Word: extents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Later on, when Major General Johnson Hagood, retired, testifying before the House Committee, again lamented the absence of a clear statement of naval policy, Chairman Vinson interrupted with a reply that to some extent at least served to quiet fears that the Navy was to be used to help England police or challenge the world. He said that the bill itself would contain a "definite statement of what the fundamental naval policy of this country is," proceeded to read it. The bill defined the fundamental naval policy of the U. S. to be maintaining a Navy adequate to afford "protection...
...policy, the U. S. Communist Party, is so enthusiastic about Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy that Earl Browder described the U. S. line of defense in the New Republic last week as "Manila, Honolulu and Nome." Indeed, the No. 1 U.S. Communist let down his hair to the extent of declaring that only courageous action on the part of the President could save from catastrophe ''our country and all the capitalist world...
Lowes maintained that the University had never fixed the extent to which it would make use of the union in securing new employees. He implied that an attempt would be made to maintain the present ratio of union to non-union workers. The University would feel free to hire the best man for the job, but would be scrupulously fair...
...good will Koki Hirota announced: "In Europe and America there are some who are apt to entertain misgivings regarding Japanese intentions, as though she were trying to close China's door and expel the interests of the powers from China. . . . Not only will Japan respect to the fullest extent rights and interest of the powers in the occupied areas but she is prepared for the purpose of promoting welfare of the Chinese people to leave the door wide open to all powers and to welcome their cultural and economic co-operation there...
...venture to believe that our role in the new era will be determined to a large extent by our relations with the Japan-China combination, with Russia looming ever larger and more important in our Fa Eastern policy...