THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,
NAVAL CONFERENCE ANOTHER DEFEAT
FOR LABOUR GOVT.
HEADS OF DELEGATIONS TO MEET TOMORROW,
AN AMERICAN SCHEME,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
OF NO IMPORTANCE.
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, March 31. The Government was defeated in ReGuy, March 31.
the House of Commons this after- The heads of the delegations to nvon. when a motion by Mr. the London Naval Conference met Ramsay MacDonald for the suspen this morning at St. James's Palace sion of the eleven o'clock (night) and decided to circulate the agenda rule was defeated, the division re- including a number of matters aris-sulting: ing out of the work of the various committees for consideration by the heads of the delegations on Wednes. day .next.
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Conversations between the head French delegation, M. of the Briand, and Mr. Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, were continued this afternoon. Mr. Henderson is dealing intimately with M. Briand on political ques tions arising out of the conference, and in this work they have the au sistance on the British side of Bir Robert Vansittart, Permanent Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Messrs. Craigie and Malkia. heads of the American and Legal Departments of the Foreign 'Office, and on the French side of M: Mamigli, Chief Adviser to the French delegation. To-day's meet- ing was held at the House of Com-
mons. The conversations are continue.
to
Against
For
Majority agains
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Mr. Nevills Chamberlain there: upon moved an adjournment, but this was defeated, the division re sulting:-
Against For
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Majority against ... The Government defeat is not im- portant, as it was one of procedure on a matter that was not vital.
ready behind hand, The Govern- ment desired to dispose of a num- ber of matters to-night, but the House cannot now sit after eleven o'clock.
BANDITS AND REDS IN KLANGSI.
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TERRIBLE ATROCITIES
COMMITTED.
MAGISTRATE BOILED .IN OIL.
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worse.
Periya, April 1.' Baudits and Communists are monice in Kiangsi and are con- tinually becoming
Тел thousand Red troops under Chu Teh and Mao Chak Tung' control many parts of the North and West of the Province as well as the en tire river from Kianlu to Kanchow, They are committing terrible atro- cities, destroying Government build- ings, missionary and other foreign property. The anti-foreign feeling 15 worse than at any time since 1927. The Reds attack undefended points and when, Government troops are sent against them 'they dash to other districts.
In a recent attack at Yuanchow the Communists acized the city on March 23, evacuated it on March 26. The city, magistrate was hoi Delay of Government Business.
ed in oil and other prominent citi The only effect of the Government zens were brutally murdered, I defeat is further to delay the cluding the principal leading high Covernment, business, which is al-school chief, Pastor Cim. Many shopkeepers and others were tor tured and forced to contribute $60,000 to the Reds, while six foreigners were hound and taken During the occupation, prisoners. three were carried off, while R. H. Glazier and his wife (Americana), and Miss Rugg (British) escaped. Government troops at Nanchang recently only numbered one thou sand of which half are
now. dis tributed along the railway, hence the canital is very weakly held and is liable to fall into the bands of the Reds. Missionary families are evacuating Nanchang,
DEFICIT OF FOURTEEN MILLIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENGT.].
LONDON, March 31. Exchequer deficit
The
A Three or Five Power Pact? [THEOUK REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, March 31. "Yes, Sir," laconically answered Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in the House of Commons when asked whether the Government was ad- hering to its determination to arrive at a five (and not a two or three) Power Agreement. Later questioned as to whether proposals involving the British scrapping of four cruisers of the Hawkins class £14,323,203. were made at the Conference. Mr. "Macdonald said "that it was un
desirable to give such information while the negotiations were still progressing," and provisional pro- posals were liable to modification at any moment. Whatever agree ment, was reached it would be sys tematic and balanced by the whore.
Press Commeat.. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Apri 1. Vernacular Press comments in- dicato general approval of che re- ported decision to agree to the American proposals with reserva- tions."
The ohi, emphasising justifica- tion for the Japanese claims to 70 per cent. of eight-inch gun cruisers, considers it nevertheless of para mount importance to bring the Conference to a successful conclu- sion.
