Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXV, Number 16, 14 August 1940 — U.S. Unable To Repulse Invaders, Says Sec. Stimson [ARTICLE]

U.S. Unable To Repulse Invaders, Says Sec. Stimson

- _ J tV" AI?HiINGToN — of War Īlenr> I. laal !t vrtiuld be for a' combfned fleet to be use\l against tlie Unīted States that would "outrank us in every class." The stateiuent was contained In a Tetter from St!msou lo tlie Senate tttttltary affalrs comniSttee In wfcic& he favored the conscriptiou b\II uow l>endtng īii I>oth Hb{ises; of Confor«Hfc ~" r 's»rtmsrtn «a!d 1t wouM «lso W ! pnssihle for enemies <if the Uuiteil States 10 have a shipbuM<!itiy oipuHty "oTltrfmJdng o«ps 1»y s!x to one." * Kor that reason, he satd, "\'ou pentlet»en, an trnstw.s of the uattoa, most give uWeniion to laml forces whieh mav Jiāve to be :i-onsidered. w He $tressed Ihe farl thal the fnlted States ariny, ln<>lu(tlttg the Xationa! <soarii, at pre.«ent lotals 405,(KMt meii as eonipared w!th 110lland's reeent anny of 500,000 auil Helsium's army of 647,000. "There are very few plae«s oa o«r bo\mdiary whefe a foe : it! c<i[it!xi! «! !he sea <'«uld tiot atl laeli.'* I» »aiU. ' "Wo :iro n«i{ ii.-t«:i!!y fta , ht!na: now j t»ut we aw surrouuUed i»i a worlt] 1 of war. : "lu the a i»owerfui Japa|nese fleet is eontrol3od by a powea vri,v i:ii*sely wvrking wiih the Ax lss." he as«serted, poiuting out thal . H woold he t»ossH»le for a f!Wt u

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