AMERICA AND THE EAST.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19862, 25 February 1930, Page 13

AMERICA AND THE EAST.

DR. MARTIN'S OBSERVATION® ON TOUR. [THE PBSSB B»ceUl Sacitc*-! WELLINGTON. Febroary s*. Travelling as a Camejae Mmkmmmi Fellow in International taw. Charles E. Martin. Professor of History, University of Washington arrived from Syclwy hr the* Taliiti I®* day after a prolonged tour of and China. . . . As to conditions _in the l mta® States Dr. Martin said there *a» a natural tendency to tta aeeretwm o< power bv the central the day was far off when it wooM raw complete power. .. "Prohibition enforcement.' sud «*• Martin, "has more or less sadhr disappointed the people. The belter gained ground that there •greater dependence upon tlie States to enforce the laws of the land. •'The feeling in J®!*"." »*** *£; Martin, "is very fnendh- to %ll t»* Pacific Powers, especially Britain the United States. Naturally. jsiW interest is being taken by her peoj** in naval disarmament. It appears thai she is taking advantage of the Conference to increase her ratio" Dr. Martin visited Sbnd»«ria awl there saw the dreadful result* of t®e Chinese wars. The terms of tW sfttlfrmeut 'between the Russian and Governments, he said were a strmtsjpe victory for the Soviet, because Guw* had to retract from the attitude si* s " had adopted