Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-24 | Page 7 | American Navy Air Base Plans Arouse Japanese

I Ii i AMERICAN NAVY AIR BASE I PLANS AROUSE AROUSE- JAPANESE I r r TOKYO Jan 24 The P The disclosure sure lure of or Claude A. A American Ameri Amen can secretary of ot navy that the navy department Is considering establish establish- 1 in inc ing aviation facilities on Wake and Mid v Midway y Islands Jn in the Pacific ocean created a newspaper sensation here today Asahi featured the story co cover covering er ering ing half halt its front page with the headline headline head line America Planning Air Base Bac on onI f I Wake Island nd Which Fortification I Agreement of or the Washington Treaty Covers L High naval officials said Wake i Island land undoubtedly was ws included in th the fortifications ons agreement but buti i i 1 added th there re was no no ground for ob to commercial aviation ties tC