her at horn with th vry technique we criticize. "It is high time th whol con-IContlniiod con-IContlniiod on Pie Two) ICoiuovi Tares , . I They Protested Too Much Hash and Too Many Ileann 4. .... M A DISSATISFIED FELONS MILL ABOUT IN PRISON YARD 1 Air view of "hunger strikers" at Saa Quentla Senators Call for Clarification Of Foreign Policy by Roosevelt (Ceallaue Frees rest Oei) grass and tha whole peopla knew tha frank presidential mind la respect re-spect ta foreign policy." Likewise, Senator MoCarran eon-tended eon-tended that tha preaident ought "to tell congress and tha nation tha pol-Iclee pol-Iclee ha haa been pursuing and what ha la planning to do." Tha houe appropriation subcommittee subcom-mittee waa tha second conareaslon- tha aala of war plane to Franca. "It waa a general, friendly conference." confer-ence." Taylor aaid. After member of th subrommlt-tea subrommlt-tea returned ta Capitol hill, how-aver, how-aver, it was learned that tha French purchase of planes bad been referred re-ferred to briefly. It was learned that tha president presi-dent wa asked polntblank by a member of tha commlttaa If Gar- al committee to be called to the White House for a conference with Mr. Kooeevelt. Tha first session that with tha aanata military affair af-fair committee brought a series of sensational "leaks" which led to the demands for lifting tha policy pol-icy of secrecy oa rearmament and foreign affairs. Commlttaa Chairman Taylor and Subcommittee Chairman Snyder D Penn.) denied that tha president presi-dent discussed confidential developments devel-opments In International affairs or many and Italy could buy war plana In this country on th cam basts aa Franc. Mr. Roosevelt waa quoted as replying thst it waa a moot question. Tha president waa reported to hava called tha house appropriation appropria-tion group to the White House because of rumors that there was a movsment to reduce the army expansion funds. He wanted to make the foreign situation plain to tha members to show the need lor rearmament ft |