The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-12
Three POWERS
SEND WARSnIPS
TO OUR SEA"
Chamberlain Nurses
Peace Hopes, But
10 Ready for War.
is Necessary
tnCl.i.ErsN,

Rt.Kt.I> - a~vwasy swa 1ssls
viii refuse ;. ts,essse say -twses-
f~r~sc~. In the naihss. hy Great
Britsis az frasee. seusees etess ID
the >asl forvi9s afstee said TO-
night. - the controlled press
sharply criticized the Aemar ratio
pe~ess. herman swGes sgslwse
Hrisaia, IN particular. mounted
higher with reports ~ naval pre-.
cautions taken b, t.sWdes IN tke
Mediterranean and plans for .
British guarantee al The ar~eh asA
Turkish frontiers.
"texinsd threatens fran Malta
and Gibraltar the propaganda
newspaper lp~s Assriu ssia. Pre-
vo.ssise ~seireie,aeat sssssetkese1
A. britain concentrates wassktps. .
added >sehisusgal,e. Meat NJ the
H~riis pr~.. ridleui~d the Brisssh
measures, described she nts,sh
fleet ~ oser.sse asa dswoUuces1
the "eaeirei~ment" ~ Gesmass.
EUROPE
Great Britain. France and
Soviet Russia sent their wsr-
ships into the Mediterranean
today. To put armed might
behind diplomatic moves to
end totalitarian expansion In
Europe.
Their orders we're kept secret
and their positions were known
only when they we're sighted FROM
shorr. The British and French
fleets we're reported masssd OF
the entrance 10 tho AaIistie sea.
which Italy bottled up by seizure
NJ Albania and which Ia adjacent
- bases sunb as Gr.elep Corfu
ssasntial % Great Hfltslns empire
communications
ts~s The plans for Mag
George and Queen tiissbesk
10 the United states 40
~. N. =. Nspal.e were in sissy-
amer fs~esDss " Mss sid tks
sas.hIp might ~ s~sdeA
"eiss~ h~ss."
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain. wbo Ia reluctant 10 abandon
hope ~ reconciliation Nifh PfsHisf
Beniio ADssolinl ~ Italy, vas
ready 10 use Hniains fighting
forces In defense ~ gfeses. Turkey
ana probably Humans. In order To
halt further expansion ny the ssn.
FASCIST bloc. bat he chung "a hops
II would not be nsosssafg 10 take
Nar.liks stand .gsinst tina
Fascisis
Only II there appears no pfos.
pstt ~ othsfssiss preventing FUR
Their Fsseist military adventures
ln ihs Balkans viii this prime min
lstsfs sisismsgi 20 parliament
Thursday be q hostils warning 20
Huasollni. ~ha convinced Cham
b.fisln during their Rome confer
sness last fail that hs 10 practical
snd fsssonSbls nsEotiai0f
Chamberlain VA reported ssfs-
ing an arrangement ~ which
ftsiy's occupation 81 AiDsnls could
be accepted n Muxaolini;
4 Gave firm assurances sEainst
! an attack ~ Greece.
- Promised 10 begin NithdIs0.
( ing Italian troops from Spain
Of Opss.
I, xas believed II al szKssmsg,
sin H1ss0ilDi proved inspsslbis.
chan befisin world snn03nes IN
the sosss ~ commons Thursday
that the government Nas prepared
10 enter sil mytaai defensive
aiiisnt ~ attn Greece ard Turkey.
ttnthers Il Nas forecast ths
British government would d.
noBnes the fflilsb-itslian friend
sbip agreement whieb provided for
n ths status quo In
the Mediterranean 81 ihs time /,
Nss signed before the Albanian
conquest.
Ths British admiralty refused al .
In,oFnsa on ztsgssi ssf1tish fleet /
BOT United Pfss4 al /
vices established
4 Thaf British and trenen var
ships we're esuislng off me
Greek bland n Corfu. which 10
almost within nfis fire ~ fhs Al !
bantam coast 81 the entrance 20 the
Adriatic.
= That several British wafshlps .
& arrived al Arxostoii. on
Island b miles 10 ths
south
o--Thst several other British war
, ships arrived at Astsko. on the
opposite csphslonis
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