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

1941

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SOL BLOOM, New York, Chairman 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. SIKE8, Florida
JACOB E. DAVIS, Ohio

BOYD CRAWFORD, Clerk
LOUISE DREISONS TOK, Assistant Clerk

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

FEB 19 1941

DIVISION UF COCUMENTS

CONTENTS

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. (.

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 Veck, N. Y.

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

550
Mac Nider, 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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