Show Leaders Lea eis Urge U. U S. S Aid in Latin lalin Defenses WASHINGTON May 28 INS Gen Dwight D. D Eisenhower and 4 Adm dm Chester W. W Nimitz strongly advocated legislation Tuesday permitting permitting permitting per per- the army anny and navy to arm armand armand armand and train western hemisphere nations nations nations na na- na- na for tor the common defense of the Americas The two top-ranking top service ernce of officers offIcers of- of fivers backed the program recommended recommended recommended mended by Pres Truman at hearIngs hearIngs hearings hear hear- ings before the house foreign affairs affairs affairs af af- fairs committee Both Bolh star five-star officers stressed the fact that the bill proposes to i standardize e equipment q u t i p m men e n t and and training so that the western hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemi- hemi hemi hemi- sphere will be able to defend it itself itself itsell it- it self sell under a a unified command should the need arise An outstanding feature of the bill explained by Nimitz would permit the United States to transfer transfer trans trans- fer ler vessels to the other American republics including republics Including Canada Canada so so that they have a small navy sufficIent sufficient sufficient suf suf- to protect their own coastal waters Nimitz visualized the thc possibility o of a unified unWed naval command to protect the approaches to the western hemisphere in the event of hostilities |