It would authorize the President to send these forces anywhere in the Western Hemisphere, or to the possessions and territories of the United States. This would also include sending the militiamen and reservists to the Philippines "for training purposes."
Meanwhile, reporting on the progress of the national defence programme, the Secretary of War, Colonel Henry L. Stimson, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, yesterday declared" that the War Department had signed contracts for only 33 of more than 4,000 aeroplanes Congress authorized in June. The chief obstacle, he said, was the lack of a satisfactory amortizetion programme.—United Press. the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston gestapo Chief in
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