Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19

and twive to head the British nation
Not Exclusive.
"As to the worldwide purpose Of
what are known as the Anglo American
conversations, he said. II hope that
neither the large states nor he small
ones will have any doubt that they are
not exclusive. They are inclusive.
THE mighty Republic across the At
lantic will enter into no European en-
tanglements and alliances but no one
ought to suspect that II will decline to
serve the common interests. Of peace
and democracy. There are obstacles to
be surmounted. differing interests to be
reconciled. some historical inheritances
to be soothed and rivalries which are
! legitimate to be confined to their proper
! channels.
THAT is the glorious task which the
! happy conversations which the Ameri-
can Ambassador and had opened up,
and 1 would pray the whole nation,
irrespective of party, to share helpfully
! in our labors, to give us its confidence
and to enable us to carry the work to
! a successful conclusion"
/ The Ambassadors speech was made
! before the Pilgrims Society, 400 of
Britain's social and political elite as
! sembling
/ He contended that naval reduction
was the logical sequent to the Kellogg
anti-war treaties, and he mentioned
the huge financial burden carrying OUT
| of present naval building programs
! the authorized contemplated naval pro-
gram of the United States alone
amounts to $l,170, 100000.
Discusses Experts.
He then went into the roles played
by financial experts in the PREPARATIONS
and similar conferences, and developed
the proposition that, whereas they were
necessary to the success of those con-
ferences, they would impair rather
than abet progress If they played SIM
liar parts in a naval conference.
1.-THE proper pride of a naval Of
ficer's life is his navy" the Ambassador
said. His whole professional career
impels him to think of the navy only
in terms of victory. He is rightly
taught that he must strive, not for
equal navieS, but for superior navy"
The Ambassador sought to show the
naval experts proper place was in the
fixing Of a naval yardstick, stand
ard of equivalent values to harmonic
such widely variant factors as ship age,
displacement, gun elevation, etc. States
men, he added, could apply naval
yardstick for the best interests of all.
IF naval experts rise to a proper
sense Of their responsibility the use
by statesmen Of their yardstick VIII not
be one which will invite peril from
those extreme pacifists and extreme
militarists who form the lunatic
fringe" he said.
The text of Premier MacDonald's
speech before the Town Council here
last night follows:
BE the merits or dement's of govern
ment what they may, can claim one
which will not be disputed. We lost
no time in getting into harness. We. at
any rate, take no easy complacent view
of the needs of the nation. have made
it clear both before and during the cleo
ton that I put our relations with the
United States in the forefront In ma
tional concern. AS regards them. we
have not let the grass grow under our
feet.
has been good enough to take long
journey here to see me and have q
talk with me about them. He saw some
some of its historical stories and I hope
these we're in part at any rate recon-
pense for his WEAKNESS of body.
We found each other taking the
same general views on world peace. The
hands we clasped were not cold with
official correctness. but warm with a
friendship inspired by common enthusi-
asm for service in the cause Of interna-
tional good viii and common sense. We
did not meet to threaten other nations,
to dominate other peoples, nor indeed
did we meet to form alliances and pacts.
We had no intention Of presenting to
the other nations an accomplished fact
they can take or leave More genial,
humane and democratic spirit than
that was in Logic House last Sunday
afternoon. We met, inspired by the
hope that we might be instrumental in
preparing a board round which other
nations might ultimately sit in CO.
operative fellowship studying the arts
and the ways of peace, gaining sense of
security, not by arms but by absence
of arms.
"Symbolizing the opennesS of our
hearts and our purpose, the sunshine
poured through the great windows Of
the room in which we sat. With II
came the song of birds and the murmur
of the horn and I believe human eyes
watched us as we sat talking and PEN
ming notes.
"As to the wide world purpose OF
what is known a. the Anglo-AmericaYl
conversations, hope that neither the
large states nor the small ones will have
any doubt that they are not exclusive
they are inclusive The mighty re-
public across the Atlantic will enter
into no European entanglements and
alliances. But no one ought to suspect
that it will decline 10 serve the common
interests of peace and democracy.
There. are obstacles to be SUR
mounted, differing interests to be rec-
onciled. some historical inheritances
to be soothed, rivAlries. which are
legitimate, to be confined to their
proper channels. Such considerations,
for instance. as those mentioned by Mr..
Churchill the other day to be studied
and adjusted. That is the glorious task
which the happy conversations, which
the American Ambassador and I had
together at Logic, opened up and I
would pray the whole nation. irrespec-
our labors, to give us its confidence and
to enable us to carry the work to q
| successful conclusion"
No Great Issues.
Prime Minister Macdonald tele-
graphed the Pilgrims that there were
no great issues between Britain and
America, but only neglected roads
with q slightly rough surface and some
overgrowth." He likened the nations
to two men who are determined to
smooth them out"
British foreign office circles express
themselves as wholly in agreement with
the general principles laid down in the
speeches by Premier Macdonald and
Ambassador Dawes
It was pointed out that there was
plenty of scope for speculation, but that
| it would be idle TO discuss the tech
nical details at this early stage.
The most important thing to be OBJ
| Of this STAGE in nOuuninU etraa,