The House Naval Affairs com mittee last Wednesday unanimously approved the recommendation of Imiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, to increase the strength of the United States Fleet 70 per cent.
Should the Senate pass the bill the total number of ships inthe American Navy will be brought up 40 738, The 200 new ships would be completed in the next five to seven years and would give the United States a twonocean navy, larger than the combined British and Jepanese fects of today, 'The House Committee," before! presenting the unprecedented naval Bill to the House yesterday, also amended the act to permit the Navy to build U.S.$25,000,000 worth of mosquito torpedo' boats similar to those recently © supplied' to" the
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