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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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President Roosevelt reportedly told Senate Military Committee US would sell war materials to European nations like France opposing aggression, sparking debate; Senator Johnson decried secrecy of airplane sales deal, fearing war involvement, while Speaker Bankhead downplayed risks. Washington, Feb. 1.
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THIS NATION
IS GIVEN OUT
"Independent States" in
Europe May Make Pur-
chases in U. S.
PRESIDENT MAKES
STATEMENT TO COM.
Discussion of World War
Frontier Accounts
However, Differ
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—A mem-
ber of the Senate Military Commit-
tee said today President Roosevelt
has indicated the United States is
prepared to sell war materials, not
only to England and France, but
to other "independent states" in
Europe which oppose the threat of
aggression and dictatorships.
Accounts of some conflict with
others as to what the President did
say to the members of the committee
yesterday but reports continued to
dribble out to the press.
According to advices received from
abroad, Democratic states are jub-
ilant over the prospects of pur-
chasing war material in the Uni-
ted States.
One military committeeman, who
asked anonymity, said President
Roosevelt's discussion with the Com-
mittee was on this country's policy
of permitting sales of airplanes to
France and he made it clear that
this nation was in the market and
would sell war materials to any
country as long as they pay cash
There is a conflict of opinion as
to just how far the President went
in outlining the foreign policy in-
volved.
One member of the Committee
said as he recalled it the President
said he considered that in the event
of a world war, the frontiers of the
United States would be in France.
Two other committeemen denied
emphatically however the President
said anything of this nature.
ACTION GETS A RISE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Senator
Hiram W. J. Johnson told the Sen-
ate that the "fundamental ques-
tion as to whether we shall be eas-
ed into war" is involved in the sale
of American made military planes
to France.
The Californian, denouncing the
secrecy of the airplane deal investi-
gation by the Senate Military Com-
mittee, asserted that nothing would
have been known about it had not
a representative of the French Air
Ministry been inured in the crash of
a plane under test.
"Good God, don't you think the
American people have a right to
know if they are going down in a
roar of war," Senator Johnson shout-
ed.
Speaker Bankhead calmly said
"there is nothing in the sale cal-
culated to involve this nation in
war."
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Event Date
Feb. 1
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president indicated us prepared to sell war materials to england, france, and other independent states in europe opposing aggression; conflicting reports on exact statements; senator johnson denounced secrecy and raised war concerns; speaker bankhead stated sale not calculated to involve nation in war.
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A Senate Military Committee member reported President Roosevelt indicated US readiness to sell war materials to European independent states opposing aggression. Discussion focused on policy for airplane sales to France, with cash payment condition. Conflicting accounts on President's statements, including denial of claim that US frontiers would be in France in a world war. Senator Johnson in Senate denounced secrecy of airplane deal investigation, questioned public right to know about potential war involvement.