Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-21 | Page 1 | Britain Calls Special Meet of Ministers

t BRITAIN CALLS SPECIAL MEET OF MINISTERS Def Defense nse Measures to j Get Co Consideration n by Cabinet LONDON Aug 21 UP UP- UP British cabinet which meets meets' in emergency session tomorrow was reported today to be ready to consider recall of parliament parliament parlia parlia- ment mont within a week or or 10 days Parliament would be recalled it was said t to hear the governments government reaffirmation of its determination to fulfill commitments with Poland and other powers The governments government's commitments include a pledge to defend Poland against aggression and s soon on may maybe maybe maybe be extended to include indirect aggression such as the inv invasion sion of neighboring states or economic agI aggression aggression ag ag- threatening outside conI control con con- I I of Polands Polands Poland's e economic n mic life I Defenses Speeded The cabinet meeting comes in the midst of extraordinary defense preparations by Britain Government activity was intense tonight Foreign Secretary Viscount Viscount Viscount Vis Vis- Vis- Vis count Halifax conferred with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain for three and one one half half hours Sir Samuel H Hoare are home secre secretary secre t tary ry then called He was followed by the deputy leader of the opposition opposition tion Arthur Gre Greenwood laborite r Lord Chatfield minister co coordination ordination of defense called at the inthe late afternoon All AU the ministers except Viscount Maugham lord chancellor who is is' in Canada will attend tomorrows tomorrow's meeting To Call Up Reserves The Tie admiralty was expected to call call up m more re naval reservists Twelve thousand were called up upon upon on on July 31 t to man the reserve fleet of vessels which is now warming up upi off Lf the English and Scottish coasts coast for grand m maneuvers maneuvers maneu maneu- neu- neu vers with the home fleet in Sep Sep- It was as reported the entire terr terri territorial tonal home guard army of more than may be mobilized early eary in September That would mean Britain's antiaircraft defenses defenses defenses de de- de- de would be fully manned and Continued on ot Page Two Column Three BRITISH CABINET TO STUDY CRISIS Continued Iron from f om Page One a complete exp expeditionary force of 32 2 divisions regulars regulars' and terri- terri would be ready to embark for or service abroad broad Vital Harbors Mined The Firth of Forth one of of ot the rallying allying points of the home fleet off ff the Scottish coast has been mined it was rep reported The British British Brit- Brit ish sh Broadcasting company sent out over over ver the air last night a navigational ional warning that obstructions will be established beginning toay today today to- to day ay across the Firth of t Clyde one of f the biggest centers for the construction construction con- con of merchant ships A few days ago a mine bearing this his years year's date was washed up on the he Ayrshire coast of Scotland indicating indicating indicating in in- what kind of obstructions may be planned Booms to check submarines and other marauders are visible even evento evento to o tourists arriving at ton on an anc other British ports They consist of big buoys from which heavy nets are suspended 0 Press Sounds Warning The preparations are accompanied accompanied nied lied by unanimous warnings In British newspapers that this country country coun- coun try ry will fulfill Its obligations Inthe in inthe the he event of ot German aggression The unknown factor in the situation situation situa- situa tion ion in the opinion of some some foreign foreign foreign for for- eign diplomats is the personality of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Cham- Cham erlain The premier Is s kno known n to tobe toe be e anxious to avoid war win a general election this autumn and retire as the great prime minIster minster min min- aster ster of peace But political sources professed to detect an even more certain sign that hat Chamberlain is not reverting to t appeasement in the fact that ill all all available cabinet members have been Deen summoned for tomorrow Dur During ng the Czech crisis Chamberlain Chamber- Chamber lain Jain consulted only the Inner cabinet cabinet cabinet cab cab- inet of Sir John Simon chancellor chan v of or o the the exchequer Sir Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel Hoare home secretary and Lord Halifax