ARMS LIMITATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 134, 8 June 1937, Page 7

ARMS LIMITATION

Pace Too Hot For Mussolini REQUEST AND THREAT TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS psy Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) Received June 7. 11.5 p.m. LONDON, June 7. The Morning Post’s Rome correspondent says it is understood that Signor Mussolini intends to order the immediate construction of two 35,000-ton battleships if Mr. Roosevelt docs not respond to the suggestion that he summon a world conference on arms limitation. It is reported that plans for the vessels already have been completed and approved. EMPIRE’S GREAT POWER AGGRESSIVE NATION’S FEAR JIK. LLOYD GEORGE’S VIEWS [ British Official Wlref'ua. ] RUGBY, June 5. in a broadcast speech in a series of talks on the responsibilities of Empire, Mr. D. Lloyd George said that there was hardly anything the Empire could not accomplish in the way of dragging the world out of its present conditions of muddle and jnerace if it had a clear aim, si.eadia->L porpose, and readiness to take reasonable risKS to avoid certain catastrophe in the future. In order that it should exert its full power and authority in international relati ms, it was necessary that there should M a carefully preconcerted policy between the constituent nations of .he Empire. There were signs that the most aggressive nations were oecaming frightened by the tension that they had helped to create.