AMERICAN NAVAL PROGRAMME
Outspoken Criticism In Congress LIMITATION CONFERENCE URGED (united tress association—copyright.) (Received January 20, 11.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 20. During preliminary discussions of the Administration's naval policy in the House of Representatives members demanded the clarification of Mr Roosevelt's foreign policy and objectives, thus anticipating the President's special naval message ro be announced shortly. One of the most outspoken critics was Mr Hamilton Fish (Republican, New York), who demanded that Mr Roosevelt call a Naval Limitations Conference among Britain, Japan, the United States and, if necessary, Italy and France, instead of embarking on large expenditures. He advocated parity with Japan, stating that the present plans the United States a 30 per cent, advantage over Japan. Indications are that there will be vociferous objections in both chambers to any big increase in the Navy, but that the programme will probably be adopted.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22306, 21 January 1938, Page 11
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