Colonel Robert McCormick, publisher of the "Chicago Tribune," told the group he was unable to conceive of anyone fearing a German attack; via South America. He said the U.S. air forces would make impossible invasion of that continent from Dakar and the U.S. Navy would make impossible an attack from New-found land and the Pacific.
Col, McCormick cited P hour as one of the strong U.S. bases in the Paciñe and advocated U, acquisition of a base in the Azores and also all British lands in the western hemisphere, He used a map to illustrate his points.
Senator Tom Connolly, Texas Democrat, asked Col. McCormick whether he had taken into consideration possible German possession of the British Fleet, and the latter as serted he was confident Mr. Winst British Prime Minister, 1 his pledge that the Brit-would fight from other part:
of the Empire if driven from English waters, "Take Them First" tae war began. estimating the terprise he had no doubt that with the ce-operation of the whole empire irish shall succeed
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