NAVAL LIMITATIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 October 1928, Page 5

NAVAL LIMITATIONS

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Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.)

PARIS, September 30.

“Le Temps” says: The next step must be the publication of the text of the Anglo-French naval compromise, which will prove to the world the sincerity of the Anglo-French disarmament effort. The American press campaign against this compromise must have affected the Washington Government, whose Note makes negotiations more difficult, bringing back the subject to the point where the Geneva naval breakdown left it.

FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, September 30.

The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent says; Apart from technical considerations, the American Naval Note involves important political .issues, that for instance, of whether future negotiations with the United States can be conducted jointly by Britain and France. Official circles are of opinion that the British concession to France with respect to reserves and the computation of military strengths must stand, regardless of the agreement, which is self-con-tained. It is generally assumed that Britain would not be at liberty to revert to the standpoint of the Washington Conference in favour of the total abolition of the submarine. In practice, this change of front may be most difficult, though it would, be a pity if Britain were unable to join the United States in an endeavour to reach this goal, equally from the standpoint of humanity and national and imperial interests.

The “Daily Express” states: The] American Naval Note offers Britain a. renewed conference upon naval armaments. At this point British public opinion will step in and insist that a new direction be given to the British naval foreign policy which will secure the safety' and freedom of the Atlantic for British and American commerce. This involves the abandonment of the entanglement in Europe. The proFrench policy has got to be reversed. .DOCUMENTS FOR U.S.A. (Received October 2, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 1. It is understood that the whole documents, of the Anglo-French naval agreement were jointly sent to Washington several days ago, at the instigation of the two Governments.

ITALIAN GRATIFICATION.

LONDON, October 1

The Rome correspondent of “The Times” states: “In consequence of the Government’s displeasure at having been, so it thinks, left out in the cold during the negotiations, and also real disagreement with terms, there is great satisfaction at the American naval Note. The view is that the AngloFrench compromise only demonstrates how completely bankrupt is the AngloFrench policy of pacification. These comments are plainly dictated by a desire to stir up bad blood between England, the United States and France, Italian journalists in London unflatteringly criticise Anglo-French diplomacy. One recalls a convei sation in 1902 with a naval officer, who said,:, “War with Germany was inevitable.” This journalist says that England now similarly aims at war with the United States, and he declares that the AngloFrench compromise represents the opening of the hostilities. SIR A CHAMBERLAIN. LOS ANGELES, September 30. Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived here to-day and will leave to-morrow for San Francisco on a brief visit to friends. He refused to comment on the recent developments affecting the naval limitation. • Lady Chamberlain said that the trip had been highly successful. The neuritis had left her husband so completely that he was entirely a different person.