New York, May 2.
President Roosevelt told a press conference aboard the presidential train en route to Washington today that the creation of an Army Department for the Caribbean, announced on Monday, was prompted by the necessity for a stronger Air Force.
He said the new Department was the result of two years' observations in Guantanamo Bay, the U. S. naval base in Cuba, and in the Pananf Canal These observations were brought to a climax by the President's Own observations when he attended the Fleet exercises last February. The new Department will be commanded by Brigadier-General Daley.—Reuter.
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