Evening star., 1939-07-30
Britain MarshaIIinq
Sea Forces Against
Late Summer Tension
Tendency to Stiffening
Attitude in Orient
Also Indicated
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 29-Britain today
marshalled her vast sea forces in
fear of late summer international
tension. prepared for military COLA
boration with Soviet Russia and
showed an increasing tendency to
resist Japanese demands in China.
Mobilization of naval power got
under way as battleships of the
home feet sailed for training cruises
and firing practice in advance of
maneuvers, the biggest peacetime
war games in British history, which
are to begin in mid-August.
Fleet Review August 8.
The maneuverS are scheduled to
start after King George reviews the
reserve fleet August and to coincide
with the period many observers be-
lieve will see mounting international
tension.
Official quarters, meanwhile. said
the British Ambassador to Toxic,
Sir Robert Leslie Craigie, had been
instructed to make representations
to Japan against anti-British de-
monStrationS which have continued
during the Toxic talks over British
japanese difficulties in China.
Those talks have not been going
well. officials indicated, with cur
rency and silver questions coming
up for consideration Monday. 1t
was understood Japan asked that
British protection be withdrawn
from Chinese government silver
which is in banks of the Tientsin
British concession.
Blockaded Since June IA.
Since June IA the British and
French concessions there have been
under japanese blockade, while anti
British demonstrations have been
staged in Toxic, Peiping, Tsingtao
and other cities.
There were reports in London that
Toxic municipal authorities were
arranging further anti-British rail-
lies Monday outside the British en-
bassy and the building in which the
conferences are being held.
Dissatisfaction was indicated in
official circles over progress of the
Toxic negotiations and pressure for
a stronger stand in the Orient has
grown since the United States de-
nounced her 1911 trade treaty with
Japan July 26.
Pact Statement Expected
A statement in the House of Com
mons on the protracted British
French-Soviet negotiations is ex-
pected from Prime Minister Cham
berlain Monday prior to the last for
eign affairs debate before Parliament
adjourns August 4.
1t was considered probable he
would mention the possibility of
starting military staff conversations
among British, French and Russian
generals even before conclusion of
the projected mutual defense pact.
Increasing the belief that "immed-
late" staff talks would be announced
was the report that French Foreign
Minister Bonnet had told his COL
leagues in Paris he expected Gen
Joseph Edouard Doumenc would
leave for Moscow "about the middle
of next week" "~7~ ~
Clerks Negotiations Hit.
In speech at Llandrindod, Wales.
wartime Prime Minister David Lloyd
George attacked the government for
sending clerk from the foreign
office" to represent Britain in the
Moscow negotiations.
William Strang, counsellor of the
foreign office, has been in Moscow
since June IA participating in the
talks.
Calling Soviet Russia ''the greatest
military power in the world" Lloyd
George said: IF you want their help
you ought to send somebody there
who is worthy of our dignity and
theirs"
Another development of a busy
Monday is to be the reporting of
10000 naval reserves for duty with
regular officers and seamen back
from holidays which were granted
month earlier this year so they
would return in time to bring the
fleet to its peak in fighting power
during August,