Evening star., 1929-11-17
.AM|TY TO GOVERN
PARLEY ON NAv|ES.
Dawes Says TeChnicians
Must Advise Statesmen
at London Meet.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November l6.-Upited
States Ambassador Charles @. Dawes
tonight said that the great naval powers
of the world will meet here in January
in the spirit OF the Kellogg pact for re-
nunciation of war. He was addressing
the annual dinner Of the British In
stitute Of Journalists, only few hours
after he had returned to his London
post from a visit to America.
Disarmament by evolution was the
theme of the address by Gen. Dawes.
The current negotiations on naval
disarmament between Great Britain and
the United States have thus far well
exemplihed the greater effectiveness
and expedition Of the new method as
compared with the old" he said,
These negotiations have been but
preliminary and their result is sub
jected to such notifications as may
result from the necessities of other
naval powers. These powers will from
now on give these results their full ex-
animation and consideration, not only
in preliminary informal conferences
among themselves, but as we'll with the
United States and Great Britain"
Negotiations Outlined.
Gen. Dawes outlined how the in
formal preliminary negotiations had
been carried on, step by step, by the
principals of various nations separately
advised by their naval stats.
Public opinion will eventually con-
troll all, and for the proper formation of
its final judgment, the public should
first have q clear statement and under
standing of the case. Naval technicianS
alone are primarily qualified to tormu
late the terms Of technical naval diff
ference, and with their findings rs the
basis, statesmen should be able tc state
properly those differences for public
consideration. Any other course may
be an assistance to the prOpagandists
and others. Selflshly interested. who will
endeavor to obscure the real question
and the real public interest by the in
lection OF extraneous and irrelevant
considerations.
Methods Of Approval.
"It 10 important" he said, that dur
ing the future course of naval negotia-
tions the methods of proper approach
be always In mind and the experience
thus far of Great Britain and the
United States may be worthy of con-
sideration by other naval powers"
The Ambassador stated that Great
Britain and America in the last four
months had devoted time to Discussion
OF technical naval matters touching on
the following points:
First. The naval requirement of each
OF the two nations essential to their
respective security.
Second. Whether reduction may be
secured consistent with the meeting of
these requirements
Third. What will constitute equality
in strength between the two navies,
particularly in the cruiser category"
Minor Differences.
Reminding his audience Of distin-
guished newspaper men that conflicting
opinions remain on only q minor mat
ter, involving 10000 cruiser tonnage
out OF an aggregate tonnage OF 2.400,-
900, Gen. Dawes expressed the opinion
that had this series of technical ques-
tions been discussed publicly by naval
technicianS and statesmen, instead of
by the President and Prime Minister,
advised by their naval STATS, no agree
ment was likely to have been reached.
In disarmament negotiations, the
motto, 'one thing at q time,' should
be kept in mind. Discussion of other
ultimate objects such as freedom of the
seas and more comprehensive disarma-
ment should never be allowed to OBJ
struct any agreement which may step
in their direction.
THE specific objection in the present
negotiations is the abolition Of general
competitive building Of fighting ships
and their reduction In number so far
as Ii consistent with national security
and the domestic necessities of the re-
speetive naval powers This objective
is in itself OF vast importance and value
to the economic welfare Of the world
and furthermore its contamination will
furnish only the foundation for further
procedure and further pacts guarding
still better continuing world peace"
Henderson Voices Hope.
Foreign Secretary Henderson told the
Journalists that nothing was more vital
than stabilization of world peace.
1T we can only bring about an un-
derStanding between President Hoover
and Prime Minister Macdonald" he
said, land II that understanding can
be translated into agreements on treat
les TO be subscribed to by other naval
powers, and II, when that agreement
has been reached by all naval powers.
1t can be handed over to the prepara-
tory commission of the League of Ma
tlonS, every element in connection with
the militarism Of the world could then
be tackled, whether 1t be on land or in
the air"