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emphasis on what already had been
done.
The Chief Executive said Mr..
Hardy had repeated what he had
been saying for a year-that for
personal reasons he wished to resign
as district attorney. The President
added that Mr.. Hardy would retire
some time in January.
Declared Amazing Job.
Mr.. Roosevelt described as a per-
fectly amazing job Mr.. Hardy's han
ding of the spy trial in New York.
He said it was easy for a district
attorney to spend his time trying
petty criminals, but that it was
much more difficult to handle such
criminal problems as spying.
Mr.. Roosevelt several months ago
made known his concern regarding
the spy menace and at that time
said he was considering co-ordinat-
ing the intelligence agencies of the
Government. He emphasized today
that the situation had not improved,
and made 1t plain he intends to
combat this menace in a relentless
manner.
Asked about the administration S
defense program, the President said
1t was getting on very we'll.
Favor More Spending.
Two influential members of the
Senate Appropriations Committee
Chairman Glass and Senator Byrnes,
Democrat, of South Carolina
agreed, meanwhile, that additional
national defense spending was nee
essary. They differed, however, as
to whether the bulk of the increase
should 80 to the Army or Navy.
Senator Byrnes, who is chairman
OF the Subcommittee on Naval .Ap-
preparations, said he favored I'M
mediate expansion of the Army Air
Corps, observing that the Navy al
ready was making good progress"
on construction program author
lied by the last Congress.
On the other hand, Senator Glass
said he thought there was little
need OF increasing Army appropria-
tions materially, but that the NAVY
should be built up to a point where
all danger of invasion would be
eliminated.
They can't fight us If they can't
get to U.s." the Virginian declared.
If we have a Navy that can stop
them, there won't be any invasion.
Offering still another viewpoint,
Senator Borah, Republican, OF Idaho
said he was not so much interested
IN whether the appropriations went
to the Army or Navy as in seeing
that more funds were spent propor-
tlonately on airplanes and less on
battleships.
Battleships Held Offensive.
I'll leave it up to the technical
experts to decide whether the Navv
or the Army Air Corps, or both,
needs expansion for defense pur-
poses,' Senator Borah said. but
these battleships are for ofense,
not Defense
While defense discussions continue,
the Army and Navy are quietly
Tightening the lid on military Sc
crets, IN preparation for speeding
up the administrations defense pro-
gram.
New rules to safeguard forts, war;
ships and planes, indications of
closer tab on aliens In aircraft
plants. and the statement of Presl-
combat spies all gave evidence of
Increased caution.
Military circles heard that regu-
lations were nearing completion
TO keep unauthorized map makers
and photographers away from Army
posts, naval vessels and aircraft.
Congress authorized the step early
this year
Some aliens on whom suspicion
rested have been discharged in re-
cent months or transferred from
plants making warplanes for the
Army and Navy, informed persons
said. They added, however, that
there has been nothing approach
Ing general purge"
Since 1926, aliens have been able
to work on military aircraft orders
only by official permission. Now
such permits are more difficult 70
obtain and are issued for only a
few months at a time.
New Safeguards.
Congress has included in most ap-
preparation bills provision that
salaries paid out of the appropria-
tions be given only to American
citizens or to persons who had filled
citizenship papers.
In the ensuing check-up, person.
mel officers throughout the execu-
tive branch of the Government
found few employees who lacked
proof of citizenship.
The new military regulations
about photographs are based on an
act which authorized the President
to define vital military and naval
installations where it should be
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