U.S. SUSPICIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 43, 19 August 1941, Page 8

U.S. SUSPICIONS

CONGRESS & PRESIDENT

ROOSEVELT POLICY

IMPROVEMENT

NEEDED

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.*

(Rec. 2 p.m.) WASHINGTON, August 18

The "New York Sun" says that the need for better relations between the White House and Capitol Hill is generally realised in informed quarters in Washington. Recent Congressional developments have shown clearly that the Legislature, if not exactly in the mood for revolt, is suspicious of President Roosevelt's moves. This makes for a dangerous situation in a time of emergency, and the President is the only man who can mend matters.

He will need to persuade the American people, and Congress that he is pursuing a course best calculated to preserve the United States from the danger that exists and grows greater Observers believe that a "fireside chat" by the President could do a great deal to reach these ends. "I don't believe that any commitments were made at -the conference between" President Roosevelt and Mr Churchill which will alter the position of the United States towards the war. I don't believe that we have drifted any closer to actual involvement." This was stated by Senator Tom Connally. chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, after a conference at which President Roosevelt fully outlined what took place at his meeting with Mr. Churchill.

Senator Connally added that speculation regarding additional money for the Lend or Lease programme was wide of the mark. Actually the vote would be nearer 4,000,000,000 dollars than 10,000,000,000 dollars. Not all the money which the United States spent on Lend and Lease plans would be tossed into a hole. She would get some of it back.