NAVAL PROBLEMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 149, 5 April 1930, Page 5

NAVAL PROBLEMS

THE POLITICAL ASPECT.

FURTHER DISCUSSIONS HELD. ITALY CAUSES DIFFICULTY. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 4.

Political aspects of the Naval Conference will be further discussed at luncheon by Mr MacDonald, Mr Henderson and M. Briand. American, British and Japanese naval advis.ors continue consideration of the latest communication from Tohio. . , ~ A new difficulty in the search for a formula is contained in Signor Grandi's intimation to Mr MacDonald that interpretation of the League of Nations Covenant and the Locarno Pact concerned other Powers besides France, and that the best place to discuss it was Geneva. In any case, the problem remained', even if France reduced her figures. He still denies that Italy has parity. AMERICANS WELL SATISFIED. THREE-POWER TREATY EXPECTED. (Received This Day, 1.20 P.m.) LONDON, April 4. The American delegation has booked passages to the United States for April 22, being well satisfied that a, ThreePower Agreement can he drawn up and concluded before then. This, together with the agreement among the five Powers on technical matters, such as a compromise regarding the global category, is regarded by the Americans as a result well worth while. The talks between the British and French regarding a security formula have been almost abandoned, as also has the hone of ji Five-Power Treaty based thereon.

FRANCE AND SECURITY. FURTHER CONVERSATIONS HELD (United Press Association—Copyright.! LONDON, April 3. Mr J. Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Minister) and Mr A. Henderson (Foreign Affairs Minister) had a conversation to-day with Signor Grandi (Italy), at which it is understood there was a discussion of drafts of a possible formula designed to satisfy France's desire for security. No meeting, however, took place between Mr Henderson and M. Briand on this matter, although discussion on it will probably be continued tomorrow. During the day M. Briand and Mr H. L. Stimson (America) had a conversation, and there was also a further meeting of the Committee of Technical and Legal Experts, which is engaged on the drafting of rules regarding the legitimate employment of submarines. Admiral Sir 'William Fisher and Captain Bellairs arc the British representatives on the sub-committee to examine the Japanese conversations. — British Official Wireless. TIRED AND BORED. M. BRIAND'S CONFESSION. LONDON, April 3. M. Briand, talking to "French journalists, frankly told them that he was very tired and bored with the Conference. With his customary reticionce he expressed the opinion that the earliest it could possibly finish was Easter, but it might take another month, or even two months. THREE-POWER PROPOSALS. ACCEPTANCE BY JAPAN. LONDON, April 3. The representatives of Great Britain, Japan and the United States, at a meeting, further considered matters arising out meeting yesterday, ilr Wakatsuni (Japan) announced Japan's acceptance of the Three-Power proposals. The meeting was of* a most successful character. The outstanding details in connection with the Japanese reservations were, not regarded as presenting very considerable controversial difficulties, but. as they represented a few technicalities it was considered advisable to refer them to a small subcommittee of experts for examination before coming to a, decision.