Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-26
Definite STEPS
TO LIMIT NAV|ES
EXPECTED SOON
Macdonald Indicates He
Hopes to Reveal Negotia-
tions in a Few Days.
DAWES SPEECH is SEEN
AS CONFIRMING PREMIER
Ambassador Urges Comradeship as
Opposed to Force as Arbiter
Between Nations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, June 26.-Definite an
nouncenient of negotiations for limita-
ton of navies is expected to be made
soon. either at washington or from No.
10 Downing street.
In a speech last night, which re-
yealed he had had another meeting
with Ambassador Dawes, Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald said he hoped soon
to reveal how the negotiations were to
be conducted. Hugh S. Gibson also was
at the meeting to which Mr.. Macdonald
referred.
Announcements Intimated.
The speech was before a Labor recep-
ton at the Friends Meeting House on
Euston road, and in it Mr.. Macdonald
declared he would put it no higher than
to say he was hopeful. Announcements
OF such things as the meeting place OF
q disarmament conference and its OBJ
jeets might be expected within few
days, he intinIated.
IT am not prophet and am not go-
ing to pose as one able to phophesy," he
said. Il am convinced of this, that the
obstacles which have been in the way of
I may ring the changes on one English
word, by a lack Of understanding OF
each other.
THE great thing which is wanted in
the world today is capacity of different
peoples, different races and different ma
tions to put themselves in each others
shoes. That viii be one of the things
that we shall try to do in the conduct of
these negotiations.
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Dawes Urges Comradeship.
Meanwhile, at the fourth biennial
conference Of the British Service League.
Ambassador Dawes. in the presence of
the Prince of Wales, told his hearers
that his chief instructions from Presi-
dent Hoover had been to promote COM
radeship as opposed to force as arbiter
between nations.
Gen. Dawes did not specifically men
ton disarmament or the coming nego-
tiationS in his speech, but this refer
ence to his mission as q general am
bassador OF peace tacitly was assumed
to have had covert reference to the
protected parley, the main lines of
which popularity were supposed to have
been arranged at yesterdays meeting
with Mr.. Macdonald
The prenlier's announcement at the
Friends Meeting House last night was
been a. second meeting of Gen. Dawes
and Mr.. Macdonald. or that Ambassador
Gibson had been taken to see the pre-
rlier.
Premier's Speech Brief.
The brief speech of the British pre-
1nier gave confirmation to the indica-
ton by the Associated Press on Sunday
that the visit Of Mr.. Gibson was of
great importance in settling on the
machinery and procedure of the pro-
posed international negotiations inau-
gurated at the now famous ForTcs
meeting
That negotiations would make. such
rapid progress had hardly been expect
ed on the English side. Gen. Dawes
appropriately allowed the first an
nouncement of the progress of the con-
versations to come from the British
premier
Mr.. Macdonald, after referring to
won and the general position Of his
government. remarked that there would
be no miracles and no magic, but
sincere determination and courage to
face public questions. He plunged i'm
inediately into his revelation.
I'VE have allowed no grass to grow
under our feet. We have already start
ed conversations with the United
States"
Reminded Of Hoover's Faith.
The premier said that the battle
which ended with the return of the
Labor government was battle of the
rank and file. It was very appropriate
he thought that such gathering
should be held in the headquarters of
the Society of Friends
This reminded him that President
Hoover. to whom they owed so much
for the present moves for peace and
TO whom as months went On he be-
lieved they would owe more and more
in acknowledgement and settlement of
international relations, had his roots
deep in the Society Of Friends.
Expresses Purpose for All Peoples"
Ambassador Dawes, explaining the
use of the word comradeship, said:
"It expresses purpose in which your
comrades of the American Legion may
unite with you. 1t expresses a purpose
in which former service men of all
armies of the World War, whether they
served with or against us, may unite
with you. 1t expresses the purpose
which should unite all peoples of what
ever nationality. country, creed or race,
IN which they must unite If the King
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