Show RAT BRITAIN bAKES MS LEAD IN INVY INvY VY INCREASE J. J S S. S Notified of Plan l I tto to Boost Tonnage of Warships LONDON May 1 18 UP UP- UP by Italy's outright b zure of Ethiopia and re- re ved iwed Japanese saber rattling r tide side the great wall of China reat eat Britain today decided L intake take an emphatic lead in trace race for naval armaments Britain sent a note to the United I tes ites tes conveying ing notification of the Ush navy to retain tons tons' r ers in excess of treat treaty units Its Ith f identical note not was sas sent wr J i pant pan t he The memorandum to Washington IP IMS p dated M May y 6 Its contents secret expressed Britain's Reference to settle ettle the issue of tonnage increase by ne ne- ne- ne foliation rather than by invoking he called so-called escalator clause dause of the 30 30 London naval limitations Lf waty ty e t 00 Submarines The British memorandum cited as the reason for its destroyer lt rease ease the fact that powers not aund b by the London treaty have lid ild down more than ines since 1930 Italy was not bound i r. r ithe the London pact which was pied by the United States Great and Japan It t was believed here that the HUsh move would result in a con- con larger number of war- war lips lips' in service at the end of this sir t r than the London treaty fore- fore LW iw The British memorandum to toT tor T r Washington expressly requested lat at the United States as soon possible convey its views re- re the decisions of his 3 navy The same request was ade ado of Japan Japans Japan's answer now under con- con by the Tokio govern govern- ent eat is likely to constitute a bid r r Japan to possess the worlds world's fleet of submarines Review Policies Coincident with revelation of the Br British ish naval move moveline line ime Minister Stanley Baldwins Baldwin's binet met to review the whole of British foreign policy in- in J iding ing the attitude to be adopted wards Italy's annexation of Ethia Ethi- Ethi I ia a a continuance ance of League of NaIns Nans Na- Na ms ns sanctions against Ital Italy the Russian Anglo naval ne- ne and Germanys Germany's prelim prelim- ary reaction t to Britain's ques- ques on Chancellor Adolf HitI Hit Hit- Jg I newest plans for European se- se rity f |