Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
us. CARLSON TABLE
IN ARMS CURB STEP
Cooperation Among Naval
Powers Is Strengthened
by Japan's Stand.

| ain. re- papprove the address o
| Charhs DaweS, American Ambas
sado2V he Court OF st. James, befor,
he Fred 1t In London last Tuesda.
nkgf u6ut that 1t also was shown to tn,
Jhpai,ase Ambassador to Great Britain
M. - tsudaira, and received his indorse'
aoush formal announcements from
Tod that the imperial Japanese gov
ern1 Int was ready to join the powers
or United States and Great Britain
alon in the reduction of naval arma
men did not come until two days aftel
Amt sador Dawes address. it now &
shov that Washington and Londor
have been going forward with theil
negotiations with the assurance, un'
spoken but nevertheless certain, tina
they would have the support OF Japan
Dawes Showed Speech Around"
It is common practice; in fact
an established international courtesy
for one diplomat to show q report con.
corning international matters to other
diplomats whose government would bt
affected before submitting It. Although
public address would not necessarily
be included in the class Of q report
Ambassador Dawes showed 1t around,
1t was made known.
1t Is understood that both the French
and italian Ambassadors in London
saw the address also, but what COM
ment they made, II any, was not dis
closed here. In view of the fact that
France and italy are the only two
naval powers included In the big i've
which have not publicly announced
their readiness to Join In conference
for the reduction of naval ornaments
their reaction to Ambassador Dawes
address was sought particularly.
The fact that well informed quarters
talked willingly about the Japanese
Ambassador having seen 1t and APP
proved It, but preferred not to be
pressed as to the reaction Of the French
and Italian Ambassadors. made 1t APP
pear that the latter two were non
commital. In support of that view Is
the fact that neither France nor Italy
have broken their silence on the topic
Of reduction of naval ornaments.
May be Represented Inactively.
There have been growing indications
in Washington that when the confer
ence proper convenes, France and Italy
win be represented more or less inac.
lively, II at all. Nothing ofdcial &c
substantiate that belief has been dis
closed. however. 1t is based largely on
the fact that France and italy, in the
matter OF naval strength, are something
like the United States when land arma-
ments are under discussion.
In discussions affecting land arma-
ments, the United States delegates
usually sit back and let the powers with
really large armies settle their OWE
problem. The United States Army
already has been reduced to the mini,
mum strength consistent with national
defense and therefore this Government
feels that land ornaments Is one toI
the more military governments, 70 settle
according to their peculiar needs.
In the same sense, both France anc
italy have navies so inferior TO those OIL
tI,A United States, Great Britain and
Janan. In battle strength, that although
they are classed among the nve DIG
naval powers, their presence or tnen
absence when the next naval conference
meets will make little difference. ms,
It Is said. accounts for their delay II
making any public pronouncements on
the current negotiations.
Stimson Outlines Situation.
Henry l.. Stimson, Secretary Of state
pointed out Friday that while 1t Is high
" desirable to make the Forthcoming
conference a real world meeting, Of
which all of the important nations Will
be represented, the United States, Great
Britain and japan could meet alone ano
evolve a treaty which would satisfactor-
lily settle the problem OF naval arma-
ments, q treaty which probably would
have q decided effect on land arma-
merts later.
Secretary Stimson made it clear yes
terday that so far as the United State.
is concerned, its cards in the present
negotiations now are on the table. Thu
does not mean that President Hoover
has played his last trump, and thai
Europe must furnish whatever motivs
power remains, but that as far Is ths
negotiations have gone the various pro-
posals and their results have been made
public, that the general public knows
as much about the situation up u
the present state as the State Depart
ment.
There has been q feeling In Wash
angton for some time that momentous
things were about to happen, that Pres.
ident Hoover and Prime Minister Mac.
Donald had something up their re.
spectiye sleeves which might be pulled
out at any moment and create an in
ternational sensation. Secretary Slim.
son endeavored to make 1t quite plair
that there Is no basis for such q feel
ing and that the United States ant
Great Britain are proceeding in TIT
open in their negotiations. Nothing
has been held back, 1t was said.
Much Yet TO Be Done.
There is still considerable laborioui
ence proper is called. and probably also
before the preparatory disarmament
conference Is convened. The situation i
In that stage now. and the principal
reason for Hugh 8. Gibson, American
Ambassador to Belgium and chief Of
the American delegation at the meet.
ing of the preparatory conference ir
Geneva in April, going to London is x
speed UP the machinery to get this
work done as rapidly as possible.
When the preparatory. conference
can be reconvened to settle the Ques.
ton OF methods, how the nations will
determine the relative battle strength
OF each navy, can only be guessed. II
step must be taken before the con-
ference at which actual reduction viii
be decided upon Is called. Admins.
tration leaders hope this conference
can be convened In the Fall. At pres.
emit 1t is said there Is reason TO believe
this will be done, but much viii depend
upon the developments Of the next -four
weeks.
So much progress has been made In
the last three weeks, particularly since
Ambassador Dawes arrived in London
that Washington is highly expectant
and optimistic. Political conditions In
England are such, however, that the
speed with which the preliminary work
Is to be accomplished may be decided
largely upon what the British Parlia-
meIt does when It convenes. II Prime
Minister Macdonald receives q suhstan-
tial vote Of confidence 1t IL believed
there will be little delay.
Secretary Stinlson declined to be led
into q discussion Of how prominent 9
place the problem Of. freedom Of the
seas will have in the naval conference