Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-25

Viscount Cecil's attack on the Brit
ish ministry for it's part in the failure
If the last naval reduction conference
gave the American press new light on
what Law behind the Geneva fiasco,
confirming the already prevalent be-
lief that the British delegation was
working under instructions which
made the formalities of the conference
mera empty gestures with no hope or
accomplishment.
"If we may send one word across
the sea, not of irritation but of coun-
sell" SAYS the New York Sun. lit Is
that such revelations as these do more
in q moment to shatter commence ana
blight good will than all the antics OF
Big Bill Thompson could do in a nun
dred years. All the 1rlehos Oh
Britain in America-and there are
many-would like their British friends
and there are many-tO know that
Britain's larder would continue to be
equally well stocked if the measure OF
it's defense were in hands less AFRO
CANT than those that wrecked the Ge-
neva arms conference
Equally positive is the statement of
diplomats and naval experts went to
that conference with much beating of
drums and with many protestations of
high moral endaavor. But the public,
in both the United States and Great
Britain, refused to be impressed. To
them it appeared. not as mastery
effort to save the world, but as a
swindling match, with each govern
ment irving to outwit the other
The Louisville Times is impressed
by the fact that Lord Cecil divides
his wrath about the failure of the
three power disarmament conference
between Great Britain and America in
the proportion of two to one. He re-
fleets the rather general unofficial
feeling that there should be a generous
disposition to refrain from disagree
ment about details, in the interest of
results. A majority of Amer
leans and majority of BritOns, sure
ly, will agree with the fundamental
contention of the British insurrecto."
To the Springfield Republican, how
ever, it seems that 1.-The historic i'm
portance of Lord Robert Cecil's de-
lberate challenge to the Baldwin min
istry with regard to the instructions
which it imposed upon the British rep
resentatives at the Inflated Geneva
conference depends largely upon the
reactions on this side of the Atlantic"
The Raleigh News and Observer
feels that Americans will agree"
with Lord Cecirs statement: Surely
orr two nations, instead of metlculous-
" counting on every ton and every
gun in each others state, should
rather be equal contributors to joint
force whose chief duty would be main
tenance of the peace of the world.
Word from the British admiralty
that only one new cruiser will be laid
down this year and other cTrtailment
Is being discussed" as well as Lord
Balfour's statement that he does not
believe il impossible for Great Britain
and the United States to find basis
for common agreement, are viewed
nv the Indianapolis News as indica
lions of a sane outlook, and that paper
concludes: "ViScount Cecil apparently
has succeeded in mObilizing British
sentiment in favor of armament
limitation to a much larger degree
than many observers had assumed
could be done at this time"
The Utica Observer-Dispatch as
sumes that at the naval conference
1.-The people of Great Britain did not
approve the policy of the ministry, y
and adds: 1.-THE resignation of Lord
Cecil. the sturdy friend of peace. from
the Baldwin ministry emphasized this
fact, and was no doubt influential In
preparing the way for more decisive
expression of moderate opinion. And
now the government itself has been
forced to accept this point of view"
Similarly the Oakland Tribune thinks
1T is apparent that there is enough
feeling in England to make a political
issue of the disarmament question"
I'm deciding to lay down only one
cruiser in the coming year. in the
place of the three originally planned"
states the Houston Chronicle. 1.-The
Conservative government of Great
Britain apparently is bowling before a
storm of popular opinion. Events
show that the people of Great Britain
do not want any armament race with
the United States; that they are not. in
fact. apprehensive about naval rivalry
with the United States"