Both the State and Navy Departments at Washington, in correspondence with the American Legation at Peking, dated August 6 and 21, 1923, have signified the necessity for immediately inoreasing our naval force on the Yangtze River and other navigable streams of China. It is understood that the Navy Department has put in its estimates for the budget to be presented to the next session of Congress the request for the immediate construction of six river patrol boats of special construction for service on the upper Yangtze. It has been reccemmended that these boats be built on the Asiatic Station in order to expedite their being put into service and for economy in the cost of production. The Assoc-lated Chambers of Commerce of China desires to go on record as being heartily in favour of these recommendations and urges that Congress give immediate and serious consideration to the proposal.
Other resolutions included a proposal that am American Far Eastern Chamber should be organized.
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