Phe President was reported to have pledged the Senators to secrecy before the beginning of the discussion, but reliable sources reported the President discussed in detail the present rauls to world peace. Some men hers at the Committee indicated the President feared war could not averted indaiinitely. The Preside Washington, Feb, 1.
The United States exported during 1938 nearly a half of its total projection of aviation materials, "the War Department revealed today.
The money received for these exports totalled $68,000,000, of which fas reported to have said that. the oitempts of the French Government purchase fighting planes Inthe United States had been "open and board, "T'yut_ the impression," one Committee member said, "that the Pre hent was anxious to Impress us sith the seriousness of the world situation, fo. words, that "we should to tell us, without ying th in many Strengthen our national defences and Cease Inquiring into petty things".
The Committee's investigation of a possible milliary alliance between the three major Democracies was Iatinch= cdufler an oMleial of the Prench Air Ministev was discovered aboard army bomber during a test sught in California last week. The French oMeial was injured the plane terials valued $11,774,013. "Japan was next with purchase totalling $11,002,447, while " China followed with $6291.713 worth of purchases. Then, in the order named, came the Argentine, Soviet Russia, Great Bri-'Canada, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and Honekong.
Orders in hand for 1939 indicate that Europe will be the buyer this year.
Statistics upon the export of serap iron last year showed that Japan bought 1,381,901 tons, while Great Rritain "purchased "302310 tons, shawm a decrease on figures for 2937. "Ilaly and the Reich on the contrary "Increased their orders, buying 437,025 and 230.803 tens respectively Havas,
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