Hitching, Oct, 16.
Since Germany left the League of Nations and began to re-arm, the world seems to have gone mad, Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, said here to-day.
Commenting on Great" Brital position in the world-wide arms race, Sir Samuel sald:—"As a result of the Ethiopian crisis, we found our air force too small, our army under~ manned, poorly equipped, and un. prepared for swift expansion. Our battleships were old and our cruisers and destroyers too few. Our stocks Of necessary raw materials were Fears abroad, Sir Samuel said, Drought fresh rumour of war every day-—Ualted Press, Mr. Churehilt's Propheey London, Oct, 16.
A prophecy that this may be the Jost year In which it would be in the power of Great Britain to build up real collective security against aggression and prevent Europe from falling under the domination of ruth-Jess might was made by Mr. Winston Churchill in a speech at Epping At the present moment, Mr. Churchill declared, England and France together were probably at least as strong as Germany in physical force.
Aided by all the Governments whose word was plighted to the Covenant of the League of "Nations, Britain might ble to build a rampart against aggression and avert a catastrophe. when the German armies preponderant, it would be too late—Reuter.
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