SECOND EDITION LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 226, 30 December 1920, Page 6

SECOND EDITION LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

BRITAIN'S ANSWER AN EMPHATIC v' .• p7qj&f, ■ . (By Electric; Telegraph,—Copyright.) Received December 30, 12.45 p.m. ’ 1 !- ‘ -LONDONi Dw. 29, ■ Britain’s answer to'the,American suggest' ion for the limitation of naval armaments lias been an "immediate and definite yes, Public rneii of jail parties '.have blessed the, proposal, Church, Press, j Labour and com. tpercc spontaneously advocating it. Every

Aewspapgr is opening its columns to thi». d&cUssiun,;' ami no correspondent can - be found’ ioptitnistio enough to' assert tiiat J)ri.lgi'ii will. bo abb to liiumcg without .the gravest risks the stupendous effort of such comjKititive building - programmes us ate outlined by JaJ->dii - Mid‘A‘ibOViefl. " ;Tlip Government lias fbbit working M)'rne-bmo foH'an' agreement.;’'confident jthat tfio Anglo-American relations would inlproyp, and refusing’ to believe an Atigb{iieht. arrived. , Mr; Hardiife** uhqfliciul .envois to Ehro'pe indicate a strong policy bf frieiitlship'a/td trust.- ■ <'iv - ■ The teurprisef lias -been the avidity with winch Jaban Ijas* accepted the idea.' ( The mp’pdiiatb ioirtry bf ilfo Japajbsto-Ambos: Uiddr iptp thc'arena Mid his daily 1 rcjiitifiOn ■'dfvJ'upau’s"VillliikuesS to sign ‘an 'agreement suggests tliab’tiniportant l blilbial‘ 'eonvOfsif fions preceded ‘the public vdiitilntidn' df The idea- Another Surprise has, been Mr Walter tidng’s ’rAes J »agb,to .Atnerici;: (JodJarinig ? |h*M

iimtauij although an island power entirely 1 dependent on. the txt«mn highways, is willing *. fo u<x(tti »' with m> next power. /I’lnis are the ghosts ’ jf )lie 'old f controversies rogunliilp ilio‘‘tWo kwl Mandate!” laid, aijd no.ypict bewails}tWn. £The dpuiitry i*'intend‘.ujjoii U : Ibngl hurriissod 4 finanpially;“ and • aajjor fpr diilaitatidu ’ftf'l>mlc|ing-. I :Tft Krißwt the huge/ii’bd*ut)iljiT&itesd yknuheiso and Ambr'lean; prpgrJdn'rtie.r Wujd'durihjrth'o aiftitblt years atetd be" kh''uriMipp6r{hble4iigbtmar6 jl/ofd tho'Eni- 1 pirp would 1 never joiti iho-, Japttd&jo dii' wai acjiinst 'ApieripiJ romping uridtjplifedji herd Norflioljird says .that in, tfo •pircainstanoej' what oyer is it possible ‘to intitp Britain,, liirtadtt.ffAiwtralia/'NeW Zeala’t|d‘itnd Stfutlv .Africa bgiinst : 'Airibrica "of* behalf* 6f ■ the 'Jftpancsp. *V Tho * latter' are % young I nation; üb% iiiiql}igcnt, initiative' and iuduStHous Jjut, polities..' They iro’maklng bad. basic mistakes in tntde -i( jtjiey arp building against ;AWnea'. > ’ Tl»oy tack tljo-ViseiJsp or rpropo^uon.^,(United Service.} ■' .' ’ ''