U.S. NAVY PLANS BIG MANOEUVRES

Northern Advocate, 13 December 1937, Page 5

U.S. NAVY PLANS BIG MANOEUVRES

(Received 10 a.m.)

NEW YORK, December 12

The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” says the largest naval manoeuvres in the history of the United States will be held ever millions of square miles of Eastern Pacific Ocean in March and April.

Approximately 175 Warships, 500 aeroplanes and 50,000 to 60,000 men will participate. It is intended to demonstrate the increasing strategic importance of the Aleutian Islands-Hawaiian-Pacific Coast triangle.

The correspondent gays official circles arc inclined to credit persistent reports that Japan is building larger battleships than any al present afloat..

After study of an article published in the November 7 issue of the Italian newspaper “Giornale dTtali'a,” containing information coinciding with what little is known here, weight is added to the article by the appearance simultaneously of the announcement of the conclusion of the anti-Communist agreement between Japan. Italy and Germany. The article adds that Japan is to construct three 46,000-ton battleships, other warships are actually being armed with lOin. guns, and that l>‘> built or projected, namely, five aircraft carriers, seven light cruisers, 43 destroyers and eight submarines.

It is contemplated that in 19-11. I lie Japanese Navy will consist of 289 warships of a total displacement of 1,109,000 tons.