The report said the danger of such move was obvious, "because it pushes -the area of our naval operations still further away from our shores."
"The fortification of Guam would increase the danger of our becoming involved in conflict," the Council stated, "and indicates the Navy at least expects the United States at some time in the future will have the responsibility for the defence of the Philippines. The cost of the new programme is not given, but naval experts hold that it would take at least $200,000,000 to put Guam into a defensible condition.
"The report of the special naval beard states that fifteen of the projected 41 bases are urgent and should be established at once. Of these, ten ure in the Pacific area. Emphasis on the Pacific area indicates the thinking of the Navy that a showdown with Japan in the Far East is inevitable."
The Council letter said it was opposed to any gestures which were likely to involve the United States in war. 1t pointed out that the Navy's proposal for a strong base at Guam could not avoid arousing bitter oblections from Japan.
(ein clio dea Deve deplores poor reception of ican broad-the: past without the technical difficulties involved. There is no international broadcast station in the p States 0 west of Chicago. The promes fr fi is Big dalar stations 4$ Schnectady, Pittsburgh and n picked up in China completed the circle of the before being received, as the antennaes of these stations are in ihe main directed towards Europe or South America, As peculiar conditions affecting trans-Arctic radio signals make it impracticable to transmit mes from stations located in the eastern part of the United States to the Far East, on Pease dad gen frequencies, Irrespeive of the amount of power or the type of antenna used by such stations, it has been realized that a Pacific Coast experimental station was highly desirable.
The expected establishment of the mew 20 KW short wave station at the Golden Gate International Exposition of Vast research and development at Francisco during 1939 is a part Work in the electrical field being undertaken by the General Electric The experiments which riter pet o conduct uring of the "Fair" should broadcasting services to the foundation for re-East when the regular station is ultimately completed at Belmont.
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