New York, Sept, 19.
ihe United States became involved in a war in the Orient it Tight well show concern over the submarine situation because Japan Bas a far superior submarine force.
On paper the U.S. Navy has something like 102 submarines, but only about 40 are of the long-range modern type.
The ofhars, built during and imrmediaely after the World War, are of 800 tons displacement and have a short radius of action. In the light of the many improvements in undersea craft in recent years these can hardly be considered as very effective.
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