Washington, Apr. 25.
possibility that the United States may soon provide convoys for war materials sent to Britain is being eagerly discussed in Washington.
The subject ivas raised in a broadcast speech by Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, and ina talk by the Navy Secretary, Col. Frank Knox.
Both said that' the United States would see that her ald to Britain reached its destination safely. Mr, Hull began his speech by calling on the 130,000,000 citizens of America to cooperate, He said the present times were desperately serian involving all peoples and all nations.
Experience had shown that no nation could back and assume itself to be immune from attack.
Britain had not been attacked yet because she held mastery of the Eng-Ush Channel, Mr. Hull ridiculed the argument that because the Germans had not crossed the English Channel they could not eross the Adlanti America's safely and security: requiz-fed that ald must be supplied without hesitation to Britain and those other countries resisting the sweep of a general conflagration, It was vital to Insure that ald reached its destin tion in the shortest time and with the maximum security.
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