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AMERICA DEMANDING HEAVY NAVAL ARMAMENT
NEEDS MIGHTY FLEET
FOR FAR EAST
INSISTING ON
OLD RATIOS
COMPENSATION FOR LACK OF BASES
COASTAL AIR DEFENCE UNITS RECOMMENDED
FEAR OF PACIFIC WAR
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph, Capright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, Nov. 2, 10.48 (m)
WASHINGTON, NOV. 1. AMERICA MUST MAINTAIN A NAVAL RATIO OF BRITAIN, UNITED STATES AND JAPAN IF
FIVE-FIVE-THREE BETWEEN
SHE IS TO DEFEND SUCCESSFULLY HER
· MARKETS IN THE FAR EAST.
AMERICA MUST FORTIFY HER COAST LINE IN ORDER TO RESIST SUCCESSFULLY ANY MENACE FROM A WARRING POWER.
AMERICA MUST HAVE A POWERFUL MERCHANT MARINE IN ORDER TO MAIN. TAIN HER COMMERCE AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH HER FIGHTING SEA FORCES IN THE EVENT OF A WAR WITH A FAR EASTERN NATION.
These were the main points of policy outlined by authoritative American sources to day,
The difficulty of defending the Philippine Islands in the event of is
A future war in the Pacific
understood to be among the strategical factors influencing the
ENORMOUS DEFICIT
United States in insisting upon U.S. EMERGENCY
maintenance of the 5-5-3 naval ratio.
Although conflicting views arei
to exist in high circles, it
understood that the United
EXPENDITURE.
KINGSFORD SMITH
DELAYED
Leak Discovered In Oil Tank
(Special to "Telegraph")
(Hy Telegrnjih, Copyright. Telegraphic Men- Pagra Ordinance, 1995, frosterd,
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Air
Honolulu, Nov. 1
Noraucher
Commodore Sit
Charles Kingsford Smith has postponed for 24 hours his flight from here to Cali- fomia, owing to the dis- covery of a leak in his plane's oil tank.
Mechanics found the leak and immediately set about. its repair while the airmen rested in preparation for another gruelling leg of their Australia-America flight United Press.
**TOJITERUSKININGELESEZAMENT CENTRIHTER
New Cup For Yacht Contests
INTER:NATIONS TROPHY
MANY LIKELY TO COMPETE
metre
Boston, Nov. 1.
PARIS
SAAR BASIN
FRANCE
ALSACE LORRAIN
BERLIN
RUHR
GERMANY
The above map shows the position of the Saar Basin, again figuring
prominently in the news.
LABOUR'S GREAT VICTORY
STRIKING
GAINS IN
BRITAIN
MUNICIPAL VOTE RETURNS
CONSERVATIVE LOSSES
(Special to "Telegraph")-
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112 m)
INSULL TAKES BLAME
FOLLOWED HOOVER
THEORY
THOUGHT CRASH
TEMPORARY
(Special to "Telegraph”)
The Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Mr-
Carfinomre, (2984, Becemat, Navember) . 11.35 m
London, Nov. '1."
̈ ̈Chicago, Nov; 1, In striking contrast with dir, Samuel Insull, facing Plans for the inaugura its experience in 1931, when charges of enormous frauds tion of a new international lover 400 seats were lost, La-in the operations of his de- competition for twelve bour is well on the way to funet utilitics companies, to-
yachts were an-capturing the municipal day took full responsibility: nounced to-day by the North machine throughout the for the collapse of his or- American Yacht Racing country in the elections be-ganisation when testifying Union, after waiting for the ing held to-day.
in his own behalf at the trial in which he and fifteen Returns up to midnight show! expiration of the time limit on October 31 for another that many Conservative seats have others are implicated.
been captured by Labour can
He claimed he followed the
States will defend the Philippines; OVER $1,000,000 noo challenge for the America's | didates, the ning and losses on economic theories of the former
is
against attack as long as
the
American flag flies there, whichi
will be at least for another teni
(Special to "Telegraph")"
parly basis up to this hour being President, Mr. Herbert Hoover and
Cup.
as follows:
The contest will call for a new trophy, to be known as the Inter-
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years, Her subsequent policy. stu Toraraph, Choprophts Telegraphie Mentrations Twelve Metre Cup. wita regard to the islands is still was Dolguer, 1995. Brevived, Nurember awaiting development,
NEEDS BIG FLEET.
