CORDIAL PRECAUTIONS
Our air weapons worry Great Britain

Yesterday, in the House of Lords, the Duke of Sutherland declared that the British Air Force would not be able to compete with the French air force for twenty years.
The English Channel no longer exists, he declared, and England has become a continental nation.
According to him, the government must choose between three courses: accelerate construction, establish a permanent mutual security pact with France, or finally convene a world disarmament conference in which the United States would participate.
Lord Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal, speaking on behalf of the government, emphasized the progress made over the past two years and announced that the fifty-two squadrons of twelve aircraft planned for the program will be ready in 1929 and will be sufficient for the defense of England. He also stated that there could be no friction with our French brothers and that the government was willing to seize any new opportunity to agree to international agreements likely to lead to arms control.
The same concern was expressed in the House of Commons, where a Liberal MP questioned the Air Minister about the French airbase to be established near Cherbourg, which would house a squadron of fighter aircraft.