The Chugai urges the authorities to refrain from making the in- structions a political issue
The Nickinnichi, on the other hand, waxes highly indignant at the report that Mr. Ramsay Mac. Donald communicated to Tokyo direct, as it considers it an uh- warranted attempt to bring pres sure to bear on Japan.
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Cabinet's Approval. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, April 1.
To-day the Cabinet approved of the instructions for the Japanese delegates at the London Naval | Conference, the Premier then pro-i
Emperor's sanction.
RUBBER RESTRICTION
SCHEME.
SUPPORT FROM ASIATIC PRODUCERS.
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is
LONDON. March 31. The Rubber Growers' Association announce that whereas the minimum necessary to make the British and Dutch liniton committees' scheme operative was 70 per cent, both from Europena-owned estates in the Dutch East Indies and British rubber producing territories, assents hitherto received total well over. 50 per cent.
Bandits have also been active on the Upper Yangtsze, many, towns in the vicinity of Shasi have been looted "with the usual atrocities. The Standard Oil Co.'s agents for that district were cantured but subsequently released. There is an increase of banditry in all out-lying districts, around Hankow.
NANKING'S NEW LOAN.
CIGARETTE TAX AS
SECURITY.
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FIGHTING IN THE NORTH.
SHANSI TROOPS CROSS SHANTUNG BORDER.
HONAN EVACUATED.
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APRIL 2, 1930.
THE PALESTINE RIOTS.
COMMISSION'S REPORT.
NOT A REVOLT AGAINST ·
BRITISH AUTHORITY.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
NANKING, March 31. The National Government has received an urgent message from Chen Tian Yuan stating that 13,000 of the Shansi forces erossed the Shantung border on Saturday anders have coine to advanced southward along the Tsingpu, contacting with the Shan- tung troops in the vicinity of Ting yuni. Severe fighting ensued and the Shantung forces.on Saturday fell back to Yucheng, one station north of Tainan,
Chieu Tiao Yuan adds that the Shansi forces are being continually reinforced.
Ho Ying Ching states that the evacuation of Honan was carried out according to plan and that Han Fu Chu's troops have withdrawn to Shantung without loss. They will be concentrated at Tsining to prevent the Kuaminchun carrying out a frank attack to Tainaniu.
Surrender of Nationalist Troops, PEPING, April 1.
From foreign sources it is learned that Han Fu Chu has lost more than half of his army, some have surrendered, and large numbers, being ex-Kuominchun, went over and
were re-incorporated under Shih Yu San,
From Chinese circles it is re- ported that Yen Ilsi Shan intends to appoint. Shih Yu. San chairman of Shantung, Wan Hesan sai, chairman of Honan and Sun Tien Ying chairman of Anhui,
Chiang Goes to Shanghal
SHANGHAI, April_1. Mr. T. V. Soong and Dr. C. T. Wang left for Hangchow last night to see Chiang Kai. Shek who is inspecting the National troops
.there.
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Chiang Kai Sheke is expected at Shanghai very soon to inspect the karrison."
Yen's New Post.
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PEPING, April 1. NANKING, March 31. Yen si Shan is expected to take The National Government, has up the post of Commander-in-Chief asted a mandate announcing the so-day. issue of bonds totalling $24,000,000, Advices from British Malaya furto be secured on the cigarette tax. ther indicate very substantial sup-
This will be the third loan accured or this particular tax. port from Asiatic producers.
The scheme therefore becomes operative during the month of May, and it is hoped that the total assents will represent tonnage equivalent to over half the world's production.
WIRELESS TELEPHONY. SUCCESSFULLY OPENED BETWEEN FRANCE AND BRAZIL.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
JAPANESE MEDICAL.
CONGRESS.
THE NORTHERN SITUATION.
[FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT-]
SHANGHAI, April 1.. The Nanking gituation is more precarious as a result of General Han Fu Chu's defent in Honen where a large number of Shansi- Kuominchun allied forces
marching towards the Tientsin- Pukow Railway with Hsuchow (at the junction of the Tientsin-Pukow and Lunghai Railways) as their ob jective.
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the conclusion
NEW DEVELOPMENT CHINESE DOCTORS
IN BROADCASTING.
SUCCESS OF TELEVISION.
| ARTISTS. SEEN AS WELL AS HEARD.
[TEROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Loston, March 31.
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UP IN ARMS.
'ENCROACHMENT OF WESTERN MEDICINE.
A PROTECTION SOCIETY,
FORMED.
[UNITED PRESE.]
REGAT, March 31.
A new chapter in the history of The report of the Commission on
Chinese doctors of the old schools wireless development was inaugu-| -| the Palestias disturbances of
rated by the simultaneous brond- in Peping have united in a society August last was presented to Par- liament to-day. The Commission-casting of the sight and sound on to protect the interests of their twin transmitters of the British profession, which they declare is Broadcasting Corporation when being threatened by the growing wireless artistes were seen as well popularity of western medicine. as heard for the first time in any About 200 old-stylo doctoraascm- country.
bled-in Peping for the purpose of An experimental programme was forming the society, and speakers" begun by an official of the Baird pointed out the fact that Chinese
has concern. medicine International Television His features were cicarly seer and humanity in this part of the world his lips moved as his voice was continuously for thousands of years, and still has much to offer to suffer- heard from the loud speaker,
He was then succeeded by Siring persons. Ambrose Fleming, the inventor of the thermonic valve which made wireless in the home possible, and then by Lord Ampthill,
that from the beginning the out- break was an attack upon the Jows by Arabs, for which no excuse, has been established. The few attacks by Jews upon Arabs were mostly retaliatory. There is to proof that the Grand Mufti or the Palestine. Arab Executive premediated and organised the disturbances, as has been alleged. The outbreak neither was, nor was intended to be, a re- volt against British Authority.
The Commission have no serious criticism to anake of the action taken by the Palestine Government either immediately before or after the outbreak. They consider that the Government have throughout discharged, to the best of their ability, the difficult task of main taining impartiality between the
two peoples whose leaders have dis- played little tendency to a cora promise.
The Commission consider Jewish enterprise and immigration when not exceeding the country's ab- sorptive capacity have conferred material benefits on Palestine which the Arabg have shared. But, with regard to immigration, they con sider that the Jewish authorities have departed from the doctrine laid down in 1999 and accepted by the Zionist organisation, and that the Zionist claims have been cal culated to create among the Arabs apprehensions of jess of livelihood and political subjection.
Songs were given by two well known artists, while the author of the famous play "Journey's End gave a talk. All the speakers were clearly seen and heard, the dual transmission being easily followed.
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION:
ABANDONED OWING TO
BLIZZARDS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
ADELAIDE, April 1. Scarred by Antarctic blizzards Sir Douglas Mawson's expedition ship Discovery berthed at Port
Adelaide where it was greeted by a vast cheering crowd.
been
useful
Lo
It was agreed to organize a nation-wide group, to which all reputable Chinese doctors of the old school would be asked to join. The society will seek to regularize the Chinese medical profession, which has been left pretty much to "ite own devices, and to establish schools. in which old-style medicine may be taught.
Even in Peping, which may be described as the centre of Western medicine in China, because of the presence here of the Peking Union Medical College, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation to teach Western meshcine to Chinese, the old-style medicine has held its own in competition with the newer rival. Most of Peping's Chinese residents". still depend, in part at least, upon old-style docters.
for their ancestors, and so many of them insist it is good enough for them:
This is partly due to the fact that old-school practitioners are much more moderate in their fees than
in physicians.
