Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
Alexander Tells Commons
That None of Latest Types
Will Be Sunk.
CURB ON SUBMARINES
PLEASING TO STlMSON
Decision Limiting Use and Setting
Up Humanitarian Policy Is Held
Worth Trip to London.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February IA. v
Alexander, first lord of the admiralty
told questioners in the House of Com
mons yesterday afternoon that there
was no question of Great Britain's
scrapping any of her latest battleships
Prime Minister Macdonald also tolo
questioner later that no proposals hao
been made at the Naval Conference BY
any foreign delegation that would en-
tail the scrapping of battleships of tbs
Queen Elizabeth or Royal Sovereign
classes.
The premier's reply was:
The answer to the question is de-
cidedly in the negative"
Reports Prompt Questions.
The questions we're prompted chiefly
by reports that the United States. in.
stead Of asking for the scrapping OF
certain British battleships on an age
basis, would ask that vessels of the
Queen Elizabeth or ROYAL Sovereign
class be strapped in order to bring the
American and British battle fleets or
an equal basis.
In response to other questions, the
first lord of the admiralty said that
the number of SO cruisers as necessary
for the British Empire had been ar
rived at after full investigation anc
that this number would meet all the
requirements for the period of the
agreement, which it was hoped would
result from the London Naval Confer.
ence. The number, he added, was sub.
Ject. to a satisfactory outcome Of the
conference.
LAS I listened to the Senator from
Utah." said Senator Dill, IT asked my.
self what chance Lincoln would have
had OF being appointed Chief Justice ir
his day. He was looked on as a radical
and a progressive. I venture the sug.
gestion he would not have had a chance
for being appointed. What a coinci.
oence that the Senate is spending the
anniversary of Lincoln, the greatest
champion of rights considering the
nomination of Hughes, the greatest
champion of property rights"
Both the American and British del.
egationS to the London Naval Confer.
ence regard the position taken al
yesterdays plenary session regarding
submarines as representing a definite
decision to restrict the use of sub.
MERCEDES and merchant ships.
The statement OF Secretary Stimsor
last night that he regarded yesterdays
work as significant achievement fol-
the conference attracted widespread in.
terest in view of the fact that subna.
rine problems we're referred to a com.
n1ittee for study without the plenary
session expressing a formal view BY
vote.
During a conference with newspaper
men last night the Secretary said II
part:
Thinks Action Worth Trip.
Concerning the plenary meeting thi.
morning, want to call your attention
to the fact that there has been a def.
mite decision by the Naval Conference
today. Not tentative one-a definite
one.
1.-The five powers agreed to restric
the use of the submarine against mer.
chant ships to the same rules which
are applied to surface vessels.
I want to say about that, that
regard that single incident as worth
the visit of the American delegation
here in London. That marks a ster
forward in a matter that our country
once went to war about"
Aids Abolition Move.
Tne secretary also said that impetus
had been given for the movement fol
the eventual abolition of submarines.
Newspaper men this morning fired 6
volley Of questions at the British spokes.
man concerning Secretary Stimson.
announcement and were informed thai
the British delegation gave unequivoca
adherence to the Secretary's interpre.
tation of yesterdays events.
The American delegation announced
of1icially today that no proposal re.
garding naturalization of the Philip.
pines had come to the attention of the
United States representatives.
The announcement was made BY
Hugh r. Wilson at a press conference
in st. James Palace and was in re.
spouse to questions regarding report.
published IN the United States saying 6
plan to neutralize the islands was under
consideration.
Unofhcial expressions in the Ameri.
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