NAVAL AGREEMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 September 1928, Page 9

NAVAL AGREEMENT

LATE EDITION

LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION NO HARM DONE. UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS MADE (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copy righto —United Service). Deceived 1.40 -p.m: to-day. PARIS, Sept. 23. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened an inquiry into the leakage of the League naval compromise agreement, which is believed to have occurred at Geneva. It is officially regretted that the disclosures were made irregularly, otherwise there is general agreement that there was no haim done, because the document confirms the Anglo-French Government? sincerity in an attempt to reach an understanding. The only mischief consists of the use to which the document has been subjected in America. I lench opinion believes that unfounded accusations were made in the United tetates because the American Navy has become a hone of contention in internal politics, especially in view or the impending election. There exists influential sections in America anxious to prevent Anglo-French co-operation towards peace. ORGANISED CONSPIRACY AFOOT. f ““MORNING POST'S” ALLEGATIONS. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ■CAMPAIGN. Received 1.40 .p.m. to-day. LONDON, Sept. 23. The “Morning Post,” commenting on the letter in the “New York American,” says: “There seems to be an organised conspiracy afoot to _ represent the Anglo-French preliminary understanding as if it were intended to isolate the United States The promoters of discord first published a forged letter purporting to be from Sir Austen Chamberlain, and now the Hearst Press publishes a letter alleged to be from M. Briand, again representing it as anti-American. The intention is obvious, for during the Presidential election any sort of brick thrown at England and France may be popular with the Germans and lnsb Americans.”