THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 128, 26 November 1938, Page 9

THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE

BRITISH RE-ARMA-MENT

GOOD PROGRESS

WELL-DIRECTED PLANNING

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received November 26, 11.20 a.m.)

RUGBY, November 25,

The names of the panel of business men who are to act as advisers to the Government in its re-armament programme will be made known within two or three days, according to an announcement made in Manchester by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister of Defence.

After expressing satisfaction with the progress of the industrial mobilisation, Sir Thomas Inskip said Britain was strong and must be strong. They desired no man's territory, and if they stood together in the confidence which the strength of the British defences justified they would find a happier morning breaking upon them.

He insisted that there had already been well-directed planning in the whole field of industry, and he believed there was no article likely to be required in time of war for which provision had not been made during peace.

He' announced that a statement will be made in the House of Commons on Friday by Sir John Anderson, Civil Defence Minister, on some matters which affected local authorities regarding air-raid precautions and also on the question of proper organisation of available man power. He thought they would be agreeably surprised when the announcement was made by the fact that more preparations and consultations had taken place than had been supposed. He hoped the Government's- defence programme would be completed, as originally planned, before the expected date.