Naval Limitation

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 12, 28 December 1926, Page 5

Naval Limitation

British Labour Party’s Ideal COMMITTED TO POLICY OF PEACE. COMMANDER KENWORTHY’S STATEMENT. IBy Cable—Pres* Assn.—Copyright.] (Received 28, 9.35 a.m.) London, Dec. 27. Commander Kenworthy, the recent victor of the Hull election, sailed for New York. He declared that real naval limitation was the Labour Party’s ideal. “We are committed to a policy of peace and the avoidance of policies which may lead to wars. Towards this end we would prohibit traffic in, and the private manufacture of, arms and munitions,” he said.— (A. and N.Z.) OVERTURES FOR ANOTHER CONFERENCE. MADE BY UNITED STATES. New York, Dec. 26. The "New York Times’ ” Washington correspondent learns that the United Statbs made diplomatic overtures last summer to Britain for another international conference on naval limitation, but these failed owing to the latter’s contention that cruiser and auxiliary ships should be left in status quo. It is understood the United States wished that the 5—5—3 ratio should be applied to these vesesls and intimated that the United States would thereafter also begin informal conversations with other Powers signatory to the Washington Treaty, but these have not yet reached a point where there is a reasonable prospect of success. There is a feeling in certain Senatorial circles that the negotiations will not meet with any success, but rather will result in sterner competition among the United States and other Powers in relative cruiser construction.—(A. and N.Z.)