AMERICA’S ALOOFNESS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 243, 27 September 1922, Page 5

AMERICA’S ALOOFNESS.

UNHELPFUL IN EUROPEAN PROBLEMS. (Received 27, noon.) London, Sept. 26. Mr Theodore Burton, former American Senator, and now a member of the Debt Commission, speaking at a luncheon referring to America’s non-partici-pation in the recent conferences, said the prevalent impression in America was that much remained for Europe to do in settling the reparations problems, and in modification of treaties, before the good offices of the United States could be altogether helpful. When that time was ripe possibly another Washington Conference would be convened to consider the economic conditions of the world. Mr Burton added that the disposition of the people of the United States was to require payment of debts due to them. Cancellation or repudiation would create not merely merely confusion and distrust in the financial world, but would impair development. The only effective means of paying debts depended on progressive disarmament and maintenance of peace. —(A. and N.Z.) BRITISH WARSHIPS. SCRAPPING TO CONTINUE. ■(Received 27, 1.5 p.m?) London, September 26. With reference to the statement that the Near Rast trouble* might cause the signatories to ‘change their minds regarding the scrapping of battleships, the Admiralty denies this applies to Britain. On the contrary, all British ships scrapable under the Washington decision have long since been dismantled in readiness for the shipbreaker, and seme are already being broken up.—(Reuter.)