The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-25
CURTA|LEDb BUILDING
ON NAVAL PROGRAM
IS HAILED With JOY
English and American Officials
Are Happy Over Settlement
Of the Arms Problem
STOP WORK ON CRUISERS
Visit Of MacD Donald Is Expected
to Bring Nations Into
Close Harmony
STOP WORK ON CRUISERS

washington, July 5.-tAJ-Ficogco
Of curtailed naval building from both
Great Britain and America were
hailed In Washington today as IN
d~ications OF an approaching agree
ment upon the troublesome problem
of disarmament.
Even more significant, perhaps. was
the new spirit Of cordially and CO.
operation that LAS entered the ne
gotiations and has been interpreted by
President Hoover as evidence hat
the two nations are 10 longer to be
competitors In construction OF YES
sells or wal but are to work together
as friends in reducing their number.
With the PRONUNCIATION Of the kcl-
logg treaty RELOCATING warfare to a
place beyond the pale Of the laws OF
nations came important pronounce
ments from London and Washing
ton upon which arc pinned the hopes
of both governments that an agree
mcnt is not far ANY,.
Agree on Parity
Addressing the house Of commons,
Premier Macdonald announced that
Great Britain and America had
agreed upon parity. qualified by a
degree of elasticity to meet the needs
Of both nations. He said. further,
that work on two British cruisers was
to be suspended. the construction OF
q submarine depot ship and two SUBJ
MARINES Cancelled and dock yard work
tetarded.
Quick to respond. President Hoover
Aa~,1~AA %l%A rnsocV,,~ftrVN - tt,VAn
kruisers Of thi; years building pro-
kram would be postponed until there
Is an opportunit, to consider their
effect upon an agreement for parity.
which. he added. he expected to sc
Reached. He welcomed MacDonald's
proposed visit and spoke Of the real
I~atisfaction" with which he had read
press reports Of the prime ministers
ADDRESS.
Through both statements ran q
lone of cordiality and goodwill that
brought many comments of pleasure
from officials here and was regarded
BY many as one of the most i'm
portant outcomcs of the discussions
that have gone forward in the last
few months.
Will Be Postponed
The cruisers referred to by the
president are among those authorized
by the fifteen cruiser law. which
specified that they should be laid
down at stated intervals within a
period of three years. Mr.. Hoover
q postpone their construction until
the end Of the current fiscal year
more than eleven months away, and
In the meantime he hopes for i'm
portant developments In the move for
q disarmament agreement. The orig
tnal intention was to begin work on
the vessels in the fall.
On Capitol Hill there was much
favorable comment from members OF
both parties on the days develop
ments. while objection was voiced by
Chairman Britten Of the house naval
committee, who Is visiting on Lone
Island.
Representative Britten declared that
sas In the past, British diplomacy i
now suggesting that they will scrap
mythical cruisers in exchange for real
American ones, and 1t looks as though
we are about to fall for the deceit.
He suggested that the best way to
obtain parity would be for Great
Britain to stop building cruisers and
the United States continue construct
Ing such vessels until an equality i
reached.