PROHIBITING SUBMARINES

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1928, Page 7

PROHIBITING SUBMARINES

SUGGESTION FROM AMERICA GUARDED VIEWS OF POWERS FRENCH PRESS SARCASTIC By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. A. and N.Z. Washington, iFeb. 4. Mr. F. B. Kellogg, Secretary of State, on Saturday advised the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee that the United States Government was willing to sign a treaty with all the Powers prohibiting the use of sub’ marines entirely. Received Feb. 6, 9,50 p.m. A. and N.Z. London, Feb. 6. The Daily Telegraph’s naval corres-, pondent 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 six. Consequently inhabitants of the Pacific slope have come to the conclusion that the submarine is the only fighting ship able to carry war to the American coast. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent, however, is of opinion that Mr. Kellogg has satisfied himself that Japan is prepared to abandon the submarine if the other Powers are willing to do likewise. Received Feb. 6, 8.45 p.m. A. and N.Z. Paris, Feb. d. The Press describes Mr. Kellogg’s suggested abolition of the submarine as hypocritical ffnd 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.