Washington. Mar. 2.
The Committee for the Defence of America, presided over by Lewis B. Douglas, today declared itself in favour of having merchant vessels carrying supplies from United States to Great Britain escorted by American warships.
The committee has adopted e motto: "Deliver Supplies to Great Britain Immediately."
The committee's political bureau has asked the Government to make use of every means in order to speed wp deliveries to Britain and grant ell facilities for the repairing of British ships in American dockyards.—Havas Telemondial.
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