hangar was hit by bombs and several buildings Likely to Be Passed irish bombing planes, it was said.
Washington, Aug. 6.
British planes were over Sterkrade from before midnight Sunday until Widespread Congressional at-early yesterday morning, the com-tention centred on the Far Eastmunique said. Fourteen tons of high ern situation here last night as explosives, as well as incendiary Senator Edwin C. Johnson, bombs were dropped.
An authoritative statement issued Democrat of Colorado, an-yesterday revealed that in the past nounced he had abandoned four weeks British planes dropped efforts to prevent President 37,000 bombs in Germany and German-occupied territory compared to Roosevelt from sending rein-bombs German planes have forcements to United States dropped in British territory. Since defence forces in the Orient. June 18, it was said, Germany definitely lost 307 planes, while the Senator: Johnson disclosed that he British lost 172 planes defending Bri-had dropped plans for the introduction tain and bombing Germany and of an amendment to the National German-occupied territory.
Guard Bill which would have pre-he statement said that during the vented the President from sending same period Germany sent between National Guard troops to the Philip-50 and 100 bombers over Britain each pines "for training purposes." night, when the weather permitted.
"Ig someone else proposes a similar "These planes were mostly on armed amendment,' Senator Johnson de-Teconnaissance flights rather than clared, "I will support it, but if the engaged in total warfare, the state-'Army wants this authority, I will not tient said. The flights were aimed take the initiative in opposing them. at training crews for night flying, "However, it is ridiculous to send feeling out operational factors and more troops to the Philippines. The for reasons of propaganda, especial-Philippines are not our territory like ly for domestic consumption, the Hawaii and Puerto Rice are. The statement claimed.
Filipinos are not permitted to enter the United States or even Hawaii.
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