Although a strong bloc in Congress opposed to a large scale rearmament programuiic, observers believe there is little doubt that recommendations of the Navy Department will be adopted in the face of worldwide naval construction and aroused public opinion resulting from incidents involving America in the Far East, Congress, it was recalled, received the warning of the Chief' of Naval Operations, "Admiral W. D. Leahy, declaring that It was impossible. to Yestrict national defence without Jeopardizing national security, "He Characterized conditions in both Europe and the Far East as the most threatening since the end of the Great War, Many observers have taken Admiral Leahy's warning as an advance notice of the message to be sent to Capitol Hill by the President,
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