Washington, Apr, 28, The $1,156,000,000 naval ex} Programme of the United States Genounced as unjustified by Senator Robert La Follette (Democrat, Wise cousin) in the Senate today.
Senator La Follette expressed the belief that the programme originated with President Roosevelt, not with the "Complete destruction of the British Fleet," he asserted vigorously, "would have to be a prerequisite of an attack on, any country in this hemisphere It was to Great Britain's interests, hho added, to keep the shipping Janes of the Atlantic open—Reuter, Arab Strike Order Jerusalem, Apr. 29.
The call for a general strike, issued this week in Arab manifestoes signed by the "Arab Higher Committee," is Met being observed except that some shops are closed at Safad, Acre, Haifa and Jenin, A four-day, 22-hour curfew has been proclaimed in Jenin following the refusal of shop-keepers to obey ithe order to reopen their shops, The Ulster Rifles have arrested 31 JArab villagers, most of whom are wanted criminals, near Nablus and Ihave made a large haul of arms, The Arab gang leader, Mohamed Darwasi, has been a Jewish settler—Reuter,
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