Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

employer are antagonistic, and the en-
| ployer is grinding down the wage Garner
| for the employers own profit, q condi-
ton of economic slavery exists.
The reception of Mr.. Macdonald in
| the House of Representatives, though
brief, was cordial and the little address
made by the prime minister was such
as to warm the heart. II
"Mr. Speaker" said the prime min
| lister, II am very much tempted 70 say
| fellow members Of Parliament and
in that single phrase he had won, 1t
may be said. the audience which he
was addressing. 1T makes me feel" he
continued, when look at you, when
I stand to address an assembly like
this, how very much alike are our great
democratic institutions and how much
akin we are in our democratic pur-
poses" The applause of the House
members was hearty, indeed.
Appeal to Press.
Mr.. Macdonald in his talk to the
press of the United States strongly
urged that the press do all In its power
to remove mlsundersta nding.
1--WE don't always see eye to eye, and
dare say you often find admirable
reason for criticizing us and for dis
agreeing with u.s." said the prime min
lister, land all that 1 put in plea for
is that disagreement never be aggra-
waited by misunderstanding. The trouble
in the world today, everybody who has
been foreign secretary, and who has
been concerned with foreign relations
will tell you, the trouble is misunder-
standing, and the great purpose, the
main purpose of my visit to Washington
at the present moment is that I am to
| try to make misunderstanding impos-
sible"
| Surely Mr.. Macdonald. with his per-
Sonal contacts with the Chief Executive,
the Congress and the press has gone
far along the road which he has sought
to travel.
Out of Mr.. Macdonald's visit, In adj
dition to the great value of better I'M
derstanding and the removal Of some
misunderstanding have come the
! tangible results Of an agreement on
naval parity between Britain and this
country and the final formal issuance
Of the invitations by Britain to at
tend flve-power naval conference In
London the third week in January
And the treaty Of Paris, the Kellogg
pact renouncing war; has been elevated
by the two governments to a place OF
extreme importance in international
relations.
In the invitation sent by the British
government to France, Italy and Japan
for the coming naval conference and in
the statement issued jointly by Presi-
dent Hoover and Mr.. Macdonald before
| the latter left Washington, great
emphasis is laid on the Kellogg treaty
and all its implications. 1t is made
clear also that the Anglo American
accord must not be regarded by these
standing, but merely as an adjustment
between the two nations Of differences
which have hitherto divided them.
n~n ~ ro0s pa.uIt.
For example, in the invitation sent
out by the British government the fol-
lowing paragraphs occur:
The conversations have been one of
| the results of the treaty for the re-
1928 which brought about a realign-
ment of our national attitudes on the
subject of security in consequence of
the provision that war should not be
used as an instrument of national policy
in the relations of nations one to an
other. Therefore. the peace pact has
been regarded as the starting point of
agreement.
1T has been agreed to adopt the
principle of parity in each of the sew
eral categories and that such parity
shall be reached by December 81, 1896.
Consultation between His Majesty's
government in the United Kingdom and
HIS MaJeStyS government IN the Do
minions has taken place and 1t is con-
templated that the program of parity
on the British side should be related to
naval forces of all parts of the en-
pire."
Parity between the United States
and Great Britain in the matter of
naval strength will be brought about by
reduction of naval strength as well
as by fixing limitations upon all cate
gories of naval strength If Mr.. Mac
donald and Mr.. Hoover has their way
And whatever comes out of the five
power naval conference, this question
of parity between the United States and
Britain has been settled.
One question which 1t is believed
was discussed while Mr. Macdonald
was here was the standardization of
naval bases owned by the British in
the West Indies. But whether that
| question will be taken up later for
serious consideration remains to be SEEN
If 1t we're accomplished, it would be
hailed as a great and peaceful ges-
ture on the part of Britain. 1t might
lead, however, to proposals of demili-
tarization in other parts of the world
| and thereby complicate the situation.