NAVAL CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20965, 3 March 1930, Page 7

NAVAL CONFERENCE

FIVE-POWER AGREEMENT. DISCUSSIONS STILL IN PROGRESS (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, February 28. Intcr-delegational discussions are still topeiully directed towards the FivePower agreement. i The United Kingdom delegation, not including the dominions, met. The committee’s report on unclassified ships will be presented to the First Committee before publication. NO IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS. RESTFUL WEEK-END. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 28. Private conversations between the delegations 'to • the Naval Conference took place this, morning, but there were ju> developpienta ,qf any importance. Mr Ramsay MacDonald is this week-end taka rest from the conference work. Nothing in the nature of conversations has been contemplated for the week-end, and the Prime Minister will this evening go to his official country residence, the Chequers. This morning the Prime Minister, visited the British Industries Fair at -Olympia. THE CRUISER PROGRAMME. : JAPANESE DEMANDS. ‘ OPPOSITION FROM UNITED STATES. LONDON, February 28. In an attempt to arrange a cruiser ?P rc s’ ‘with. Japan, Mr Stimson saw Mr Henderson,, and later Senator Reed saw Mr Mataudara. It is understood that America is willing to concede Japan 65 per cent, of liMit truisers and 45,000 tons of submarines. ori Sinal claim for 78,000 tons, but is unwilling that Japan should have 70 per cent, of large cruisers. In this she has British support, because 70 per cent, of America’s tota! would give Japan 85 per cent, of i>rjtam s. A HOPEFUL SIGN, KEENNESS TO, REACH AGREE- ' MENT, LONDON. March 1. (Received March 2, at 11 p.m.) . . Confirming the cable messages of the past week, the Observer’s diplomatic correspondent says;—“The Naval Conference is not dead, nor near it. M. Taran,(3. when hc returns, will find the throe chief naval Powers more dctcrM™L than eve ? rea ch an agreement. Mr Stimson and Senator Reed are more elastic about eight-inch guns,, whereby cortam of the .Anglo-American- Japanese problems will be brought nearer soln,.Mr, Charles Adams, the United States Naval Secretary, broadcasting from London, said: Wo believe that we and the Japanese are coming nearer to an understanamg.” PRAYERS FOR SUCCESS. • gathering op free churchmen., /t> • j , LONDON, March 1. (Received March 2, at II p.m.) Alter a service for free churchmen in” t.hc ted -+ by f the I Bi6ho P of Winchester mode 6 Clty tcm P. le > the congregation made a procession to Westminster Abbey, where 5000 people of all denominations gathered to pray for the success of the naval conference. .. The ® ls h°P of Chichester, addressing -he gathering, said they wished to help the conference. He hoped that the stated men who were associated with the Kellogg Pact could, transfit its fine ideals into fact and take advantage of every opportunity t° prevent war. y prayer. ' Dean of Westminster led in CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE. , WARNING BY SENATOR; BORAH. ra • WASHINGTON, March 1. (Received March 2, at II p.m ) wohldd* 111 ® t ? at th f peo P le of the" world would demand a reduction of armaments at the naval conference Senator Borah '(chairman of the Senate’s Foreim, Rela tions Committee) in a radio address toa 1“' Wsgatim te z °e s r&s the arguments were which make = Mc and wbiej. m u'Zm‘i‘o .? r th e . v S, pWsc Borah, referSaid t ? le 13 at -a it . u,ie of thc other Powers •aid that Britain must be prepared to give up the dominion of the seas.