Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10

The Hoover-Macdonal statement
/ with its foreword, follows:
The visit of the British prime min
| lister to President Hoover, which is now
| terminated, had as its chief purpose the
making Of personal contacts which wall
be fruitful in promoting friendly and
| frank relations between the two coun-
tries. Both the President AMI the
prime minister are highly gratified By
the keen interest which the people OF
both countries have taken in the meet
ing, and regard it as proof of the strong
desire of both nations to come to closer
understanding. The British prime min
lister has been particularly impressed
and gratified by the warmth of his well
come and the flood of expression OF
good will which have poured upon
him. At the moment Of leaving wash
ington the following joint statement
was issued:
During the last few days we have
had an opportunity, in the informal
talks in which we have engaged, not
only to review the conversations on a
naval agreement which have been car
ried on during this Summer between
us, but also to discuss some of the more
important means by which the moral
force of our countries can be exerted
for peace.
1--WE have been guided by the double
hope of settling our own differences on
naval matters and so establishing I'M
clouded good will, candor and conf
dence between us, and also of contribut-
ing something to the solution OF the
problem OF peace in which all other
nations are interested and which calls
for their cooperation.
Accept Pact as Obligation.
"In signing the Paris peace pact Sc
nations have declared that war shall
not be used as an instrument Of ma
tional policy. We have agreed that all
disputes shall be settled by pacific
means. Both our governments resolve
to accept the peace pact not only as
declaration Of good intentions, but as a
positive obligation to direct national
policy In accordance with its pledge.
1.-THE part of each Of our govern
ments In the promotion Of world peace
will be different, as one will never con-
sent to become entangled IN European
diplomacy and the other is resolved to
pursue a policy of active cooperation
with its European neighbors; but each
of our governments will direct its
thoughts and influence towards secur-
ing and maintaining the peace OF the
world.
"Our conversations have been largely
confined to the mutual relations Of the
two countries in the light of the situ-
alton created by the signing of the
peace pact. Therefore, in a new and
reinforced sense the two governments
not only declare that war between them
is unthinkable, but that distruSts and
suspicious arising from doubts and fears
which may have been justified before
the peace pact must now cease to in
fluence national policy. We approach
old historical problems from a new
angle and in a new atmosphere. On
the assumption that war between us Is
banished, and that conflicts between
our military or naval forces cannot take
place, these problems have changed
their meaning and character, and their
solution, in ways satisfactory to both
has become possible.
I'VE have agreed that those questions
should become the subject of active
consideration between us. They involve
technical matters requiring
detailed study. One of the hopeful re-
suits of the visit which is now termi-
mating of1icially has been that our two
will begin conversations
upon them following the same method
as that which has been pursued during
the Summer in London.
1.-THE exchange Of views on naval re-
duction has brought the two nations
so close to agreement that the obstacles
in previous conferences arising out of