NAVAL RIVALRY

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1935, Page 5

NAVAL RIVALRY

U.S.A. AND PACIFIC Fortifications Question (Aus. and N.Z Cable Assn.) (Received August 1, at 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. July 31. The New York “Times’s” Washington correspondent says: The question of f rrifications in the Pacific was described as an “if and when problem,” ■ o-dav by President Roosevelt and Naval Secretary Swanson during press nviews* but the latter added that ’]*•* establishment of bases must “in- • biy be considered” if. and when, Treaty expired. President Roosevelt laughed aside a ■■ -■ < as to whether he favoured the ‘ ■ fion of American possessions, m said that the D part meat has long considered adding because, if we lose 1 ’s. our Navy might wish - • v r.» in t*he Pacific.” Swanson added that, of what other Nations do shi? building programmes, “w.> fix. U p with our programme until 1942.’’ BRITISH CONSTRUCTION. (Bi<■ h Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 31. Sir P>, Eyre. M- ’isell was questioned in the Commo; regarding the Gov- ■ merit*s n val programme. Asked whether in view of the danger of nublica inn of unofficial statemen's. he would make an official prorhe negative. The naval programme of this countrv, he said cannot be determined until the results of the Naval Conferrrammes nf other Powers arp known, and as no official pronouncement can therefore be made no ntten'ion need bo paid to unofficial and irr<■-•nnnrib’e statements. Replving to a supplementary que 4 *- tion whether a programme had alr tl er naval Powers, the First Lord replied that ’ Rurally a hvpo‘hetical programme had b< put f rward in order to discover what the other Powers wanted. JAPANESE ESTIMATES. TOKTO Julv 31. The naval fn r 1936 37 tot?r £42 090.000 -bout £lO 000.000 in* crease, compared with the current