Washington, Jan. 29.
The House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee will attempt to complete hearings by Tuesday on the Administration bill authorizing $65,000,000 for the construction of twelve new Navy plans and submarine bases, Mr. Carl Vinson, Democratic Representative of Georg! land chairman of the Committee announced today.
The bill would provide funds for the fortification of Guam Island which has brought protests from the Japanese Government in Tokyo in recent weeks. The bill would provide the establishment of an aircraft, submarine and destroyer base designed to hold up the Japanese Navy for sixty hours in case of a Japanese offensive on Hawaii or other American outposts in the Pacific.
The House Military Affairs Committee rushed hearings on the President's $300,000,000 bill which would increase the Army air force to a minimum of 6320 combat planes within three years. The President made a special request on Friday that $55,000,000 be provided immediately for the purchase of 565 new Army planes.—United Press.
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