Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1940, Page 11

Hike in Debt Limit To Finance Defense May Be Requested Several Senate Leaders, However, Insist No Action Will Be Necessary By the Associated Press. Talk arose yesterday that the ad- ministration might send Congress a last-minute request to increase the $45,000,000,000 debt limit by $1,000,- 000,000, but several Senate leaders still insisted that no action would be necessary at this session to finance President Roosevelt's emer- gency defense program. ‘The Treasury is making a study to determine how much prospec- tive congressional appropriations would exceed the debt limit. Senate revenue experts said that they probably would top the present limi- tation by about $1,000,000,000. The debt stands now at $42,786,000,000. Sees No Need for New Taxes. In his budget message, the Presi- dent said it would be necessary for Congress to raise $460,000,000 in additional taxes if the debt limit was not to be increased. Since then, however, congressional experts have estimated that Treasury revenues for the fiscal year beginning July 1 would exceed original estimates by about $400,000,000—largely offsetting the need for these taxes. Senator George, Democrat, of Georgia agreed with Chairman Har- rison of the Senate Finance Com- mittee that it would be possible to defer until next session the entire question of raising the debt or in- creasing taxes. Senator George em- phasized, however, that he believed it would be preferable for Congress | to enact new taxes now to finance the emergency defense program. Treasury to Make Report. | It was expected at the Capitol that the Treasury would make its | report to the President early this | week and the Chief Executive then | would decide whether immediate | congressional action was necessary. | Informed Senate leaders declared | that no action would be taken un- | less the President specifically re- | quested it. | This group argued that even | though appropriations would push | the debt over the present $45,000,- | 000,000 limit by the end of the next fiscal year, June 30, 1941, the debt would not reach that level before | next February or March. Thus, they | said, Congress would have ample time to act in the next session. Isolationists and War Kill Trade, Says Grady | By the Associated Press. | BERKELEY, Calif., May 25.—The | war in Europe is giving isolationists “a beautiful illustration of their theory in practice,” Henry Francis | Grady, Assistant Secretary of State, | said today. | The war,” he told interviewers, “is accomplishing the same pur- poses the isolationists sought through high tariffs. It is killing United States trade. “The isolation are getting a beautiful inctoatitn of their theory | in practice by this trade deat f- fecting the price of wheat. Mr. Grady came here with his wife for the University of Califor- nia commencement exercises. Law Seniors to Dance The banquet and dance of the Co- | lumbus University senior law class | will be held Tuesday night, begin- | ning at 7:15, in the Manor Club, | Norbeck, Md. Robert Berman, class president, will present building fund | bledges to Dean John R. Fitzpatrick | during the dinner, Barber Shop Quartet Wanted For World's Fair Is there a barber shop quartet in the house? The SPEBSQSA would like to know. The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, a non- profit fraternal order, is scouring the country for barber shop quartets to enter the national contest being staged by the New York World’s Fair, They are anxious to get a local quartet, adept at such close-harmony songs as “Seeing Nellie Home,” “Sweet Genevieve,” “I Had .a Dream,” etc. The quartet doesn’t have to be good—just loud. A number of local citizens are members of the national society, but sing with chapters outside of Wash- ington. Among them are Senator Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan, Russell Brown, Representative Wesley E. Disney of Oklahoma, Sen- ator Theodore F. Green of Rhode Island, Senator Clyde L. Herring of Iowa, Senator Lister Hill of Ala- bama, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, Luther G. 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C, MAY 26, 1940—PART ON Lee Submifs Revised Adulf Education Bill ~— Senator Lee, Democrat, of Okla- homa, has introduced and referred to the Senate Education and Labor Committee a revised draft of his bill to provide Federal aid for the States, and the District of Columbia, to pro- mote aduit civic education. For the coming fiscal year the measure would authorize distribu- tion of $5000,000, and annually thereafter for three years an ap- propriation of not to exceed $10,000- 000. The States of local school divi- sions would have to arrange to put up 25 per cent of the Federal allotment. A State’s allotment would be based on the ratio of its inhabitants of 21 or over to the total number of adults in the country, but no State would receive less than $20,000 during the coming year, nor less than $30,000 in each of the succeeding three years, The main objectives of the bill are listed as follows: To remove illiter- acy, to aid naturalization education, and to develop public affairs forums. Will ‘Present Comedy The drama group of the Federal Playhouse will present the Moliere comedy, “The Doctor in Spite of Himself,” at the Department of Ag- riculture Auditorium, Wednesday night at 8 oclock. There also will be films of Navy and Agriculture activ- ities, and a vocal program by the Playhouse Octet. 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