GIFTS TO BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 December 1940, Page 8

GIFTS TO BRITAIN

MRS ROOSEVELT’S CANDOUR

[BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.]

( .(Recd. December 17, 1.10 p.m.) WASHINGTON, December 16.

Outright cash gifts to Britain instead of-' loans, -\vere advocated by Mrs. Roosevelt.

Asked by correspondents from' whom the gifts would come, she replied: “From the Go\Trnment, but' ultimately from the pockets of you and me.”

She said: “A certain number of people are under the impression we are giving aid to Britain,- but we must face the fact that in reality, we are being paid in cash. Gifts are more unlikely than loans -to involve the United "States in war. Supplying Britain is helpful to the United tSates. It stimulates industry. In interests of the United States defence I do riot see much reason to talk about loans. We shouldn’t make the mistakes we made last time.”

She nodded when asked if she meant that loans should not be repaid.

BRITAIN REQUESTS AID.

(Recd. Dec. 17,,1.30 p.m.). LONDON, December 16.

Tile Associated Press' Washirigton correspondent says: Official quarters stated that. Britain formally requests United States financial assistarice. The amount and the‘exact nature of the request are not disclosed; except that it is hinted it could not be defined as an application for a loan.