Washington, Feb, 12. a press conference esterday, dent Roosevelt answered a question which had been in many minds here for many months, when he stated ver: deliberately that if the United State were forced into war in the Fai East it would have effect on the materials to couraged sı speculation: obvious that the supplementary questions w the Navy in the Pacific was perfectly capable of taking care of i fighting a naval war in the Pacific, while American industry continues to grind out material fo other stra in the wi s pres conference President's to Asked would pi Roosev "We are not now," he said, "It's not in the cards that we be left alan Hitler has been very frank, So he his partner, Mussolini, Both need expansion. Europe cannot provide it."
"Materials, Not Credits"
Mr, Willkie stressed that many members of Congress should support the broad objectives of the bill, but said he was "sincerely disturbed by its broad grant of powers," Henci he said, any unnecessary authority should be deleted.
The Republican leader rejected the suggestion that Congress provide billions of dollars of credits, because he said, credits alone were ineffective in providing the materials needed, "If we adopt a policy of aid to Britain, it is highly necessary that such aid be effective—the rendering of ineffective aid would be disastrous "and would give Hitler just aè good a pretext against us as effective aid. he said, "if our aid is effective, Bri n may go down,"
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