Western Sir Douglas was officially wel-private
The Medical College medicine. comed. He said much still re- "mains to be done, though consider clinics, however, offer treatment at Arab Resentment. Attention is drawn to the numbering the weather, they had done a very low rates, and the real reason is the traditional conservatism of of evictions of Arab cultivators tremendous amount of work and had for the persistence of the old school added several hundred miles to the upon the sale of land they occupied coastline. They and achieved not the Chinese, who dislike innovations without alternative land having alle results through scientific in-style mediane has been good enough more than most people. The old- been provided. Complaint is not vestigations in the whaling areas made of Jewish land companies and found aeroplanes most useful. who, in some cases, paid cash com- pensation and acted with the Goy- ernments' knowledge, but an acute situation has been treated which The Government should consider is a potential source of danger. the means of providing poorer cul- It is urged that some remedy be tivators with credit facilities. No found for this situation. The Com-formal recommendation regardingtributions to make, Some Western 'missioners' conclusion is that Pales constitutional development is made, tine cannot support the increased but attention is drawn to the view without already expressed in the report agricultural population radial changes in the farming that the resentment of the Arabs methods. It is believed that the
at their failure to obtain any difficulties of the. Palestine Govern-
measure of well-government is ment are aggravated by Arab re- aggravating the difficulties. rentment at having no measure of self-government and having, unlike the Jews, no direct access to His Majesty's Government. The reduc tion of the garrison in Palestine and Trans-Jordan is considered to have been carried too far."
The
Aside from these considerations, Western medical teachers in the hospitals here agree that old-style Chinese medicine has distinct con- physicians here admit that old-style Chinese doctors can effect cures in cases where they are still helpless, and that it is not possible for Western medical men to determine how they do it.
One of the worst features of the Commission recommended old school in China, according to that a commission be appointed to Western ideas, is its secretiveness. determine the rights and claims in Chinese physicians who make useful connection with the Wailing Wall discoveries about the treatment of and that more effective control of disease will not reveal their secrets Press propaganda be considered; even upon their death-bed, except that the British Government re to members of their own families, affirm that the special position For this reason, such discoveries: Assigned to the Zionist Organisa cannot be extensively used, as they tion does not entitle it to have a would be in the West, or if found. share in the Government of Pales- by a Chinese doctor educated in tine. The existing garrison should modern medicine. be maintained for the present and an independent inquiry be made into the policy organisation.
Racial Co-operation, Attached to the report is a note of reservation by Mr. Snell, a mem- her of the Commission. He takes a more serious view of the respon- ability of the Arab leaders for the
The Chinesa doctors who have formed the new society are aware of the drawbacks under which their, profession has laboured in the past, and the chief purpose of the new organization, they declare, is to straighten out some of the handi- caps. They wish to take a leaf from the book of their competitors trained in Western medicine, and
Inadequacy of Forcos. INTERESTING PAPERS.
The Commission consider that the fundamental cause of the distur- [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
lances was the animosity of Arain towards the Jews arising from the disappointment of their political OSAKA, April 1.
and national aspirations and fear Attended by five thousand medi-
for their, economic future. The im men the Japanese Medical
The Shansi military headquarters mediate causes were repeated in- Congress opened to-day.
has given out an order for acidents in connection with the Wail Cutting out all ceremonies it pro- general attack on the pro-Nanking ing Wall, provocative Press articles ceeded with the reading, of papers troops.. The main Shansi forces are Pants, April 1 Wireless telephone conversation by Japanese and foreign specialists, responsible to attack the Shantung on both sides, propaganda among ceeded to the Palace to obtain the between France and Brazil was including Madson Hoffmann, Prof. troops along the Tientsin-Pukow the less educated Arabs. inade quacy of the military forces and It is expected the instructions successfully inaugurated to-day when Hoffman's paper was entitled, Is Railway (Shantung section) while police, and the belief among the disturbances, eriticises the action reform their own profession. But
Curable 1, and giving the Kuominchun troops are to push Syphilis twenty years' experience with the their way to Northern Kiangsu Arabs that the Palestine Govern Salvarsan treatment.
from Honan with the object of mert's decisions could be influenced
by political considerations. Governor Shibata' gave a luncheon | converging at Hauchow
The primary recommendation of to the foreign guests and officers
According to the latest report the the Commission is that His Ma- of the Congress.
