Roosevelt's personal envoy to M. Stalin, caled upon the Russian leader on July 30 he carried a message from the President saying that "Anybody fighting Hitler anywhere is on the tight side, and will get all possible aid from the United States." In sending that message Mr. Roosevelt must have been sure that he had Congress behind (him, and the action of the House of Representatives on Friday night, in passing the Lease and Lend Appropriation Bill by the overwhelming majority of 328 votes to 87, jjshows that at least that body was with tim, and supported the assurance given two months ago. The measure which provides for an appropriation of $5,985,000,000 was pproved by the House after it had successfully battered down all attempts the change sections of the Bill, and an endeavour to bar the use of the fund for Russia. Representative Rich, who sought to exclude Russia from benefitting under the measure, declared that he wished to prevent the President transferring one cent to any nation which practises communism.
The Speaker replied that, while they too loathed communism, Russia was opposing Hitler, while Representative Charles I. Faddis declared "Whether we like it, or not. we owe debt of gratitude to Russia." What the Senate will do with the PH ben they take under consideration, next weel tell, but the chances ere t, as Pres-the House of Representatives, it would d have been a serious blow to. Russian becoming of the studied brutality with which the Nazis seek, and seek ineffectually, to strike terror into the hearts of their victims. which represented the height of Hitler's treachery? Is it any wonder that they should accept any help which will assist them in delivering Europe, and perhaps the whole world from the beastly conception of government which Hitler plans to: clamp down upon it should his use of force lead him to ultimate victory? The House of Representatives, by the striking majority with which they passed the Land and Lease Appropriation Bill, showed clearly how it would answer the two foregoing questions, and it is expected that the Senate will Be equally as emphatic. President Roosevelt is able to follow the policy he has adopted simply by reason of the behaviour of the Germans in occupied territories which h&s proved to be the best pro-Ally propaganda that could ever have been conceived. The people of the United States have been brought to a realization of what: they might expect if Hitler is not defeated as he will be, and the souls of all decent Americans are revolted by the hideousness which Naziism has now proved itself to be. and demanded ose of the group, took a all. In the village Rojanovo in the Prechis district the Fascists shot a col named Efim Spiridonov. In the villages -Go viers,
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