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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In Washington, D.C., Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, advocated for a $1.156 billion naval expansion bill, stating U.S. peace depends on a strong defensive force to deter war. Over 20 navy leaders and congressmen testified before a Senate committee on its justification.
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Will Avert War,
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WASHINGTON, D. C.--(SNS)--
Stating that the future peace of
the United
States depended directly on
the maintenance of a
defensive force "sufficiently strong
and expertly trained
that other
nations
will risk
a war with
us" Charles Edison, assistant secretary of
the Navy, added his
advocacy to the long list of others
bent upon pressing passage of the
$1,156,000,000
naval
expansion
measure.
More than a score of other leaders
in the navy and congressmen
have testified before the Senate
inquiry committee seeking to find
out if
the naval expansion feature in
the national program is
justifiable of consideration by the
Senate body.
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Washington, D. C.
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Charles Edison, assistant secretary of the Navy, stated that the future peace of the United States depended on maintaining a defensive force sufficiently strong and expertly trained to deter other nations from risking war, and advocated for passage of the $1,156,000,000 naval expansion measure. More than a score of other leaders in the navy and congressmen have testified before the Senate inquiry committee on the justifiability of the naval expansion feature in the national program.