Prime Minister on Need for Rearmament sreerat no mn "We, ERA"
London, July 17.
Great Britain could not afford to remain unarmed in a world where everyone else was arming to. the teeth, declared the Prime Minister, Mr, Neville Chamberlain, in a speech Middlesbrough, in the armament and the unanimous roque: of the Non-Intervention Committee to the British Government to propose plan for dealing with the Spanish situation.
Everyone knew, the Premier said, that Britain's arms would never be used for purposes of aggression, but anyone who contemplated aggression would naturally pause when the power and resources of a Britain fully armed were seen, "We are stronger than @ year Mr. Chamberlain. proceeded, ery day added to the power and Mciency of all the country's services and the completeness of the prepar making to resist attack."
"Our alr force need fear compari son with no other force in the world," the added, Political circles considered that [President Roosevelt's action in ad-
Jéressing his letter on the court measure to Senator Barkley had greatly, strengthened the Kentucky jrenator's chance of succeeding Sena-for Robinson as majority A {three-cornered contest for ship by Senator Barkley, Sen, }F. "Byrnes of South Carolina, and /Sen, Pat Harrison of Mississippi had been apparent ever since Senator Robinson was first mentioned as a Possible successor of Mr. Justice Wiis Van Devanter—United Press.
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