The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-10
SIS BELIEVED SLAIN FOR THREATENING TO END ROMANCE
HOOVER AWAITS
MACDONALD'S
VISIT
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Hoover foreign policy, and in the
British election just held Macdonald
made IL clear that Anglo-American
naval accord would be the key
stone of his foreign policy.
Given such situation, II IL not
hard to enyision the heads OF the
two greatest naval powers in the
world sitting down to discuss the
nroblem unhampered by the tech
nicaI details which the admirals al
ways fight over In more formal
international conferences and un.
hampered, too, by the political
iealoussies of continental nations,
which have been such = feature Of
the Geneva conferences.
Nearly Worked Out
The proposed. visit of the Brit.
ish Premier links up directly with
President Hoover's recent instruc-
tions to Navy Department experts
to find a new yardstick" for meas
uring the relative strength OF the
American and British navieS. Rear
Admiral Hilary Jones has been
working on II for weeks, ana 1t
Il near completion, II, In fact, It
has not actually been finished.
Gen. Charles r. Dawes carried an
outline with him when he sailed
for England last week to take up
his duties as Ambassador at Lon
don.
An early naval agreement IL
necessary il the Administration 10
to escape carrying out the 15-cruiser
program ordered by the last Con-
gress.
The authorization act for these
cruisers provided that five should
be laid down annually during the
next three years, unless IAN inter-
national agreement should be
reached, In which event the Presi-
struction.
Time Extended
Already the time for submitting
estimates to the Budget Bureau
for the first five cruisers has been
extended by President Hoover's di.
rection. But unless some definite
understanding Is reached by Aug
ust l these estimates must go in
and construction begun. While it
may be impossible to get around
building the first years quota OF
five, it is considered extremely
likely that the remaining 10 will
go by the boards-providing. of
course. an agreement Is reached.
The meeting between the Ameri.
can President and the British Pre-.
mier could also lay the groundwork
for the second Washington naval
conference, to be held in 1881, at
which time the treaties that came
out OF the 1921 conference are to
be examined for revision and re.
newal. How far they could go in
this direction In problematical, how.
ever, in view of the uncertain
tenure OF the labor party govern.
ment in England. Macdonald
might find himself out of office in
q year.
Rather Original
Irrespective of the material bene.
fits that might accrue from a
Hoover. Macdonald conference, the
proposed visit of the British pre-
mier would be, as one official de-
scribed it today, "a magnificent
gesture" of Anglo-American friend
ship.
British premiers are not in the
habit of travelling about the world.
In the past, the world has gone
to Downing Street. Now 1t APP.
pears. Downing Street is coming
to Pennsylvania Avenue.
Senate comment on Macdonald |
proposed trip was particularly favor.
able.
1.-The greatest problem in the
world" said Senator Borah R) of
Idaho. chairman of the Foreign Re. |
lations Committee, ''is to lift the |
burden of armament from the backs !
of men. Close cooperation between
Hoover and Macdonald would be
exceptional assurance of progress
in this direction. l hope Macdonald
to see US"
Senator Swanson 3D. of Virginia,
minority member of the
declared visit by Mac |
Donald would be evidence of an
earnest desire to compose naval diff.