Evening star., 1939-08-02
British Protest
ToJapan Again
On Hostile Acts
Close Contact Kept
With U. S., Says
Chamberlain
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese began blockade OF
British and French concessions
at Tientsin June II as result OF
British refusal to surrender four
Chinese accused of completely in
q murder. Month later dqree-
ment 1UaS reached on scope and
basis OF negotiations to be held
at Toxic. British and japanese
delegations hare been engaged in
settling dispute for nearly tuo
weeks.
| By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 2-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain announced today
| that Sir Robert Leslie Craigie, Am
bassador to Japan, had been in
structed to make further vigorous
protest" against the continuation
of anti-British agitation in North
China.
Mr.. Chamberlain told the House
of Commons that Britain was main
tanning the closest possible contact
with the United States and France
on developments in the Far East.
The Prime Minister, declaring
"the country is now ready for an
emergency" formally moved that
Parliament adjourn Friday for a
summer recess until October 3.
The motion contained a provision
that the Speaker could recall mem
oers of the House at an earlier date
If it were desirable in the public in
terest.
Adjournment Attacked.
Winston Churchill joined an op-
position attack on the adjournment
motion, declaring that the situation
in Europe is graver than at this
time last year"
The war time cabinet member.
frequent critic of the government,
said Germany had a great number
OF men under arms and that "all
along the Polish border there are
masses OF troops and every prepara-
ton is being made for speedy
advance"
/ Mr.. Churchill compared the situa-
tion to the crisis before the Munich
conference in September, 1888, at
which time Parliament was in
! recess.
Until then there had been no
heavy troop movements in Germany
and nothing suspicious had been
DONE he said. 1T was only after
the House adjourned that there
were those pretended large ma
neuvers
1T is only an accident that we 90
on holiday for two months at this
time when the harvest is gathered
and when powers of evil are at their
| highest. -
Trial of Will Power Seen.
After referring to the prepared
ness of the British feet ana army,
Mr.. Churchill asked:
Who can doubt that there is 60
ing to be a supreme trial of Will
power, If not supreme trial OF
arms?
1T seems to me that at this mo-
ment it would be disastrous,
pathetic, indeed shameful, for the
off as an effective and valid factor
in the situation, or to reduce any
strength it can offer to the firm
front with which the nation will
face aggression"
Godfrey Shakespeare, financial
secretary to the admiralty, shortly
before had told Commons that
/ BRIT II, would ODD 1oo avail ,,...a1.
mostly mine layers and sweepers-
to her 1889 naval program at an ex-
pected cost of about Eli 10000 Zap
proximately S5l480.000.
Violation of Agreement Charged.
Official circles said that Craigie,
following out his instructions, had
notified Japan that failures to halt
the anti-British demonstrations in
North China was a violation of the
understanding on which the British
Japanese conference at Toxic was
| based.
Monday Mr.. Chamberlain told the
House that the anti-British agita-
ton In North China was carried on
by people who are financed, inspired
and controlled by the japanese"
Mr.. Chamberlain also told Com
mons that the British military mis-
sion would leave Saturday or Sun
day for Moscow for the staff talks
which are to parallel negotiations
for British French Russian mutual
aid pact.
107 to Be Trawlers.
The naval additions, Mr.. Shake
speare said, would include lot traw-
lers for minesweeping and anti
submarine work. Twenty of these
would be specially built and the
remainder purchased and converted.
The government also plans to
construct 56 vessels of the whale
packet type, some for service as
patrol vessels and others for anti
submarine work.
Other new vessels would include
10 big minesweepers, six boom de-
fense vessels and one cable ship.
A floating dock to accommodate
small craft up to 5000 tons already
has been purchased, he announced,
adding that further additions will
be disclosed later and provisions
for meeting the cost will be made in
supplementary budget estimate.
Mr.. Shakespeare estimated the
cost OF the new vessels at about
f11, 100000 Approximately $5l,48O,-
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A British official said the North
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