NAVAL ARMAMENT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 December 1926, Page 5

NAVAL ARMAMENT

AMERICA PROPOSES ANOTHER CONFERENCE OVERTURES NOT SUCCESSFUL (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian it N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, 26th Dec. The “New York Times” Washington correspondent learns that the United States made diplomatic overtures last summer ten Britain for another international conference on naval limitation, hut these failed owing to the latter’s contention that cruiser and auxiliary ships should bn left in statu quo. It is understood the United States wished the 5-5-3 ratio l to he applied to these vessels, and intimated that the United States thereafter would also begin informal conversations with other powers signatory to the Washington Treaty, hut these had not yet reached a point where there was a reasonable prospect of success. There is a feeling in certain senatorial circles that the negotiations will not meet with any success, but rather result in sterner competition among the United States and oilier powers relative to cruiser construction.