Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-13
British Reiterate Preference
for Kellogg Pact to League
as Limitation Basis.
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
TO mediterranean PACT
Glasses, Types and Categories Fa-
vored Over Paris Thesis of
Global Tonnage.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January ia note from
the British government to the French,
published today, tacitly asked that
France not come to the forthcoming
London Naval Conference with pre-
conceived stand from which 1t might
be difficult to recede.
The note reaffirmed the British ex-
preston of faith in the Kellogg anti
war pact as basis for prospective naval
limitation in contrast to the French
view that the covenant of the League
of Nations should be the basis instead
of the Kellogg pact.
The British note expressed preference
Tor handling of limitation by classes,
types and categories, rather than on
the French thesis of global tonnage. The
British gave little encouragement to the
French suggestion of pact of nom
aggression and mutual security in the
Mediterranean.
The note was the answer of Mr.. Mac
donald's government to the French
communication of December 20, in
which various French views with refer
ence to the coming conference we're set
forth. Although London after publica-
ton of that note saw no insurmountable
obstacles to naval agreement in its
expressions, certain Washington circles
regarded it as distinctly clouding in
possibility of five-power agreement.
Confidence Expressed.
The British answer concluded with
the expression:
His majesty's government note with
particular pleasure the opinion express
ed by the French government that none
Of the problems mentioned in the
memorandum amount to irremovable
obstacles and they share entirely in the
confidence felt by the French govern
ment that there will be cordial CO.
operation amongst the delegations to
promote the great aims of the confer
ence and that success viii terminate
their labors,"
eminent has at other times expressed
itself firmly--that 1t needs submarines
to protect It's coast lfae-the British
note hardly mentioned. 3ut at Sheffield
A. ". Alexander, first lord Of the ad-
.lniralty. Sunday, expressed the readiness
OF the British government to agree to
their complete abolition.
AS to the Kellogg pact the British
note says: "His majesty's government
places considerable trust in the fact
that As countries have declared their
intention to renounce war as an instru-
ment of national policy and to resort
only to pacific means for settlement of
international disputes.
"His majesty'S government earnestly
hopes the nations attending the Lon
don conference may by agreement on
reduced naval strengths register their
confidence in the great advance made
since the war in provision for national
security by political agreement.
His majesty's government observes
with interest the distinction in the
French memorandum between the pact
of Paris and the covenant of the League
of Nations. They would suggest, how
ever, that the two documents may be re-
garded as complementary, one of the
other"
Oppose GIobal Tonnage Plan.
AS the French suggestion of prefer
ence for limitation by Global tonnage
the note expresses confidence that any
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