Washington, Feb. 13.
Balance in 1939 One hundred and forty war vessels and 600 will take part in Former Minister Says the United States Navy's manceuvres This Year Will Bring beginning this morning in tffe Atlan-tie Ocean between Florida and the Long Peace If No War north coast of Brazil. official previous notification of their intention The exercises will take three Paris, Feb. 13. to occupy Hainan, and if they had weeks to complete and are the first The fate of Europe will be decided given the British and French govern-in five years to be held in the Atlan-fed to ments information on the duration of this year, writes M. Ludovic-Oscar tic. They are based on the problem Frossard, former Minister of Jus-of the Panama Canal's defence. part Mr. Butler: "In view of the serious tice, in an open letter to the press Preparations for the departure of mature of these questions, I should this morning. the fleet from the Guantanamo base t nee have notice of them."—"It will be a crucial year—a year im Cuba were being completed yes-of peace or war. If war is not deterday afternoon in great secrecy. clared, 1939 will herald a long period At dawn today, the "White Fleet,'
the command of Admiral Kalb-of peace, for it will be the last year of relative inferiority of great demo-was taking to sea to prepare for crocies," he adds.
offensive against! the "Black Fleet," under Admiral Andrews, who Advocating the mobilization of all France's resources, M. Frossard gives is in command of the defence organization. Neither commander knows the opinion that there would be no the plans of the other, and both will war if Herr Hitler and Signor Musso-use codes that only Admiral Bloch, lini realize that the risks they are on board his flagship, U.S.S. Pennsyirunning are not justified by the mania, can decipher in orbiting over chances for success. the theoretical war.
A pessimistic view on Italo-German as much a Government President Roosevelt intends to political activity is taken by the well-and just as vital in the watch a part of the exercises from. known commentator Pertinax, writing of the nation as the mainten-ne cruiser, U.S.S. Houston, which he in the "L'Ordre." ance of our means of communication s expected to board on Thursday.—"We are dealing with a constant and defence," declared Mr. Francis
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