Washington, Apr. 27.
President Roosevelt today. signed the largest United States. peace-time avy Appropriation bill in, history, calling for expenditure of U.S$553,- 269,404 for America's sea defences, during the coming seal year, an. increase of U.S.$26,723,186 over appropriations for the "present tascal year.
Senator Rush D. Holt, Democrat of Virginia, meanwhile checked an_attempt to limit debate on the USS! 000,000,000 Vinson Naval Expansion. Bill which "would increase the strength of the United States Navy by twenty per cent, and provide huge sums for experimental work in avia-Yon. This blocked efforts for having the nal vote on Thursday, Further Opposition Further opposition was offered the Vinson But following the attack launched yesterday by Senator William Borah, Republican of Idaho, Although a' small but determined, Senate minority formerly attacked. the Vinson HI! on the grounds that better defence could be had it more money was spent on the aviation arm of the Navy than on powerful. ships, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, today. said Empire Communications srreint to mH Mx.e038."
Capetown, Apr. 26, A cordial exchange of greetings between the "Cape Times" and well Known newspapers in other Dominions marked the inauguration yesterday of the new flat rate Empire cable vices, wilson, editor of the cabled Dominion "On the occasion of the introduetion of the new Empire cable rates, the 'Cape Times' sends you cordial greeting and best wishes. for closer relationship between your Dominion and ours as a result of this developceived from newspapers in Sy¥dné Montreal, Wellington, Calcutta and the United States was still bound by: the London Naval Treaty limitations. He demanded. that authorization of construction of 45,000-ton battleships be stricken from the records.
He said that he would introduce ar, amendment authorizing the building of 105,000 tons of "naval war} vessel instead of 135,000 tons. "He did not specify the grounds on which he was basing his contention for the decrease.
Later, he explained that he felt the united States was morally bound not! 10 Invoke the escalator clause of the London Treaty and that it had not exhausted the possibility of main taining the limitation ruling through the ce-operation of other powers. will not pass on the legal aspects of imitation," he said.
Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican of North Dakota, meanwhile joined the attack on the Vinson Bill, a tributing Communist. support: of the bill to Communist hopes that the United States some day could be prevailed upon to assist the Soviet Union," He also urged withdrawal from the Philippines as soon as possible to avoid possible entanglement the Far East.
"Britain should have cheered," he said, "when the U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines, Mr. Paul V. McNutt, made clear during his recent visit here that it would be utter folly to give the Philippines index pendence.
"Every hour we delay in with+ drawing from the Philippines isa other hour of pressure upon us to throw Billions of dollars. into the defence of the Philippines in a pos sible emergency."
Senator Nye said if the United States assessed the Philippine Commonwealth for the cost of defences in the islands the demands of Fille pinos for a delay in independence would soon cease.
Attacking the Vinson Bill which he has opposed from its introduction, Senator Nye said: "Why are the most ardent supporters of the naval expansion bill. Communists?—they hope America some time will be prevatied upon to support the Soviet Union."—United Press.
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