AERIAL DEFENCE
GOVERNMENT PLANS CRITICISED DESCRIBED AS CHILDISH. LABOUR PARTY’S SUPPORT. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Aug. 19. Professor Frederick Soddy, the inventor of many chemical processes and mechanical appliances, said in an interview with the News Chronicle that the Government’s suggestions for aerial defence were childish. He. expressed amazement at the exclusion of scientists from the key positions. . The British Labour Party has decided to support, the Government’s anti-air-raid protective service. The national executive, in a statement, says that having considered the implications of the problems presented, it agrees that it is the duty of Labour members to fulfil their responsibilities to the communities within their charge. The Government’s proposals are obvious necessities, it adds, and cannot and should not be left for emergency organisation.
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19659, 20 August 1935, Page 8
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127AERIAL DEFENCE Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19659, 20 August 1935, Page 8
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