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Germany Gives Warning Back SEQUELS TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S STATEMENT GOVERNMENT

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SERVICE CALL BY MR. CHURCHILL

London, To-day.

In the course of his speech last night, Mr. Winston Chur- chill made an urgent plea for compulsory service and what he called the incorporation of the full force of the nation in the governing instrument. British Wireless.

ANGLO-FRENCH RESOURCES IN AMERICA

Washington, To-day. British and French resources in the United States would be sufficient to enable them to pay cash for purchases lasting two years, according to Mr. Winthrop, the Editor of "Annalist," who has pre- pared a complete estimate for the Foreign Policy As- sociation.

The Cagh values of British and French gold and other resources ~ in the United States are between 11,500, 000,000 dollars and 14,000, 000,000 dollars and their obligations about 4,500,000,- 000 dollars. -Renter

A German semi-official reminder that Herr Hitler,

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Revival of proposals for broadening the basis of the British Cabinet to include Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. Churchill, with Sir Archibald Sin- clair suggesting Mr. Eden as Prime Minister; to put into force immediately a Scenes in the Bulgarian Parliament following a provisional scheme for reinsur- ance of the marine insur- hint by the Premier that Bulgaria would have ance market in so far as it con- to follow Germany: are among, immediate con- cerns King's Enemy risks on sequences of Mr. Chamberlain's momentous de-cargoes destined for discharge in or shipped from the United claration, putting the "No Aggression" sign Kingdom upon receiving informa across the Mediterranean and the Balkans. tion on Tuesday that under- In the meantime, Germany has Germany comments. strongly on writers had concluded it would revived the campaign against reports of Polish officers taking be necessary immediately to in- Poland and it is reported that part in staff talks in London. This crease rates.

· In announcing the measure plans have been drawn up in Po-participation, is it said, land for swift evacuation of the little be reconciled with the Ger- taken in the Commons the Presi- frontier zones in the events of an man-Polish. Pact of Non-Aggression | dent of the Board of Trade said it

88 the concentration of Polish had prevented an increase. emergency.

troops, along, the German frontier.

In Sofia, the opposition parties walked out of the Parliament building as a protest against the Government's refusal to permit a debate on foreign policy. They had previously bitterly opposed the idea that Bulgaria's only course was to follow Germany.

In New York, underwriters are declining to quote fixed rates for

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The scheme is in accordance with the announcement by: Sir John "After Poland's refusal,” says Simon, on January 31-British

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EFECT OF STATEMENT General impression is that while the Chamberlain speech has cleared the air to the extent that it has placed Britain's cards on the table, there is nothing yet to suggest the likelihood of any slackening of the tension.

The "Let's March to Faria"; cry in Rome yesterday evening is re- garded as a bad sign, inasmuch as official inspiration is held respon- ́sible.

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