Sale of U.S. Air Force To Allies Suggested
SENATOR’S MOTION United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON, May 21. The Senate to-day opened its debate on the defence programme. Senator Pepper moved that President Roosevelt should be empowered to sell the United States Air Force to the Allies. “We must stem the tide of barbarism and dictatorship which momentarily seems about to engulf the world,** he said. He urged quick consideration of the resolution, declaring that the afternoon papers indicated that “this may be th« turning-point in the history of civilisa tion. The next few hours or days mav decide the kind of world this is going to be. We must stop the danger at the source.”
Meanwhile, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Mr Lewis Compton, has ordered eight navy yards to begin on s two-shift basis as soon as possible, and has directed the employment of at leas! 15 000 civilians within three month*
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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 121, 23 May 1940, Page 8
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