Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-05
Move Seen as Bid to Soothe
Announced AntagoniSm of
United States.
CHAMBERLAIN LIKELY
TO QUIT AS SECRETARY
Signing of Agreement at Critical
Time Is Blamed on His
III Health.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

E Cable DlSuatch e Ths Stat snnS5e sln5e ''e
rynyrs~o nsisy News CepSTlsht' 1895
LONDON. September 5,-Diplomaoc
rircles in London we're startled toosT
At report unconfirmed as Yet on'
highly probable, that the British gov
,-,~,o,,t has decided to abandon the
Anelo-French naval accord.
Ever since Sir Austen Chamberlain
announced in a few words that the Two
countries had reached an agreement
,egardinc certain naval matters the
ro~ld has been astir German ana
italian diplomats were considerably
vorried They considered Foreign Mn
.ster Chanberlain's statement as an an
nonncenent to the world that the oI0
r~anco- British entente" had been re-
viyed and they believed that its future
oo~s.orsnces were full OF dangers for
world peace.
The mystery which shrouded the an
nouncement. together with certain leak
ages from Paris, seemed TO connrm Ifie
fears OF the interested powers that
the Franco-B British agreement contained
clauses referring to other matters Sian
naval disarmament. and all xmas oi
alarming versions we're crcuia1eo HI
London diplomatic circles
Fears Are Confirmed.
The truth is that while nobody could
stat for certain what these secret ar
ranaements consisted Of. suinclent n
formation leaked out from ParS ano
London 10 confirm the worst fears OF
the interested powers. Beiaoeo oeillals
.ssi,ed bv the British foreign Office, ano
-heartedly confirmed by the Guai
D'Orsay. had no other effect than 10
convince the worlds diplomats that
France and England had actually agreed
to stand by each other IN case Oh
trouble
THE fact that Berlin and Rome were
excited over the alleged compromise WIS
disregarded By the British and IN
French. but the excitement caused y.
the United States wpZxten Enghsn
statesmen. British representatives N
Washington sent gloomy reports aoou.
the effect of the alleged compromise and
various public statements made by Pres
tdenr Coolidge and by Herbert Hoover
cnly confirmed those reports. Secre-
tary KeIlogg's decision 70 go 10 Ireland
from Paris by warship without passing
through England also was very moica-
tive
Last Sunday Lord Cushendun, who Is
representing Great Britain at Geneva,
had q long conference with Premier
Baldwin at Annecy, smaA SUMMER
SORT in France, and. according 10 re-
liable information, the result OF tnat
conference was q decision 70 abanoon.
al least for the time being and Tor the
y-,hYic eve. the Anglo French naval
f,or.nyoYnise. How this win be done lS
s,nrertain as vet, as it Is difficult Ior
fhe british government 70 inform tne
English public that an agreement whicn
.rss reached after long and painful con-
versatiog1s must be abandoned because
At does not suit the United STATES
Press Attack Looms.
ro,,btless the government VIII oe ye-
%sementIv attacked by the lingo press lot
LrTrtoy3ng 70 America again, put II y
.rnr~i6ered rr.ore advisable TO stand the
hy,sst If the criticism al home tnan
@r7~4E,er TO antagoni2e the United otatcS
n d likely that this Anglo-Frencn
agreernent was Sir Austen CnarnpeT-
iaIn's last act as foreign secretary. Ever
his most intimate friends considered les
announcement on the eve OF signaSule
rf tire KGtf9E& LUAlnSIfcA tASNNS
terrible t,arn6er. His most deFoted loi-
Is.ieTs admit tfey cannot understand
mai induced the foreign secretary to
r,,noSe ri,ch q time for announcing an
asregrnent in such terms that even u
Il d96 not contain secret clauses OF Ia
reaaflfsSg consernence, was bound 10 OF
YnsyirYteFpreted, -. :,
80. s.r 1sssteYl'g friends explain that nc
rs,6 rot ct,ffe reaaize what he was ooine
hecas,se 81 his iIl health, which VIII nov
for rrarg years prevent him from TAX
;na further part IN public life Al
4noapf1 /, was officially denied tooss
s4af ts,e secretary intends 10 resign. y
was learned from good authority INA
Sir Aussen'g state Of health Is 50 snat-
tered that he never viii be able again
oo any strenuous work Iils nie-hone
srnf3ffoy7 was 70 become head OF tFlf
Conservative party III health, together
v1tn the antagonism he created against
himself within the party, put an enc
~ his dreams and it Is very prooaoie
3rat ne will tender his resignation IRON
pfhae before the general elections ano
b. satisfied with his elevation 10
syarauisate, and thus take seat In the
House u Lords.