HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 1776

A BILL FURTHER TO PROMOTE THE DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES

JANUARY 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 1941

Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SOL BLOOM, New York, Chair man LUTHER A. JOHNSON, Texas

HAMILTON FISH, New York JOHN KEE, West Virginia

CHARLES A. EATON, New Jersey JAMES P. RICHARDS, South Carolina

GEORGE H. TINKHAM, Massachusetts JAMES A. SHANLEY, Connecticut

EDITH N. ROGERS, Massachusetts JOSEPH L. PFEIFER, New York

ROBERT B. CHIPERFIELD, Illinois PETE JARMAN, Alabama

JOHN M. VORYS, Ohio LAURENCE F. ARNOLD, Illinois

FOSTER STEARNS, New Hampshire W. O. BURGIN, North Carolina

KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota
WIRT COURTNEY, Tennessee

BARTEL J. JONKMAN, Michigan
HERMAN P. EBERHARTER, Pennsylvania FRANCES P. BOLTON, Ohio
NOBLE J. GREGORY, Kentucky
THAD F. WASIELEWSKI, Wisconsin
ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida
JACOB E. DAVIS, Ohio

BOYD CRAWFORD, Clerk
LOUISE DREISONSTOK, Assistant Clerk

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Statements of

Page

Barry, Hon. William B., Representative in Congress from the State of

New York..

682

Bullitt, Hon. William C., Washington, D. C.

581, 625

Burke, Mr. John, American Defense Society, New York City

546

Castle, Hon. William R., Washington, D. Č.-

480, 506

Cless, Mr. George H. Jr., Glens Falls, N. Y..

565

Dennis, William C., president of Earlham College, Richmond, Ind.. 572

Dewey, Hon. Charles S., Representative in Congress from the State of
Illinois.

502
Emeny, Dr. Brooks, Cleveland, Ohio.

465
Gibson, Hon. Ernest W. Jr., chairman, Committee to Defend America
by Aiding the Allies--

677
Grace, Mr. William J., chairman, The Citizens Keep America Out of
War Committee, Chicago, Ill.

558

Green, Hon. William, president of the American Federation of Labor,

Washington, D. C'

663

Harriman, Hon. Mrs. J. Borden, United States Minister to Norway. 658

Hull, Hon. Cordell, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.-

2, 37
Johnson, Gen. Hugh S., Washington, D. C---

436

Kennedy, Hon. Joseph P., Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni-

potentiary to Great Britian.

221

Knox, Hon. Frank, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.--

155
Knudsen, Hon. William S., Director General, Office of Production
Management, Washington, D. C.

189
Lindbergh, Col. Charles A., Lloyd Neck, N. Y..

371
Marsh, Mr. Benjamin C., executive secretary, Peoples Lobby, Wash-
ington, D. C.

550
MacNider, Col. Hanford, Mason City, Iowa.

351

Morgenthau, Hon. Henry Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, Washington,

D. C.--

51

O'Ryan, Maj. Gen. John F., New York City-

635

Pinchot, Hon. Amos, American Defense Society, New York City----

556

Smith, Hon. Frederick C., Representative in Congress from the State

of Ohio...

685

Smith, Rev. Gerald L. K., national chairman, Committee of One
Million, Detroit, Mich

537
Stimson, Hon. Henry L., Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.-- 85, 107
Thomas, Mr. Norman, national chairman, Socialist Party

317
Thompson, Miss Dorothy, New York City-

644
Waldman, Mr. Louis, national chairman, Council of Social Democracy,
New York City --

675

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