ARMAMENTS

Grey River Argus, 4 October 1934, Page 6

ARMAMENTS

JAPAN’S FEARS Of Foreign Hostility (Ans. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) TOKIO, October 2. The War Ministry has officially issued a lengthy pamphlet. entitled “Real Aleauing of National Defence and its Strengthening, ” of which 160,000 copies have been distributed among the army, also to prominent organisations and individuals throughout the nation. It says among other things: — Conflict is the father of creation, and the mother of civilisation, and national defence is a fundamental function of the nation’s development. Referring to the possibility of the failure 1 of the Naval Con fere nee, it predicts that England and America will blame Japan for it, and the Chinese militarists, taking advantage of the situation, would try to recover Alanchuria, precipitating a grave crisi* s similar to that of a few years ago, on which the Empire's destiny would depend. The pamphlet refers to the worldwide aiiti-J'apanese trade restrictions, and asks; Who is sure that Japan will not become a second Germany? AMERICAN VIEW OF JAPAN. WASHINGTON, October 2. Brigadier-General AVilliam Alitchell, retired, told Hie President’s Aviation Commission to-day that “our most dangerous enemy is Japan, and our aeroplanes should be designed to attack Japan.” General Alitchell, who earlier said that 50 dirigibles could destroy Japan within two days if war broke out with the United States, said that the United states should develop planes with a cruising range of 600-1 to 8000 miles. He declared that Russia possessed planes with a radius of 3,500 miles, which could be used either against Japan or Western Europe. BRITISH LABOUR ATTITUDE. LONDON, October 3. At the Labour Party Conference, Air Arthur Henderson introduced the Executive’s and T.U.C.’s joint* report on war and peace. lie said it was impossible to slop the race in arnuimenls unless there wa> build up a system of collective del'enci* within the League of Nations. Thu Labour Party aimed al nothing less than organising the world into a great collective commonwealth. The Labour movement had broken forever with the war system of the past, which it will oppose with

all resources, whether in or out ot office. It will never agree to Britain resorting to war. or helping any counIrv committing that crime. Air Henderson cited the executive’s statement that a special Trades Union Congress would be held in the event of a threat of war. and would decide how to dea! with the situation. The executive was of the opinion that a Trades I nion Government alone could not be expect ed to bear the responsibility of stopping war. The whole of the Laboui Afovemerrt must take the lead and the necessary organised action, based on the duties of citizenship. “AA e have not abandoned the idea of a general strike. Our war resistance policy is consistent with our foreign policy.” The joint report was adopted by 1,953,090 to 269,000. A resolution expressing with deep satisfaction Soviet Russia’s entry into the League of Nations with a permanent seat on the Council, was moved by Mr. Henderson. He thought this step on the part of Russia, would bring enormous advantages to the nations of the world. He expressed a belief that Russia had been influenced only by a strong desire to assist in stabilising peace.