The Washington times., 1929-10-10
NJ DONALD SEES
TRIP HERE As
SUCCESS
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peace will be different, as one Uhe
Unitel States) will never consent to
become entangled in European
diplomacy and the other Great
BRITAIN Is resolved to pursue a
policy of active cooperation with its
European neighbors: but each Of
our governments will direct its
thoughts and influence toward
securing and maintaining the peace
OF the world"
This statement was designed for
two.fold purpOse-to assure the
United States Senate on the one
hand that traditional Washington
policy of mo entangling alliances"
has not been abandoned; and to
reassure Europe and Asia, on the
other, that there has been consum-
mated here in Washington no
alliance which need cause the rest
of the world any fear.
See Success for Farley
The first concrete manifestation
of this new.found partnership will
come in the five.power naval confer
ence which Macdonald has called
to meet in London the third week in
January.
Agreed as between Themselves on
their own navies, Premier MacDon-
aid and President Hoover are also
agreed as to the objectives of that
conference. chief of whicn is the
scaling down OF naval strength to
the lowest point consistent with
safety. That lowest point will be
determined by Japan, France and
Italy, the other powers.
IAN agreement on naval arma-
ments cannot be completed without
the cooperation of other naval
powers" said their joint statement.
But 1t was added that both of us
feel sure that such mutual
understandings will be reached as
will make naval agreement next
January possible, and thus remove
this serious obstacle to the progress
OF world disarmament"
Kellogg Pact Challenge
More and more, the Kellogg pact
Is entering into the calculations Of
statesmen. Accepted with lifted eye.
brows and slightly sardonic smiles
when first introduced. this Kellogg
treaty plainly is growing IN stature
Stripped of diplomatic verbia e
and the niceties of international in
, tercourse, the Hoover Macdonald
position Is challenging the sienatory
nations thus bluntly:
Did you mean what YOU said
when you signed q treaty forever
renouncing war? If so. there is no
reason to maintain large navies
Let's start cutting"
The whole world will watch this
challenge to the worlds sincerity
1t amounts to just that-a chal.
lenge.
AS for other problems, more
purely British American in applica.
tlon. such as "the freedom of the
seas" the question OF British naval
! bases In the West Indies, the irri.
tatIon caused by American prohf.
hition and tariff laws. there was
full and frank. il confidential, dis.
cussion of them. and start made
toward their solution.
Assume New Meaning
we dpplodch old historical prob
lens from new angle and in q
new atmosphere. said the Hoover.
Macdonald statement. "On the
assumption that war between us Is
oanlshed these problems have
changed their meaning and char.
acter and their solution has
become possible
Obviously these "old historical
problems include the much.dis-
cussed point of freedom of the
seas. 1t was upon that point that
America went to war with Britain
In 1912. and it was on that same
point that they very nearly became
estranged during the World war,
Had their joint statement or
peace. friendship and understanding
| oeen delayed nine more DAYS, to
octobr ~, it could have been issued
on the 14Sth anniversary Of a sig
nltlcant event in American history
the surrender of Cornwalli. to
washington at Yorktown.