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Monroe Doctrine only because of the
support of Great Britain.
Battle for Sea Control.
He said that full organization of
American resources would permit
help to Britain and at the same
time preparation of strong Amer
ican defenses.
The cost to us in money. effort
and sacrifice will be great-but that
cost will be far greater. even in
the immediate future, should we
now stand aside and let Britain
fall" he said.
The present war, Mr. Knox con-
tended, is fundamentally an at
tempt by Germany to seize control
of the sea from Great Britain"
He said that since the World
War the United States has main
tained "a one-ocean Navy in the
Pacific, and that Navy has proved
adequate in both directions only
! because the existence and the de-
ployment of the British Navy gave
us security in the Atlantic"
TN effect" he continued, "both
we and and the British Common
wealth of Nations actually have had
a two-ocean navy, operated for a
single peaceful purpose"
Still a One-Ocean Navy.
I'VE still have a one-ocean Navy.
We are building a tWo-ocean Navy.
but its structure will not be COM
pleted for six years. We need to
complete that structure as fast as
we can because the other part of
our two-ocean Navy is now in grave
danger"
The British Navy can survive
| only if the British Isles survive.
Should the British Isles fall. we can
only believe that the British NAVY.
which never runs from danger. will
fall at the same time. I think we
can safely assume that the British
Navy will share the fate of the
courageous nation that supports it."
Should that come to pass. he said.
our fleet would necessarily be di-
vlded, to meet danger in both oceans.
Whether it would be strong enough
| to protect even the regions nearest
to us is a matter that can not now
! be foretold.
Once we lose the power to con-
troll even part o fthose seas (sur-
rounding the hemisphere, newt
ably the wars Of Europe and Asia
Will be transferred to the Americas"
Responding to inquiries by Rep
reSentatlve Jonkman, Republican,
OF Michigan, during his testimony,
Secretary StimSon expressed the
opinion that the legislation would
not lead this country into war.
Sees Aid as Vital.
The Michigan Representative be-
gan by asking the Secretary whether
the aio proposed in the bill was
necessary to prevent the defeat of
Great Britain.
In my opinion" said Mr.. Stim-
son, Il think it very probably is"
Representative Arnold, Democrat.
OF Illinois then asked this question:
rs 1t your opinion that sooner
or later if Britain falls, we would
be in the war, with our loans and
our manpoWer?"
That's my opinion" Mr.. Stim-
son replied
Earlier, the Secretary rejected as
dangerous" suggestion that
broad powers proposed for Mr..
Roosevelt in the aid-to-Brttain
program be vested in board or
commission, but said he had no
objection to two-year limit on
presidential exercise of those
powers.
His attitude was expressed IN
an exchange with Representative
Mundt, Republican, of South Da.
kota at the hearing
Mr.. Mundt argued that, granting
the President would act in good
faith, mistakes are made in good
faith. He wanted to know if, for
that reason, board would be more
advisable.
That would be more dangerous
to the interests of 100000 peo-
pie than the provisions of this bill,'
Mr.. Stimson answered. ANYTHING
that contributes to delay at this
| time is dangerous, and a board
does that"