Would Alter "the Whole Pattern" in Pacific New York, Sept. 26.
Mr. Roy Howard, head' of, the Scripps-Howard newspapers, yésterday advocated American use of the British naval base at Singapore.
In another of a series of articles on his recent 30,000 mile aerial tour of the Pacific, Mr. Howard said that base would alter" the whole pattern' in the Pacific and might save the Philippine Islands from Japanese designs, He said a strong American or British fleet in Singapore might even hasten a just settlement of the Sino-Japanese war, "which obviously is deadlocked."
Mr. Howard said, however, that the United States—as a prerequisite to accepting the British offer of the use of the Singapore naval base—must adopt a "definite long-term policy" in the Pacific, taking into consideration Japan's legitimate needs and the extent to which the United States is prepared to defend her interests in those waters—United Press.
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