Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01

Assistance in baniShing rivalry among
ornaments is hailed with approval by
the greater portion of the American
press as curtailment or delay is ordered
by President Hoover and Premier Mac
Donald in their respective navy-buldlng
programs.
MFR. Hoover has a magnificent OPP
portunity to write history in the field OF
international relations as they bear on
the problem of stabiliZing peace and
there is every indication that he intends
to make the most of it," declares the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. which admits
that The may encounter difficulties
but Ibis record proves that he is not the
man whom difficulties daunt. They
simply serve to spur him to greater ef-
fort"
with President and premier taking
the leadership for armament reduc-
tion," according to the Pittsburgh Post
Gazette, land with other nations vying
with one another in promising support,
it would appear that the near future
should see a striking advance in the
outlawing of war" The Santa Barbara
Daily News predicts "a far-reaching in
fiuence on other nations of the world, "
to the extent that lit is reasonably GER
tain that a general agreement for the
reduction of naval armament will fol-
low"
IF these two nations reach a work.
able understanding, it means that a
real world limitation of ornaments Is
in sight, with its resultant savings OF
millions to the people of all the world
powers" asserts the Kansas City Jour-
nal-PoSt, while the Houston Chronicle
offers the judgment that I'VE can now
see our way clear to action, and the
people as whole are going to hail it
as boon to humanity" The Spokane
Spokesman Review credits Hoover, Mac
Donald and Dawes with magnificent
service, not only to their own countries,
but to the world" and refers to their
courses of action as noble negotiations,
with their accompanying vouchers OF
national good faith"
"By putting technicalities aside and
going to the issue as an issue they can
solve this problem to the satisfaction OF
both peoples" says the Albany Evening
News, with the belief that "the issue of
naval reduction Is greater than all the
technicalities in the world The De-
troit News holds that "a foundation is
being laid for the next Naval Limitation
CONFERENCE.-THE so long in advance
and so carefully that world opinion is
sure to demand that the negotiations
succeed"
A warning comes from the Cleveland
News that 1T cannot be overlooked that
Premier Macdonald is representative
of a minority power" that neutral OBJ
servers believe he will be permitted a
comparatively free hand only for a
year or two at the most" and that the
present developments are steps in the
direction of world peace, yet only the
beginnings of anything like an eft1ca-
cious policy capable of withstanding the
vicissitudes of governmental changes.
The Kansas City Star maintains that
parity with Great Britain, not inferi-
ority, must continue to be Americas
policy"
"Mr. Hoover's determination to &c
more than half way, to leave nothing
undone, to conciliate the quite natural
sensitiveness Of British policy respect
ing the vital concern Of imperial de-
Tense will have the approval of Ameri-
can opinion in the MAN," comedies the
Chicago Daily Tribune, provided it is
not a prelude to inordinate and unjust
sacrifices in the coming negotiations
and provided it does not encourage on
the part of the British government the
expectation of such sacrifices" The
Tribune concluded: America is self
confident, optimistic and generous in
its purposes, and it has given the most
substantial proof of it's earnest DISPOSE
ton to peace. But it Is the chief of the
duties Of its Government to prevent the
! exploitation Of the Nations good will
and to protect at all times its safety
and its just concerns"
Mr.. Hoover appears TO the New York