jy
The rules of the competition Washington, Nov. 1. provide that yachts must be built The United States Government and designed in the country they The United States could only delirit for the present fincal year are to represent tail they may be defend the islands with a fleet of a has passed the U.S.$1,000,000,000 shipped atgard stenmers to the
scene of any contest. strngth sufficient to compensate mark
The excess of expenditures over for the nusence of supporting
This last condition, coupled with bases and large land forces to revenues to-day was estimated all the much smaller cost of building defend the coast against funding Gold receipts, exceeding U.S.$. America's Cup competitions, is a grand total of U.S.$1,026,788,000 as compared with the outlay in parties,
Speaking in New York to the 000,000, raised the total value of likely to induce more competitors
U.S.$8,001,062,000. This theth come forward. Foreign-Trade Council, Admiral
first tinke that the figure bas Yates Stirling urged that the
PROFESSIONALS RESTRICTED. nation ma.ntain A large and exceeded U.S.$8,000,000,000. modern merchant marine to re- EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES. Another rale which will meet tain the markets won abroad and
The
expenditures with wide approval will be that the also for use in naval emergency were U.S. $1,105,872,000 and number of paid, or professional He said that without adquate the general expenditures totalled hands, aboard the vessels shall be Ket power the United Statest
U.S. $1,129,101,000. Receipta limited to four, but the number of markets in the Far Eust could not]
Jañounted to U.S. $1,208,184,000. jamateurs in not restricted. be maintained.
The increasing number of silver "We must realise that our ca certificates issued against silver this new trophy will be inaugurated It is hoped that the races for in the Orlent cannot exist holdings, much of which was bought next summer in American waters. power without a securely held fleet base by the Treasury under the Silver Several defenders are alrealy being In those waters and according to the Washington Treaty a naval US$50,000,000 has been obtained the case in America's Cup races, Purchase Act, is noteworthy, Over built. Subsequent contests, as is base there le denied us. The fact from the issue of certificates will be held in the waters of the that the United States has no naval base in the Far East will against the metal previously held country winning the trophy.
by the Treasury--United Press.
cause a heavy demand on our merchant marine in the event of war," declared the Admiral.
emergency
a series of air defence bazes at
LIKELY CONTENDERS.
So far, Labour has won 206| seats in the Provinces and 62 in London.
¿Continued on Puje 4).
MAY SMASH
TARIFF WALLS
OFFER TO NATIONS TO COLLABORATE
ATONEMENT
TENSION GROWS IN EUROPE
FRANCE UNWILLING TO INTERVENE
WON'T USE TROOPS TO
INFLUENCE PLEBISCITE
GENEVA PLANS ACTION
Paris, Nov. 1.
The tension surrounding the Saar, considerably in- creased by the French preparations to throw troops into the region in the event of an attempted Nazi putsch, is causing some uneasiness in Europe. Britain, in spite of her, desire to dissociate herself.from_the_affair, now finds herself being deliberately involved by Germany,
It was authoritatively stated here to-day that French.motor units behind the Alsatian border aré ready to enter the Saar at a moment's notice, if Pre- sident Knox of the League Governing. Commission, issues an appeal for assistance. This he will only do if the local gendarmerie are overwhelmed by Nazis dur- ing.or before the plebiscite on January 13.
KKÜRLERANZA DOPİNTİNG, LEVI KHURINĮGALUKAN
ATLANTIC AIR MAIL ROUTE
Eckener To Work For America ?
(Special to "Telegraph")
ti Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Ara edyra firdies, 19, Received, November
Washington, Nov. 1.
It is learned that the Post Office is informally nego- liating with Dr. Hugo Eckener, famous German dirigible pilot, for an experi- mental trans-Atlantic air mail service beginning next July,
Dr. Eckener believes that a forty-eight hour service will
now be possible.-- United Press,
of Mr. Jolin D. Rockefeller that the market crash was only temporary CRAZ
and that the nation's finances were] basically sound.-United Press.
"TREMENDOUS TEMPTATION."
Chiengo, Nov, 1. Mr. Samuel Insull, the former utilities magnate on trial here with
ixteen others charged
Cruiser's Fight With
fraudulent exploitation of the pPirate Ship
His nurse. disclosed to-day that in 1926 he had been offered by Me. Stanley Baldwin the chairmanship of the British High Tension Power Development Company.
Mr. Insull'a evidence has been full of sensations, but this was one of the greatest of them.
He said Mr. Baldwin's offer was
a "remendous temptation."
"I could have gone to England
und duplicated the reputation that!