Shansi vanguards are, advancing to Newspapers are favourably com-
a point further South of Pingyuan.jesty's Government should issue im- menting on the progress of medical They are operating in conjunction mediately a statement of policy and make plain their intention of science in Japan.
with the Sinntung rebels under General Liu Chien Nan and Ko carrying out that policy with all the resources at their command. Kwei Chi against General Chen Such a statement would be more Tino Yuen, the Military Governor of Shantung. Meanwhile, however, valuable if it contained clearly
definite interpretation by the Bri- General Chen Tino Yuen is sending tish Government of passages in the the possibilities of a common effort a representative to approach the mandate safeguarding the rights of Shansi authorities suggesting tarms
will be despatched to London this evening.
Officials View.
the respective Ministers of Posta and Telegrapha conversed clearly
for fifteen minutes.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, April 1.
direct
Press Warning to Mr. Hoover. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.
NEW Youx, April 1. The Hearst papers to day devate attention to Mr. Hoover in a long front page open letter, warning the President not to be surprised if the
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Commenting on the London des- with the prolongation of the capital patches asserting that Mr. Ramsay ship holiday.
Fourthly, agreement to terminate MacDonald communicated with Tokyo, Foreign Office at the end of 1938. spokesman was declared to quote, that it was useless to deny that
DEATH OF FAMOUS a communication was sent from the
COMPOSER'S WIFE. British Premier to the Japanese Premier, The spokesman intim-
[THEOUGH FEUTER'S AGENOT.] ated, however, that the Press des patches, though founded on fact,
BEYREUTH, April 1. were incorrect in detail, and also
The death is annouced of Cosima intimated that the communication Senate and country do not take was. conciliatory in tone, ancoer- your advice and enter a new Euro-Wagner, wife of the composer, the eive and asserted it had not in- pean Political Military Alliance, late R. Wagner, aged ninety-three. consultative Mrs. Wagner was almost blind, and fluenced the Japanese decision one politely termed
was confined to her bed for the way or another.
Simultaneously Mr. Britten, last three years. Japan's Espiy.
Chairman of the Naval Committee (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
of the House of Representatives, formulated a TOKYO, April 1.
plan by which the "3000 The Government's instructions American delegation will
learn whether England is on the have been despatched to London.
It is understood that Japan square," namely, a Three-Power sccepts the proposed tonnage scheme under which the United figures, but with four reservations. States and Britain cath scrap four Firstly, acceptance does not mean specified battleships. Japan to re. the abandonment of claims for 70 tain her present ten battleships per cent. of 8-inch-gun cruisers, totalling 292,400 tons, compared
Pact,"
a
for his surrender to the Shansi side, non-Jewish communities, and laid down more explicit directions for It may be noted in passing that the guidance of the Palestine Goy General Chen Time Yuen is nat Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's loyal crament in its policy on vital supporter, so that it has long been issues, such as immigration and expected that he would desert his master if he is hard pressed by the Shansi-Kuominchun allied forces.
Conference at Engchow,
Jand.
The Recommendations.
of the Palestine Government in cer- old-style Chinese doctors believe tain respects, and does not endorse they have a world-while profession. the criticians of the Jewish au- They do not consider themselves thorities regarding immigration charlatans or quacks in any sense. limits. Mr. Snell recommends a The best of them admit superiority more extensive land inquiry than in eertain branches of Western. that contemplated by bis colleagues. medicine: But they claim superiority operation between the Jews and ment Emphasising the necessity of cathemselves in other phases of treat Arabs, he proposes that a few men' of both races of high character and influence should meet and discuss
as a first step towards racial co- operation.
Arabs Blamed.
the
SPEED RECORD.
KAYE DONS ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL.
