CRUISER RATIOS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 22 May 1930, Page 5

CRUISER RATIOS

AMERICA’S TONNAGE SENATOR REED’S DISCLOSURE DOMINION’S ATTITUDE. lUnited I’ress Association —By Electric Telegraph ooyyright-J Received 11.15 a.m., to-day. NEW YORE, May 21. it is understood that AH. H. L. Stiuison (Secretary of State) has agreed tentatively to an exchange of notes with Britain and J apan to clarify Article 19 of the London Treaty. iii answer to a Senatorial objection that under the article Britain could scrap six-inch gun cruisers and begni building ertht-inch gun replacements, provided. only that the latter were rot completed until the day after the treaty expired in 1936. Senator Reed, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that Australia and New Zealand refused to sign the London Treaty it the United States were permitted 21 eioiht-ineh gun cruisers. The disclosure was made in reply uo Admiral Pringle’s insistence that the United States should have maintained the Navv General Board’s demand for explained that Australia and New Zealand! contended that this allottment for the United States would have increased, Japan’s cruiser allotment, thus constituting a threat to '‘jfnot an honourable peace, better than war?’’ Senator Reed asked. ’‘Yes sir.” replied Admiral Pringle. “Well is it not obvious that everyone had "to make compromises at London ? Would you rather have seen the conference fail than us make a concession?” Senator Reed asked. GREAT PUBLIC LUNCHEON. PLANS FOR. HOMECOMING. Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. LONDON, May 21. On behalf of Miss Amy Johnson her father has .accepted the British Em-; pire Union’s invitation to a, great public luncheon welcome homo on tier return from Australia.