Washington, Jan. 16.
President Roosevelt will send a message to Congress in the form of letters to the Vice-President, Mr. John Nance Garner, and Mr. Wiliam Bankhead, Speaker of the House of Representatives, dealing with proposals to extend material aid to Finland, it was announced last night following a conference between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Garner, Senator Alben Barkley, Democrat of Kentucky, Mr. Bankhead, and Mr. Sam Rayburn, Democrat of Texas.
It was not disclosed whether the message would make any specific recommendation. Mr. Stephen Early, White House spokesman, indicated that Mr. Roosevelt has decided to give White House support to the extension of assistance to Finland. The President assured him, he said, that he would discuss the question of "Finnish relief in an endeavour to reach some' agreement to work out something. He wants something, 1 think, to give material reliet.""—United Press.
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