•
AMERICAN OFFICER ESCAPES BULLETS
EXCITING BRUSH
OFF CHEKIANG".
Shanghai, Nov, 2.
The new Chinese Maritimes.
The fact that 16,000 young Saar Nuzis have bcen undergo.ng training in Gerniany with a view. to exering pressure during the. plebiscite males i notimproɔable
unt the French troops may called upon.
UNWILLING INTERVENTION,
France insists that a few thousand men thrown into the Saar in the event of trouble could master the situation in a single afternoon.
It is emphasised that France doca noi want to become Involved in action of this sort and believes. that the fact of her preparedness will deter demonstrators and obviate the necessity of further nction. If troops are despatched, however, it will not be with the idea of influencing the plebiscite and they will be withdrawn 36 soon as order is restored.-Router.
GERMAN RESENTMENT,
Barlin, Nov. 1. The German press is indign- antly denying that a Nazi pulich is intended in the Star.
The
newspapers declare that France la merely trying to in- #uence the plebiscite and call upon. England to openly decline to participate in an "invasion of the Saur."Renter.
LEAGUE ACTION.
Geneva, Nov. 1. The League of Nations Coun- cil will be convoked on November 24 to study the question of the Saar plebiscita.
Meanwhile reports of the French
preparations to march troops into the Suur as a precaution against a possible German putsch have aroused high rescatment In Germany,
The press, according to informa- tion published here, warns Britain- that she will be held partly responsible for the consequences (Continued on Page 4)
cutter.
at
them. The
Yuen
I had already made here," he said.
The offer was made after he had Customs Cruiser, Yuen Haing, sniped given evidence before a Royal Com-put into service in Septembr“, had Haing's commander, Capt. George OF U.S.
mission investigating long distance an early taste of battle when the Skinner, a British subject, order- power development in Britain, he was engaged with a pirata junked his gunners to open fire with New York, Nov. 1.
added.-Router.
off the Chekiang coast 100 miles rifle shots into action in an at machine-guna and sont his best The United States is willing to
south of Shanghai yesterday. tumpt to cover the retreat of the atone for her past high tariff policy ports paid for by loans are simply by leading the way to freer inter-n present to foreign countries," he trabunt and ten Chinese Asher- The pirates were carrying con-
The junk attempted to escape An anid. national trade, according to sociation read on behalf of Mr. had telographed Mr. James Farrell, W. Joyce, and three Chinese sal being shot dead and three others mon as hoatugca and opened fire but was holed and later sunk. address to the Foreign Trade-As- Meanwhile, President Roosevelt when an American officer, Mr. T. The pirates abandoned ship, two Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, chairman of the National Foreign lore. atteniptel to board their drowned. Five were captured. asking other nations to join which tional commerce in a way which will hurt, but his three seamen com- One of the Chinesa sailors of
Trade Council. declaring: "We are cract. Ho declared that America was coking to rehabilitato interna attempt to "undo the damage which benefit not a single nation, but all our collective action has worked.". the nations. One of the most panions wore wounded.
The effect of the 1980 Tarla Act serious causes of trade decline in A concert arranged by Mrs. R. Federal Aviation Commission was calculations which he submitted, cane will be given at The Helena was to shut the door against their the artificial barriors hampering aed to row away from the junk, the overboard during the engagement, heurlag Representative Wilcox, would cost in the neighbourhood May, Institute on Thursday, November own products, Mr. Hull realised, healthful Interchange of commodi- four occupanta emptied their probably wounded or killed out- who proposed the establishmont of of U.S.$10,000,000.- United Prévé, ajn: 530 PM.
"and we now recognise that ex-itles."-Router.
Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, "Everything the fleet will re-strategle points in order to make France, Canada and Bermuda ere quire, provided fate carries the the American frontier invulner-mentioned as very likely contenders nation into n war with an Oriental able."
In this new competition. ་་ -power, will have to be transported He recommended the establish-
verseas in ships flying our flag," cat of three great bases on each will come from Germany, Spain and It is also possible that entries coast, the Atlantic and Pacific: the Argentino-Renter. and one each at Panaina, Puerto
he reminded his hearers.
COAST DEFENCES.
Rico, Hawaii and Alaska, na
Meanwhile, in Washington, the
Ench base, according to the
to-day,
Four of the hostage fishermen wore. drowned and ""six were Joyce miraculously escaped un-rescued.
the cruiser's complément la miss- As the cruiser's cutter attempting, and is bellaved to have fallen
revolvers at the marksmen who right-Reuter
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