TO SCRAP SUBMARINES

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 84, 7 February 1928, Page 5

TO SCRAP SUBMARINES

MR KELLOC’S IDEA “A WASTE OF TIME.” Australian Press Association and Sun. (Received !) a.m.) PARIS, February G.

“Mr. Kellogg is wasting his time,” says the Auoticlien which points out 'that the submarine is the only weapon with which small naviert countries can defend themselves against dreadnaughts and cruisers. If Mr. Kellogg’s proposal wei’o accepted he 'would gain a signal triumph clearing [away the last obstacle to the tyranny ; of the seas dreamed of by American ! Imperialists.

BRITISH PRESS OPINION

LONDON, February 6,

The Daily Telegraph’s naval correspondent says it is not wise to attach too much importance to Mr. Kellogg’s submarine declaration. In the last six years Japan has laid down or authorised 50 submarines, while the United States has built only G.Consequently inhabitants of the Pacific have come to the conclusion that the submarine is the only fighting ship abl e to carry war to: the American coast. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent, however, i s of opinion that Mr. Kellogg has satisfied himself that Japan is prepared to the submarine if the other Powers are willing to do likewise.

PARIS i February 5.

The Press describles Mr. Kellogg’s Suggested abolition of the submarine as hyprocritical and egoistical.

It is pointed out that the United States joined France and Italy in opposing the British suggestion at the Washington Conference, and the newspapers consider the change in the American view is only intended to make its,own public believe that America would have disarmed long ago if Europe was willing. Apparently it has been forgotten that neither the United States nor Britain would allow anyone to touch their battleships, cruisers and destroyers.

Mr. F.j B. Kellogg, Secretary of State, On Saturday advised the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee that t!;s United States Government was willing to sign a treaty with a.i the powers prohibiting the use of submarines entirely.