Tucson, Mar. 4.
The health of General John J. Pershing continues to show slight improvement but the weakness of his heart still gives rise to uneasiness—Havas. intention of enforcing the Escalator Clause of the 1936 London Naval Treaty, provided that Japan gives unofficial information concerning her naval consirucijbns, it was stated in naval circles that the British and French naval experts who are in conference here with American experts, are not ion on Japan's constructions. will be approached shortly and information within a fortnight.
According to naval circles, the three Power conference proved that application of the Escalator Clause, which provides for the construction of warships exceeding a displacement of 35,000 tons, would involve a complete revision of the naval proing to the subsequent increase in tonnage and armaments of both capital ships and cruisers. This would compel a further increase in the already exceedingly high rational defence budgets.—Havas.
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