UNITED STATES
DEFENCE QUESTION,
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(Rec. Dec. 19, 12.55 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Pec. 18. . Representative Gardner, who leads the agitation for a larger American. Navy, o-fvintr evidence before the House Committee, said that many American ships actually in cold storage, were useless without considerable repairs The Navy was short of 18,000 m*m, And a portage of 40,000 is anticipated. Instead of 4/ battleships America had only 27, instead of 187 destroyers sheliad oijy.g-Rear-Admiral Fletcher, lie said /*r entirely wrong in saying the Tjmjed States Fleet was eaual to that of Germany.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 19 December 1914, Page 5
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