ARMS MANUFACTURE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 33, 2 November 1934, Page 11

ARMS MANUFACTURE

Reported Decision For Inquiry in Britain

WORLD TALKS MAY - FOLLOW By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received November 1, 8.15 p.m.) London, November 1. The “Daily Mail” says that the Government has decided to establish an inquiry into the manufacture and saie of war materials, which may be the prelude to a world conference on the private manufacture of arms. QUESTION IN COMMONS Letter Read at American Inquiry (Received November 1. 7 p.m.) •• London, October 31. In the House of Commons Labour members raised flip question of a letter from Sir Charles Craven, managing director of Vickers. Armstrongs, read at the United States arms inquiry, alleging that a "friend in the Admiralty would get the firm a submarine contract.” Sir Bolton Eyres-Monseli, First Lord of the Admiralty, replied that an immediate investigation revealed no trace of partiality for any firm. Sir Charles Craven, who claimed that there were discrepancies between the reports and the actual letter, regretted the letter, and gave an assurance that he had not intended any reflection on the impartiality of the director of contracts.