NAVAL ACCORD.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19725, 16 September 1929, Page 9

NAVAL ACCORD.

AGREEMENT IK SIGHT. JARLY CONFERENCE OF POWERS. fftM'CTIOX IN FIGHTING STRENGTH. (Seceired September 15th, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. September 14. J%# calling of the general naval conjunct to consider all claasos of fight* craft, from the battleship to the .nhmarias, proposed for early Decern--2 made possible by an Zr'^mfttt in principle between the Failed and Great Britain on uartty > n cruiser strength, which has |g§n the stumbling block to full naval liMiUtion. j B «sn, France, Italy, and the other Krm signatory to the Washington A ty will be invited to a oonference «t whifb the United States will prothat a 10-year holiday in the conSnttion o( capital ships shall be «xSmlm) from IWI to l!)BC. The view Ct n that by 11)36 there should be an |Lgnarttinity for a socond conference, at Stirli it will I>e possible to take even ■Meter lookitit: to a reduction of Mting ships in nil categories, ae then Ik# navies of the world will have been It is olf.ciallv stilted that the British *m! United States discussions of the palter question have narrowed down to t proposition vrtmther some 30,000 too* if cruisers *'lll ho embodied In three trait carrying eiuht-inch Rims, or fnnr m five smaller ships carrying six-iuch This will bo left to the Decetn- (* eeafereare. —Australian Preea Association, I'niUfd Service.

COMPARATIVE NAVAL STRENGTH. (Bsecived September 14th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 18. ftot lie might nut need to take g«e than a suitcase and a bag of pol( dubs, was the unofficial Downing street |M concerning Mr Mac Donald's visit to America, implying that the small differences might be IfUged befoio September 28tn, so ho yanui not need to Ixi accompanied by a stall of technical advisers. The "Daily Telegraph's'* naval •*» Hurt suggests that America wifhes to Shim that Groat Britain's Jour Hawtias BruiwrH hltoulU bo regarded as mvbl to th* Washington type, whereas |jw are in nowise comparable, ana are MaOy out of data. The expert states: "We hare onlv two cruiKniore than America, but the sr's heavier armament git* her superiority til gunpower." The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic Wf«s*yjnd«nt tmys tho difference is feat a natter of three cruisers, but a MMstion of a!t«rnatives.—Australian m«i Lasooiation.

iBGOTIATIONS REVIEWED.

tarcOMß OF ANGLO-AMERICAN CONVERSATION*. (gmsji orrtciix. mtxiKss.) (SmIM September 15th, 5.5 p.«s.) i RUGBY, September 13. .tfincrtl Dawes, the United ftatea AM&assador, visited tho Prime Minlit*, Mr Mac Donald. Nt Downing ttsrt Jut night, and presented the AiMrWn reply to the British naval fepettls. The text of the reply was lit JmMWy disclosed, bat fii immeIktdy considered by Mr MaeDonald E" by the Pint Lord of the Admiralty, A. V. Alexander. It was Inter ofßclannounced that the Prime Minister ftf sail for America on September Ilk He will be aooompanisd on his his daughter, Miss Ishbel MaeHp view ef the announcement, it is •Muted that the American reply to <fcTMi(ih proposals haa eonvineed Mr MfteDoaald that in personal contact he fad* the United States Preeideut will be •He te bridge the differences still reMisiag, for reeent statements by the Wee Minister wade it dear that bete* definitely deciding to undertake the veyage be desired to be assured that

e announcement, it if .he American reply to nnli haa eoavineed Mr " in personal contact he ttates President will be ie differences still reeent statements by the vade it dear that bawidisg to ondertake , —/age - wired to be assured that Mi agreement would be teaehed. tie tut Intimation that Mr Me Donill would b« willing to viait WashingI# was (Iven la the Houso, and the »km ww at onee warmly welln the United States. The anwn>Wi»t was followed by w«wr«Am at Torres, in Scotland, between He Prima Minister and General pawee, tanediatefy after the latter'a arrival t» take up the duties of United States tahMasdor. Sa Hi* three nonths that have sinee tofts*, declarations of goodwill have MM succeeded by a detailed esaninaipt o# the difficulties that prevented rmeat two years ago. It ie stated eovttmoi) ground has been reached M««e« the negotiators on the follow* Va final agreement shonld be Wked detfnltely with the Kellogg Pact. (8) That a declaration be made that ►hers should be naval co-operation, and K* aava) competition, between the paitlse to the agreement. {»> That rei action, not merely limit* of naval strength, bo agreed to. (4) That the life of the various WMSSi of warship be prolonged. (•) That destroyers and submarines w United by a system of total tonIn a recent spoeeti at the League Nation*' Assembly in Gekss«. Mr MaeDonald indicated 'hat the negotiations were so advanced *h*t, If Mi# final comprised J® points, it iiould be said that 17 had heea already settled. U Wh* nndert'ood that tho problem that still remained was that of the hQ*4t of Oreat Britain 'n patrolling her «®WfS tradi route#, with ' ..o desire •' tte United State#, not disputed bv t Britain, for parity iti naval JtnOgtfc, and at the same time for a jMfW HmtHir of 10,000-ton sruisers attad with «ight inch guns. Thi Foreign Seeratarjr, Mr Arthur ®e*4«*»ou, exprmwd the view at Geneva fWt Wek that if an Anglo-Amerioan IBllpttSat were 'reached th>> uoxt step WwH be to call a Five-Power ConferJM*» that is, of Great Britain, the Jwd States, Japan, France, and with the object of reaching a more real naval disarmament convention, Whole matter to tx» transferred ul* to the League of Nations, to be headed over to it* Preparatory Coiu•■Wm for Disarmament. fw» is good reason for hoping that • jWt flexible "yardstick'• evolved ll|' aourse of the present naval diePghw will prove Itaelf a mora aeaan* .Wilis measure-rod In a realm where 'MTPtMjtflt of relativity is even more WWWtat than In space and time of WHlikal universe. HmFtim*. however, there has been of diplomatic prepafation.