THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1938.
MR. CORDELL HULL FOLLOWS MOVE OF MR. CHAMBERLAIN S United States Willing For Limitation Of Arms
STRONG CRITICISM
OF “HERMIT NATIONS"
Washington, To-day.
The willingness of the United States Government to limit and reduce armaments, was expressed by the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, in a broadcast speech yesterday.
Mr. Hull said: "While in a world in which increased construction of armaments is a regrettable fact, we are compelled to render adequate our military and naval establishment, we are ready at any time to join other nations in a common effort to bring about a general limitation and reduction of armaments.
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Mr. Hull attacked what he called
"hermit nations," meaning nations seeking economie self-sufficiency.
He declared that economic war- fare was largely responsible for the recent alarming disintegration of international relationships.
War and fear of war was grip- ping the minds and stultifying the spirit of mankind, and feverish preparations for potential · armed conflicts were sapping the already badly impaired economic health of many nations.
DESPERATE NEED
BRITAIN'S
WARSHIP
PROGRAMME
London, To-day.
Another picture of the Short. Mayo composite craft by which the powerful Maia lifts a smaller high-speed plane into the air and enables her to be launched with heavy fuel load. The first test was successful- ly carried out yesterday.
VATICAN CITY BEFLAGGED FOR ANNIVERSARY
Rome, To-day.
GERMAN PRIVY COUNCIL
Berlin, To-day. The first meeting of the new German Privy Council lasted about an hour, and Herr Hitler delivered a report on the changes. -----Trans-Ocean.
The Vatican yesterday cele- brated the sixteenth anniversary- of the election of Pope Pius XI. Mr. Hector Bywater, The entire Vatican City was be- flagged for the occasion, and the naval correspondent of Vatican Guard appeared in their
when His Holiness will attend Pon- The world desperately needed in the "Daily Telegraph" gala uniforms.
A thanksgiving service was held tifical Office in the Sixtine Chapel, vitalisation of- international law. says that the British in the afternoon.
where he will receive the congratu- Cardinals. Trang-
ternational order based on re-
Mr. Hull concluded by offering Naval Estimates to be in-will begin on Saturday this week, Ocean.
Official celebrations, however, lations of the
as one means of peace his pro- gramme of trade agreements.
Reuter.
JAPAN TO HONOUR FAMED STATESMEN
Tokyo, To-day.
troduced at the end of the month, provide for additional battleships and cruisers designed within Treaty limits 35,000 tons for the form- er and 8,000 tons for the latter.
Alternative plans for larger and more powerful types have also been prepared, however, and these will be adopted if the Japanese reply to As preludes to celebration of the the British Note on naval construc fiftieth anniversary of promulgation is in any way unsatisfactory. tion of the constitution on Japan's It is understood that it is pro Empire Day, February 11, bronze posed to lay down from three statues of three great Japanese five battleships during the summer
and autumn. statesmen of the Meiji period will be unveiled in the Diet building on... JAPAN'S TWO SHIPS? February 10,
to
If it becomes known that Japan is constructing vessels above Trea- ty limits, this year's British battle- will mount a formidable armament ships will exceed 40,000 tons and
The unveiling ceremony, to be held at 9 a.m. in the central hall of the building, will honour Prince Hirobumi Ito, Marquis Shigenobu Okhuma and Count Taisuke Ita of 16-inch guns. gaki.
On behalf of both chambers of
In the same eventuality, the new the Diet, Mr, Ozaki will present cruisers may be ships of 10,000 branches of a sacred tree in honour tons, with 8-inch guns. of the memory of the famous states-
.men.
The correspondent adds that in Mr. Ozaki is the only person British naval quarters it is believ- among the 800 members of "both |ed that Japan already has on the Houses who enjoys the distinction stocks two battleships of more than of having been acquainted with all 40,000 tons, and two further units three men:-Reuter.
are about to be laid down-Reuter.
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