BRITISH POLICY NAVY SECOND TO NONE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 82, 7 April 1938, Page 10

BRITISH POLICY

NAVY SECOND TO NONE

IF FRANCO WINS

EXPLAINED BY LORD HALIFAX

T.U.'C. DELEGATES IMPRESSED

(British Official Wireless.) (Received April 7, 2.5 p.m.) RUGBY, April 6.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Hallfax, and the Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. R. L. Butler, mot members of the

general council of. the Trades Union ' Congress at the Foreign Office.

The Congress members put forward a suggestion in regard to the removal of the embargo on the dispatch of arms and munitions to the Spanish Government. ' A general discussion of the Spanish conflict in all its aspects took place, and Lord Halifax explained in detail tha British Government's point of view, (United Press Association—by Elcctri* ' Telegraph^Copyright.) (Received April 7, 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, April 6. i "The Times" says that Lord Halifax explained to the representatives" of the Trades Union Congress why Britain ad. heres to the non-intervention policy and pointed out the probable futility of 'attempting at the last moment to bolster up a lost,, cause. He outlined the policy which Britain will urge upon General Franco if and when his victory is complete. The measures discussed were primarily of a humanitarian character.

The delegates departed obviously impressed by the Foreign Secretary'! statements ,if not wholly convinped of the Tightness of the Government'i policy.

AMERICAN POLICY

NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

(Received April, 7, 2.30 p.m.)

WASHINGTON, April 6.

Vice-Admiral W. D. Leahy, Chief of the United States Naval Operations, asked the Senate Naval Affairs Committee to revise the Naval Expansion Bill and authorise two 20,000-ton ai> craft-carriers instead of two 15,000 tonners.

The -recommendation follows tha policy to build a; United States war fleet second to none other afloat.