73 DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS.
course
LONDON, March 31.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] The report of the Commission on Palestine disturbances in
DAYTONA, F., March 31. August, 1020, generally blames the Kaye Don, the British racing Arabs for the anti-Jewish outbreak, motorist, risking adverse These recommendations are based due to the disappointment of their conditions at Hummocks Beach, Jargely on the assumption that the political and national aspirations ventured an offcial assault on Sir proposed definition of policy will and fear for their economic future. H. Segrave's record, but the best The outbreak was not intended to In view of the fact that if Shan- clearly state that the rights of non-
mean speed achieved in two out of be anti-British, and the immediate six runs was only 182.112. tung falls to the enemy, Nanking's Jewish communities will be fully
causes were a series of incidents position would be extremely pre-safe-guarded. It is recommended
at the Wailing Wall; the activities enrious and that the Nanking troops that a clear statement be issued of
of the Society for the Protection of would be forced to give up Heuchow the future policy for the control of and to shorten their defence line. Jewish immigration, and that the Moslem Holy Places in inciting Press articles; and the inadequacy The Nanking military authorities administrative machinery be ex- are considering how to concentrate amined with a view to preventing of the military and the police.
The report recommends as esseni. their military position in Kiangsu, a repetition of excessive immigra Chekiang, and other south-eastern tion of the years 1925-6. Machinery tial that His Majesty's Govern- .0.H. STATISTICS. FOR LAST should be devised for consulting ment unmistakably declares its po-" Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is hold non-Jewish interesta on inangra- licy at the earliest opportunity and
fully enforce it. The statement The Medical Officer of Healths Balliol College, Oxford. He joined ing an important conference at tion questions.
It is proposed that a scientific should contain a precise definition report for last week contains the the China Consular Service, 1880; Hangchow, the capital of Chekiang. was appointed Consul at Ningpo, with his subordinates, who are re enquiry be held into the prospects of the passage in the Mandate pro- following details of cases. notified,
cte.:~ 1889: Canaul-General Yunnan and ported to have urged him to return of improved methods of cultivation viding for the safeguarding of non-
Zionist organisation Typhoid 4 (1, non-Chinese), 1 Kweichow. 1902-11; Mukden, 1911-12; to Nanking early in order to direct being introduced. The land policy Jews. Tho
could then be regulated in the light should be informed, but not be fatality; small-pox 6, 4 fatalities; Hankew, 1012 and retired on pen- operations at the front. sion in 1818. He also published the Nanking's position in Hupci has of the results of the enquiry, Mean entitled to any share in the Gov-diphtheria 1. There were 73 deaths following books: The Corcan Gov-now also called for anxiety as a while, measures should be taken to ernment of Palestine, but the early from tuberculosis, from malaria On Monday & cases of small-por ernment; Chinese Origin of Euro- force of Kuominchun is marching check the present tendency towards determination of rights and claims and 2 from influenza. pean Playing Cards; Manual of into North-western Hupei from the the eviction of peasant cultivators in connection with the Wailing
(Continued on next Column.)
Wall is essential.
were reported. Bhensi border; Chinese Chess,
DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM WILKINSON.
{THOUGH REUTER'S (AGENCY.}
LONDON, April 1, The death is announced of Sir William Wilkinson.
William Henry Wilkinson was or the maintenance of the present with America's fourteen, 427 born in 1958. He was educated at provinces.
tons Britain's sixteen, 501,450 strength of submarines,
Secondly, as the acceptance of tons; France and Italy combined Wolverhampton and gradunted at the submarine tonnage precludes have 284,000 tons of small-gun Japan from building any between battleships all of which become now and 1938 Japan be permitted due for the scrap-heap during the to start constructions of replace next six_yearn."
The Republican Senator, Mr. ment vessels before the age-limit is reached for the purpose of keep Fess, made a statement declaring ing the dockyards employed in the that the Senate was becoming in- creasingly hostile to American Thirdly, acceptance of the auxili- participation in a consultative pact, of the opinion that a ary craft figures. to be contingent but was
Three-Power treaty was feasible. (Continued on nezt Golumn.)
interval.
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