America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 295, 11 December 1914, Page 2

America.

BUYINC MATERIAL. §- Timbb and Sydney Sun Skbvioi (Received 8 a.m.) London, December lj A Bill has been introduced at W: ington advocating the purchase of dirigibles, fifty armoured automob fifty field pieces, twenty sieae g fifty hydroplanes and ten supSiari SOUTH AMERICAN WATER! Washintgon, December 1 The Pan-American Union has j pointed a. Commission, including Bryan, Secretary of State, and j ous South American Ambassadors study the effect of belligerents' c ations in American and South An can waters. The Union favors ac to prevent belligerents taking re in harbors. CONTROL OF THE SEA. A REPRESENTATIVE CONFIDE (Received 9.50 a.m.) Washington, December 1 Mr Bryan announced that in d ence to President Wilson's opinior United States Steel Company abandoned the plans for construe submarines for belligerents. Mr Page has handed to the vernment the British Regulations der which the wool embargo is lif also a Note on how American ship can avoid interference by British ships. Mr Bryan indicated that were unsatisfactory. Mr Fletcher considered that American fleet was able to meet war fleet in the world except the tish. The United States ought build more than two battleships ; ly, as the German programme of struction would soon outdistance United States. In the event of a flict with Japan the United S would undoubtedly be able to co the seas, though he was unabl assert that the United States w be able to hold the Philippines oi fend Hawaii. A large number American submarines now avail for active service were undergoing pairs, as it was now possible that marines of hostile Powers might < the Atlantic and attack Amei ships. STRENGTHENING THE ARM MISSION OF THE SLTBMIVR UNFULFILLED. (Received 9.35 a.m. ) Washington, December 3 The Secretary for War, in his nual report, recommends an additi 1000 officers and 25,000 men to 1 the army up to its full strength ensure preparedness. Admiral Fletcher told the Ji Committee that submarines in this had not fulfilled the widely-felfc pectation. Nothing In..* happen© show that the battleship did not main the main weapon in all na