Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-26
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slip in England had given promise Of more lib
eral policies In Great Britain and weakening of
the reacionary tendencies of the admiralty. whose
hes.g in the saddle has resulted In Engand's
insstenee upon her continued supremacy.
On June 8. Premier Macdonald let II he known
that he planned to visit Washington to confer per.
sonaIly with President Hoover the naval problem.
This announcement made decided hill with the
American public and the increasing Angle Ameri-
can friendness was fnrthered by the appointment
Of General Dawes MS American ambassador to
Great Britain, the warmth of tbs reception there
and the speed with which the ambassador
and the English premier took. up the disarmament
problem. On June Is Dawes an Macdonald
speaking at two different meetings In England
uttered joint statements In regard to the naval
= negotiation -which-hnth- emphasized tho
problem to be approached from the brond
viewpoint of policy and mutual confidence Both
men emphasized the fact that their conversations
on the naval problem were In no sense n nTelm.
mary to an AngloAmercan alliance which could
be used as Il threat against other nations, but
That the two countries were simply joining In
mutual confidence and friendness to take the
lead In bringing about solution Of this mpor
iant problem. In fact. 1t became known that
before making his speech, Mr. Dawes had sub
mtted II TO the representatives Of the other three
powers and that they, while not officially approx.
ing 1t. nre fully In sympathy with It's aims Fur
ther than that the Macdonald Dawes discussions
have been extended to include the representatives.
Of France, japan and Italy with the result that
fvc-power naval conference looms MS strong
possibility In the near future.
Although there has been considerable snccula
ton as to the points upon which the conference
will be held and many guesses already have beer
made as To its probable success nothing definite
Is YET known about any of these matters The
spirit In which the preliminarles have been
entered for such n conference promises well for
The success Of the undertaking On both sides OF
tho Atlantic there is feeling that something
definite In regard to limitation of naval arma
ment is about to be accomplished, Its failure may
well be n cause for despair for as Ambassador
Dawes In his speech said
Congress hns already by law committed the
United States to immediate naval program
involving over S2l0OO00O0, giving, however 10
the President power TO suspend ii In the event
of an international agreement for the limitation
ofnavat armament
On May 81. Inst, the secretary Of state of the
United States said :-afhave In my possession Il
memorandum from the director. OF the budget
showing the cost OF the program commended bv
the Navy department In case the policy of naval
reduction which the President advocated is not
adopted. That memorandum shows that the
authorized and contemplated naval program for
the construction Of new ships alone amounts TO
S1.00O,0000OO.
when 1t is borne I'm mind that the foregoing
figures involve a construction program of only
one nation and that, If 1t proceeds other nations
VIII be compelled to follow suit. the burden OF
unproductve expenditure which will be imposed
upon the economic world within the next fifteen
years can to certain extent be realized"