AMERICA WANTS PEACE

Chronicle (Levin), 12 November 1946, Page 5

AMERICA WANTS PEACE

Press Assn

««- But Defence N'eeds Urged ! ARMISTtCE DAY SPEECHES

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Received Tuesday, 11.45 a.m. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11, President Truman, placing a wreath 011 the Unknown Soldier's tomb in the Armistice Day ceremony, said the United States was striving to create peace to prevent t a third world war. H'e added that , the United States had nothing to : gain by the recent war except ; peace, and nothing to gain from international negotiations except peace. General Kenney, head \ of the Strategie Air Command, addressing the American Legion at St. Louis, said America's defences are "in a 1 worse shape now than at the time I of Peari Harbour." He added that j the present situation "is not only ! dangerous but invites disaster." | General Kenney urged the unifl- ] cation of defences into a single de1 partment. He asked: "Is there ahy reason why we have two aero- ! dromes one for the Army and the | other for the Navy side by side i throughout the country, and like- | wise two hospitals, two depots, etc." j General Kenny said that many 1 unnecessary billions will be spent by departments in competitive bid- | dmg lor defence niaterials. Addressing the legion at Kansas j City, Admiral Halsey said: "Let us outiaw the atom bomb, which is the most dreadful weapon conceived, but never make the mistake oi giving the secret of it to someone else. It is safe in our hands." He j warned against the temptation oi ! eomplete disarmament. "We tried ) that once and it did not work." : Admiral Halsey considered that [ the Navy must not abandon its ] hard-won leadership until there was reasonable proof of world collaooration.