Mr. Mamilton Fish, First Republican speaker, predicted that the United States would be involved in war in Europe and Asia within six months if the bill was approved unchanged.
A heated discussion was initiated by Representative Dirksen, who referred to Lord Halifax's visit on Saturday to Mr. Sol Bloom, Chaire man of the House Foreign Relations Committee, who afterwards stated that he assured the British Ambassador the Bill would be passed without major change.
Mr, Dirksen termed this an "extra ordinary procedure" and demanded a report of what happened when Lord Halifax called on Mr. Bloom.
Mr. Bloom with flushed face replied in a tense voice that Mr, Dirk-sen's question was improper. The latter replied. "This is a proper question."—Reuter.
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