Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-07 | Page 1 | Mussolini Launches European Naval Building Race

I Launches European Naval Building Race ONG FLEET SET AS OAl OF IT ITALY At Y two World Th-World rId War DaysI Days by New Developments I Jan 7 INS INS INS-In I strangely similar lose ose of just 30 years ago a an n naval val building race began est lest today ernier emier Mussolini gave gaye the awaited signal for the riYal rival by ordering that two hips a dozen large destro destroy destroy- i and nd d innumerable submarines I and launched as soon as lible he same moment the Jugo- Jugo JEin government chimed in with of its ally and ordered im- im ate enlargement of its fleet fleet fleet- factor in event of any conflict typical European fashion the Italian newspaper ro announced that the ordained by il ii duce is to the fleet fleE building of O United Y States and Great Britain Germany Began Race f was as in 1908 that imperial Gery Ger- Ger y jealous of the predominance ain aln enjoyed as mistress of the Kand suspicious of the naval ling hug being undertaken by Italy grance nce set in motion the wave warship construction as destined to become one of fundamental causes of the Id war feverIsh construction begun 08 continued unabated with European maritime nations al- al impoverishing themselves in until the spark of con- con was ignited at anc and leets ts ceased to be show pieces las aval val reviews and became dead dead- of warfare launched his new cam cam- oday with the announced in in- in P of attaining superiority over C ce in the Mediterranean and andr r ering ing ig at least formidable corna com corn n a to Britain's battleship suin su- su acy in the inland sea Sets ets 1910 as Deadline jy Iy to have her new conIon con- con Ion tion completed by 1940 At that tha She he will have warships anc and than n submarines commis- commis fian d and ready for action e full power of such a fleet Ibe gauged from the fact Italy toT protect only the Ln and nd the gateway to her in contrast to the seven B Britain must patrol to protect inions and colonies linIs linI's announcement caused rd diate ate speculation as to i nce already heavily bur- bur JD armament taxation would her own fleet in reprisal The Ih does the situation will bean bean be- be ph an exact parallel to 1908 The tl tI of a naval building are as dire as they were then