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London, To-day.
Commenting on the manoeuvres which the Italian fleet is still holding off the Libyan coast, the "Daily Telegraph" expresses the opinion that the exercises are intended to demonstrate to the world that Italy will in the event of war be able to close the Mediterranean to foreign shipping.
AFTER EXAMINING THE PRESENT STRENGTH OF THE ITALIAN NAVY, THE PAPER, HOWEVER, DENIES THAT THE ITALIAN FLEET IS ALREADY STRONG ENOUGH TO INTER- RUPT THE MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING ROUTES IN THE EVENT OF WAR.
Submarines, cruisers and aeroplanes, on which Italy main- ly relies, would not suffice for such a task.
The paper expresses surprise that the Italian Government to whom these facts must be known is nevertheless en
In order to control the Mediter-couraging the Italian press to ranean, the paper says, Italy must have a large fleet of battleships and 2 marked superiority in cruisers, destroyers and planes as compared with the strongest forces of the potential enemy.
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speak of Italian naval dicta- torship in the Mediterranean. Actually, the
paper concludes, Italy is far more easily vulnerable to air raids and naval action in the Mediterranean than either England or France.Trans-Ocean.
At present, however, no marked Reform Of U.S. Supreme Italian superiority in this line, exists, and it is improbable that the relative strength of the Italian
navy will be greater
than to-day
Court
Washington, To-day.
when the new British and French Chief Justice Hughes yesterday programmes of naval construction expressed a number of objections to have been carried out.
the President's proposals for judici-
Italy might, therefore, perhaps al reform. be able to hinder considerably the He stated that an increase in the movements of merchant ships in number of judges would lessen the the Mediterranean, but it is efficiency of the court, whereas Pre- extremely improbable that she can sident Roosevelt maintains that the ever seriously impede the move-number must be increased in order ments of a powerful battle fleet injto keep abreast of the work of the the event of war.
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