Show FOR STO MR HULL chairman of house mil tary commit tee says un ted states must be prepared to defend its own washington chairman hull ot the military affairs committe in pro benting the army appropriation bill to the house wednesday urged the necessity of complete preparedness as to our army and navy for trouble in the orient he declared that an nation not prepared to defend its position in china might as well haul down its flag and quit the pacific incidentally mr hull pronounced minister rockhill guilty of an iddis in indicating to chinese boffl bials that the united states intended returning the sterling boxer indemnity paid statements ol 01 this kind he said will be taken by the chinese as an indication that the united states was afraid rather than liberal mr hull scouted the idea that ja pan was interested in stirring brou trou in china to injure the united states japan s interests in china he eaid were identical with those ot the united states and preservation of peace there was the only manner in which they could be maintained speeches on tariff immigration and the payne customs house bill con fumed the balance of the day the army appropriation bill under debate carries a total appropriation ot 69 which is less by 1 than the amount asked for by the de apartment part ment |