July 19.
The forecast of the British [Cabinet's sub-committee's report on the subject of the additional needs lof Great Britain in the matter of Jair defence is of particular interest by reason of the uneasiness which, has long been expressed by air experts at the relatively inferior position of that country. It has to be remembered that one of the chief JBritish contributions towards what iwas hoped would be the successful discussion of disarmament, was not only to refrain from developing her naval azm up to the scale provided {for by the Naval Pact, but also the deferment of the development of Jair defences and the reduction of hand armaments. That was the policy of successive governments, dictated not solely by the shortness lof money, but influenced largely by a desire to set an example which it, was hoped the world would follow. it has not done so. The general, Jsense of insecurity prevailing {throughout the world, the unstable political conditions in Europe,—a direct result of the mistakes embod~ ied in the Versailles Treaty—and ithe economic strain to which the Jworld has been subjected are res-Jponsible for the failure of the example set to obtain the anticipat-
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