THE AMERICAN NAVY
WASHINGTON, March 29. A Democratic caucus adhered to its previous decision not to increase the number of battleships in the present year. The Secretary of War (Mr Stimson) says that the decision is short-sighted and unstatesmanlike, as it will depreciate the military value of the fleet as an insurance against war. The Democrats last night affirmed the absolute necessity of the United States commanding the Pacific.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3029, 3 April 1912, Page 25
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69THE AMERICAN NAVY Otago Witness, Issue 3029, 3 April 1912, Page 25
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