Quebec, Nov. 18.
Prior to leaving for England today, Sir Austen Chamberain British' Foreign Secretary, referring to President Coolidge's Armistice Day address, emphasized that, Bute fain had no rivalry wa the United States ard desired no naval com-
But as the centre jo Empire dependent upon the keeping open of sea communica. tions, the British people naturally felt it was an elementary preeaution for their safety, even for their existence, to guard their vital arteries of' supply. If these facts were recognized, he said he was confident that the American people would more sympathetically consider the British case—Reuter,
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