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OUTLAY IN AMERICA SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT FEAR OF GERMANY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 The House of Representatives passed by 367 votes to 15 President Roosevelt’s 376.000.00 n-dollar defence programme, rejecting all attempts at amendment, carrying the 5.000,000riollar provision for the defence of Guam and authorising the expansion of the Army Air Corps to 5500 aeroplanes.
Mr Stephen Pace (Democrat — Georgia) said: ‘’Germany is ready to strike, i think she may demand the Ukraine to-morrow and then Tunisia will be fought for. We are safe as long as England and France stand, and we will be in immediate danger when they fall. Is it not better for us to sell England and France the aeroplanes they need for defence than to go to war ourselves with the victors if England and France are defeated?”
THE DEFENCE OF EIRE ARMY TO BE INCREASED AIR FORCE ORGANISED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) DUBLIN, Feb. 16 The Eire Government has decided on a yearly capital expenditure of £5,500,000 for equipment for defence and stores. The Government intends to raise the army strength from 21.000 to 30,000, and to organise a defensive air force, anti-aircraft and minesweeper services. and air. land and coastal mobile military patrols.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20733, 17 February 1939, Page 7
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