Washington, Apr. 26.
Unless the United States stopped selling war material to foreign nations, she might some day find herself Mghting against American-pro-Jduced machines, declared Senator J.
Hamilton Lewis (Democrat, Illinois) jin a debate on the naval expansion Dill yesterday.
Senator Lewis protested against] purchasing agents of Great Britain being permitted to "ascertain the full' quality of our ability to produce war' supplies under the guise of pur-
The "purchasing agents* in_ques-Jtion are the members of the British JAir Mission, which arrived in New, Yorke yesterday.
High quarters emphasize that there is nothing political about the mission, which, it is stated, is not seeking contagis with the State Department. Also, all governments purchasing air material in the United States are treated uniformly in their applications for export licenses.
'The "Washington Star" points out Jthat France, Russia, Japan, China, Turkey and' various South American Jnations have ordered, or are about to Jorder, war material from the United States.
The members of the British sir mission conferred yesterday after noon with the Air Attache to the [British Embassy regarding arrangements for their tour of American faireratt factories—Reuter.
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