New Orleans, Mar. 11.
'The Democracies' situation is "very critical" and the whole World is closer to a more, frightful form of war than it was 90 days ago, Col. Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, said here yesterday.
"The situation is very. very critical,".|Col. Knox said.
He conceded that Britain "has been stopped" but added emphatically, "they have not been conquered."
Col. Knox urged a two-pecan Navy. the most powerful in the World, for the United States. He also said the United States must have the most powerful air force ín the World and an army " to any."
"We can't Rose sight of the fact that Germany has built the greatest military machine the World has ever known" Col Knox said. "We are safe only because of two factors—British sea power and British air power."—United Shipbuilders for Canada Ottawa, Mar. 11.
A number of experienced British shipbuilders are on their way to Canada to help contract destroyers, which are being "pushed along" quickly as possible, stated Mr. Howe, Minister of Supply, in the Canadian House of Commons today.—Reuter.
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