Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
NAVAL DELEGATES
TO RESUME WORK
Four Powers Representa-
tiveS to Go Ahead With
out France.

LONDON, February 26.-The chief
delegates to the Naval Conference to-
day decided to resume work immedi-
ately on their negotiations and to con-
tinue on the work, except where it
might be inlmical to French interests.
The delegates decided that the recess,
which was taken on the defeat of the
Tardieu government in Paris, should
cease today.
Ambassador Fleuriau of France at
tended the meeting on behalf of the
French and explained that former Pre-
mier Tardieu had been to the ElySee
Palace with the view of forming a new
cabinet.
big Navy" Advocates Speak.
Great Britain's big navy" advocates
found voice today at a meeting OF the
Navy League at which Winston Churchill,
the former chancellor, sounded a warn
ing against too much naval reduction.
Mr.. Churchill said that the league had
met to express the profound and growing
anxiety with which 1t had endeavored
to follow the present Naval Conference.
Speaking on a resolution which OPP
posed sanctioning any further reductions
in Great Britain'S naval forces and
ing down such vessels as were necessary
to maintain the existing strength, Mr..
Churchill declared that the British gov
eminent at the Conference was alone
among the powers represented that
seemed insure of itself. He said the
government presented IAN aspect OF
squeezeability, of shutting retreat and
of precipita.ely proffered concessions"
Cites Clarity of Others.
It was felt, he said. that Great
Britain was being pushed and edged
into whatever might turn out to be TO
the general convenience and wishes OF
the other four powers.
II must draw your attention" said
Mr.. Churchill, Ito the contrast between
the attitude of our own government and
that of the four great powers represent
ed here. Every one of these powers has
clear idea of what its safety or its
prestige require. They know, or seem
to know, what they want and not one
of them is in the least afraid Of stating
its requirements firmly"
Mr.. Churchill said the second fea-
ture of the conference was the
strange fact" that the other powers
without exception were preparing to
increase the relative strength OF their
navies.
Comments on American Strength.
"As to the United States" he said,
"the rise and expansion of American
naval ornaments has been the main
event, apart from the episodes OF the
war, which has taken place upon the
salt water since 1914"
Great Britain on the other hand, he
continued. had been steadily reducing
her fleet from the pre-war period.
Dealing with what he described as
the number of cruisers required ito
prevent the empire being riven asunder"
and Great Britain starved to surrender
or death, he said the number of cruisers
and small craft Great Britain needed
was dependent primarily upon the Brit
ish Empire.
Mr.. Churchill reminded his audience
that few years ago the admiralty
experts laid 1t down that Great Britain's
needs required at least 10 cruisers.
Tardieu Decision Pleases.
'eNow we are told that our naval ex-
perts consider so cruisers are sufficient.
We want to know what has happened
to make this extraordinary change in
scientific judgment possible.
Mr.. Churchill said that treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States on naval parity calculated arith-
rletically was not equality. Every one
knows that arithmetical naval parity
between Great Britain and the United
States means definite naval inferiority
for Great Britain" he commended.
Tardieu's decision to attempt to form
a cabinet in France was hailed as a
good omen in conference circles today,
and it was believed that he would be
successful quickly enabling the French
delegates to return to London, perhaps
by Monday.
The American delegation this morn
ing took under discussion the form of
the proposed agreement for humaniztng
the use of submarines.
Although long faces were the rule,
and unquotable pessimistic predictions
were heard on every hand, opinion was
by no means unanimous that the con-
ference really is through. The more
element here advanced the
opinion that something must and will
be done to assure at least some measure
Of success for the deliberations.
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