London, Nov. 36 On behale of President Roosevel, Mtr. Joseph Kennedy, the United States Ambassador, today decorated four British Naval officers in recogn tion of their assistance to the sur vivors of the American gunboat Panay which was sunk by Japanese planes in the Yangtze las! December The amicers were—Vice~ Admiral [Lewis Crabbe and Lieutenant-Con-mander Harold Douglas who received the Navy Cross, and Rear-Admital Reginald Holt and Captain Geotst Eric O'Donnel who received the Distinguished Service Medal—Hax0' the last_ war was one of "position," with lines of battle established and Six U.S. Fliers Dead never moving to any appreciable extent. Now, however, strategists plan war of *mancouvre," the object being to place both man-power and sup-Yes on a highly mobile basis Emergency supplies already are being stocked at strategic points though some requirements are still lacking. This will be corrected by the money to be asked of Congress, in January, officials said.
Observers regarded "President Roosevelt's statement on defence of special significance today because of the forthcoming Pan-American Conference at Lima, Peru. beginning on December 9—United Press,
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