The Archive · 1939

Navy Ready

Peers Enthusiastically Applaud Admiral Yonai

Preparedness Marked; "New Order" Decade Old Tokyo, Jan, 23. BANDONING its usual calm and dignified demeanour and manifesting a <pontancous sentiment more in keeping with the Lower House, the House of Peer this morning was swept by a [storm of hand-clapping when Admi 1 Mitsumasa Yonai, the Navy Minister, assured the peers of Japan's full preparations in Naval armament now and for that the construction of the future, "new ordi The Navy Minister declared "in Bast Asia was not begun yesterday but started more than a decade ago.

"The Japanese Navy," sai Admiral Yonai, "keeps a vigilant watch on the attitude of the foreign Powers towards the China Incident and has already formulated " definite plan aimed at safeguarding the principles of non-menace and non-aggression, on which the Japanese Naval policy i: based."

The House of Peers resumed its plenary sess the Premier, today, when chiro' Hira Minister, Mr.

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