The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
US. WANTS
RESULTS ON
DISARMAMENT
y, -
Kellogg Outlines Govern.
ment's Policy On Agree
: ;, ments For Limitations
STAY ON AT GENEVA
Inconceivable, He Thinks,
War Win Occur With Eng.
land Again
STAY ON AT GENEVA

Plattsburg, n. r, AUG. l0.-lA-I
The Washington Govornmo1t wants
results" In the SHAPE o1 progressive
international Agreements 70 limit and.
ultimately reduce armaments. partie-
Olarly naval armaments, Secretary
Kellogg said here today in an ad-
dress chiefly devoted to review Of
American policy in connection wi
the Geneva preliminary arms linaita-
tion conference.
Reduce Military Burdens
He denied categorically that the
Washington administration contem-
discussion. On the contrary, he said.
would continue to work for the sue
cess Of that effort to clear the road
for actual steps to cut down military
burdens.
The occasion of the address was
the unveiling Of monument here
to Commo modore Thomas McDonough,
who led American naval forces on
the Great Lakes to victory in the
war Of 1912.
Hands Across the Sea
THAT battle" Mr.. Kellogg said,
initiated the friendship between the
two great branches Of the Anglo
Saxon race, which has endured over
. hundred years."
1T is inconceivable." he said, "that
anything can bring these nations
again into the conflict Of war;"
Mr.. Kellogg's review Of American
policy at Geneva was presented after
stay of several days at the sum-
mer White House at Paul Smith's,
in conference With President Coolidge
on foreign relationA
The secretary said that "the United
States would be glad to cooperate
with other naval powers in extending
the principles Of the Washington
treaty to other classes or naval ves-
sells. and earnestly hope that such
u. measure may soon be practicable.
And let me say here that what we de-
sire is results. We are working
10 make the Geneva meeting . sue
cess insofar as our contribution to
the work can make it 50. and We hope
that progress towards naval limita-
tion as well as toward limitation of
land armament will result from these
Would Simplify Problem
The secretary referred to the indi-
eAted desire to "certain Of the pow.
ers at Geneva" to lump land. sea and
mir armaments together - "an in.
separable whole, on the Theory that
reduction in any one branch must be
contingent upon reductions IN the
other two. While The United States
recoenizexi ~ certain interdeipend-
ence" Of this kind in some cases, he
said, it felt that "every effort should
be made to simplify and not to com.
plicate" the Limitation problem, and
bslieved the success of the Washing.
ton conference was due to the fact
chat it had selected and attacked
concrete problems and worked out m
agreement which is entirely practic-
In denying all published sugges-
tions that the American delegation
might withdraw from Geneva. Mr..
kellogg declared that it would re-
main "as long rs there Is any pros.
pect of accomplishing anything TO-
ward the great object Of the Hnyita-
Against Outside Control
The secretary reiterated faltly the
American objection alreadr' voiced u
Geneva to any suggestion for IN In.
kernational supervision OF armament
$50 far as the United States ID
concerned, the execution OF any inter
national agreement for arms limita.
tion must depend upon good faith and
respect for treaties" he said. I'VE
viii not accept supervision Of any
outside body or be subject 70 inspec.
zion or control BY foreign agencies.'
The American delegation ak &c.
neya. the secretary said, had mol
sought to limit discussion there IA
any way because Il was there "t1
help and not to obstruct.
1--WE do not begrude the time con.
sumed in deliberation," he said. We
desire sincsrely that every practic.
sAle path Be explored before kAe
commission proceeds with its work o1
drawing up the agenda for subeequent
conferences where more deHnite
measures Of disarmament are to be
considered"