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Show "IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR," SAYS MR, HULL Chairman1 of House Military Commit tee Says United States Must Be Prepared to Defend Its Own. Washington. Chairman Hull, of tho military affairs commltto, In presenting pre-senting tho army appropriation bill to tho houso Wednesday urged tho necessity of complete preparedness as to our army and navy, for trouble in tho Orient. Ho declared that any nation not prepared to defend Its position po-sition In China might ns well haul down Its flng nnd quit tho Pacific. Incidentally Mr. Hull pronouncod Minister Hockhlll guilty of an Indiscretion Indis-cretion in indicating to Chinese offl-clals offl-clals that tho United States intended returning the 20,000,000 sterling Boxer Indemnity paid. Statements of this kind, ho snld, will be taken by tho Chinese ns nn indication that tho United States was afraid rather than llboral. Mr. Hull scouted tho Idea that Japan Ja-pan was Interested in stirring up trou-bio trou-bio In China to injuro tho United BUitcs. Japan's Interests In China, ho ald, wero Idontlcnl with Uioso of tho United States and presorvntlon ot penco there wns tho only manner in which they could bo maintained. Speeches on tariff, Immigration and :ho Pnyno customs houso bill consumed con-sumed tho balnnco of tho day. Tho army appropriation bill under lebato cnrrles a total appropriation of G9,C78,927, which is less by 1,C21,158 than tho amount asked for by tho department. |