The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-25
U.S.AND britain
WORKING IN
HARMONY
Move Together for Calling
Arms Limitation Farley
Here Within Year
Bx GEoRGE r. HOLMEs.

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Great Britain and the United
States are working in close har-
many toward the staging of another
arms limitation conference in Wash
ington within a year.
All doubts on this score were dis
PEELED today by two significant
moves, one in London, and one in
Washington.
In London, the Baldwin ministry
came out unreservedIy in favor #
a security pact for Europe that
win embrace every first class
power, and provide mutual guaran-
tees against armed conflict for at
least a generation.
Kellogg Lays Groundwork.
In Washington, President Cool
idge has directed Secretary of State
Kellogg, himself fresh from London
and peculiarly acquainted with
British views, to begin the ground
work of preparation for a second
arms conference. This ground
work consists principally in con-
sidering an. agenda of aims and
purposes which can be submitted
quietly and unofficially to the
powers interested.
The proposed arms conference
and the proposed security past are
inextricably interviewer, in the
opinion of diplomats and Admins
tration officials. While the Sc
forfa& Ha NIT h.
out the arms conference. the arms
conference is not possible with
out the security pact.
The difficulty in promoting a
second Washington conference is
now and has been the distrust of
the French. French objections are
based on her fears of another
invasion" and the German me1-
ace" If, now, all the nations of
Europe can be drawn into a COM
mon agreement to guarantee exist
ing boundaries and pledge them
selves not to go to war for years
to come, then the need for gigantic
military establishments, such Gis
France maintains, evaporates in
thin air. French objections to re-
ducing armament likewise evapo.
rates.
Basis of Partnership.
Hence, the Anglo American part.
nership in the promotion of a sec
ond arms conference, comes down
to this.
Great Britain is to arrange the
security pact on the continent, and
when that is accomplished the
United States, as a disinterested
party. will invite the nations of the
world to again gather around the
conference table In Washington.
1t is not limited that there Is
anything formal or binding i'm this
British-American partnership, but
it is well understood in diplomatic
quarters here and abroad.
No immediate result is antici
pated. either by Administration of
ficials here, or the diplomats who
are keeping in close touch with
the situation. Rather, it is expected
the negotiations over the security
pact will stretch out over the sum
mer, and that there will be a long
and tedious by-play before, any
thing concreate can be put or
paper.
Hope for Autumn.
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| ficials here believe that the security
pact. along the lines laid down b,
| Foreign Minister Chamberlain II
the House of Commons yesterday
will be an accomplished fact b,
autumn. BY that time, too. tn,
consideration of another arms-re
duction agenda should have pro
gressed to such point that littlt
or no time will be lost in ISSUING
the invitations for a second Wash
ington conference.
This program on the part Of tn,
Coolidge administration is designed
to steer a middle course between
the friends and foes OF American
participation in European affairs.
The United States. of course. will
MT be a party to the security pact
and will have no official connection
Herewith. IT is a distinct,
European project for European ma
lions. But by giving quiet en-
Encouragement to it's formation, tn
American Government pursues
helpful policy" toward the peac
of Europe, and by promoting an
other arms conference. the Unite,
States contributes directly to tn
much discussed peace of tn
world" without at the same tim
becoming involved in Europeai
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