BEYOND LIMITS OF TREATY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20514, 4 September 1936, Page 9

BEYOND LIMITS OF TREATY

REPLY TO BRITAIN’S ACTION RETENTION OF SURPLUS NAVAL TONNAGE United Press Association-Bv Electric Telegraph Copyright (Received September 3, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 2 The Washington correspondent of “The New York Times” says the United States has informed Britain that she must “very reluctantly” keep in service after the efid of the year 40,000 tons bf over-age destroyers in excess of the total permitted by the London Treaty of 1930. This is America’s reply to Britain’s Invocation of the escalator clause on July 15. This notification is contained in a Note sent to Britain, but, since the latter was not published, the reasons advanced by the United States are hot divulged. Fears the Soviet? Japan’s action to-day in notifying Britain that she would be obliged to retain surplus submarines, to an extent corresponding with the British surplus of destroyer tonnage. Is viewed here as a direct result of the American action. The indications are that United States will consider the Japanese action as another ahd Independent Invocation of the escalator clause and will probably make discreet inquiries bf Tokyo regarding the reasons for it, though it is expected that the Japanese will probably allege the presence in the Pacific waters of a sizeable fleet of Soviet submarines.