London, Mar. 4 In a White Paper sent to Parliament this "morning, the Government announced that' the necessity for in-Jcreased expenditures for defence was brought about by the world-wide rearmament which is now going on.
Special emphasis was placed on German. rearmament, and increased armaments of Russia, Japan and the Unwed States were also cited.
The White Paper also. announced the necessity of commencing to replace Great Britain's capital ships at an "early date," pointing out that many Jot them were fast becoming obsolete.
Though re-affirming the Governmen tip confidence int the ulljmate triumph "of peaceful methods, the Daper states, however, that increased expenditures for purposes of defence can no longer safely be postponed."
The memorandum referred to the risks to peace" taken by Great Britain's unilateral disarmament.
"In diminishing our own security," the memorandum said, "we did not contribute to general "disarmament"
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