LONDON NAVAL TREATY.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18027, 23 May 1930, Page 7

LONDON NAVAL TREATY.

RATIFICATION FAVOURED. AN AMERICAN ADVOCATE. DANGER IN TURNING IT DOW& United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 23, 9.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, May 22. While naval officers before the' Senate Foreign Relations Committee continued to attack the London Treaty Rear-Admiral Moffat, Chief of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics, expressed before the Senate Naval Committee his ' unqualified approval of the treaty. He . emphasised his satisfaction with the aviation features saying: “I am in favour of ratification provided we bujld up to the treaty’s terms I be-t lieve failure to ratify would have a most unfavourable effect upon the cordial relations now existing between the three nations concerned, and would be the most severe blow to the peace of the world since the violation of Belgium.” UNEQUIVOCALLY REJECTED. AN UNFAVOUBED STATEMENT. SENATOR REED’S ALLEGATION. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright./ (Received May 23, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 22. Official circles unequivocally reject as unfounded Senator Reed’s statement at the Washington Naval inquiry that Australia and New Zealand threatened not to sign the naval treaty if America insisted on the extensive building o£ ; large cruisers. MOTION WITHDRAWN. SELECT COMMITTEE PROPOSED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, May 21. In consequence of Mr Baldwin’s' attitude the Conservative motion has been withdrawn, and the following has been substituted for it as an off!-, cial motion:— “That a select committee be appointed, composed of 11 members of the House of Commons to examine and report on the proposals contained in the Naval Treaty, with power to summon persons and demand papers and records.” ;