Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-22
President Asserts Treaty viii
Renew Faith of World in
Forces of Good Will.
ENGLAND AND JAPAN
STILL MUST RATIFY
Convention Will Go Into Effect
When Two Powers Join U. S.
in Approving It.

Characterizing the London naval
treaty as this great accomplishment
in international relations" President
Hoover announced today that he would
sign the resolution of ratification
adopted by the Senate at o'clock this
afternoon.
President Hoover's announcement was
made at conference with the press at
noon. He said.
Il shall have the qualification of
signing the naval treaty this afternoon
at o'clock 1t is a matter of satisfac-
ton that this great accomplishment in
international relations has at all steps
been given united support of both our
political parties.
With the ratification by the other
governments, the treaty will translate
an emotion deep in the hearts of mil
lions of men and women into a practi-
cal fact of government and international
relations. 1t will renew the faith of the
world in the moral forces of good will
and patient negotiation as against the
blind forces of suspicion and compete
tive armament.
Defense Of u. S.: Secured.
"It will secure the full defense of the
United States 1t will mark further
long step toward lifting the burden. of
militarism from the backs of mankind
and to speed the march forward Of
world peace. 1t will lay the founda-
tions upon which further constructive re-
duction in world arms may be accom-
plished in the future. We should, by
this act of willingness to join with
others in limiting armament, have dis
missed from the mind of the world any
notion that the United States enter
tains ideas of aggression, imperial pow
er, or exploitation of foreign nations"
The treaty will come into full force
and effect so far as this country is con-
cerned as soon as ratification has been
given in Great Britain and japan and
all three nations have deposited in Lon
don their notices of ratification.
The British are waiting to hear from
all their dominions regarding the treaty
before submitting it to Parliament. IN
like the long debate in the Senate of
the United States, the British Parlia-
ment acts quickly on treaties. In Japan,
it is reported, the treaty now is before
the cabinet and is soon to go to the
Privy Council and then to the Emperor
for ratification. 1t was confidently pre-
dicted today that ratification by both
Britain and Japan would follow quickly
on the action of the Senate authorizing
the President to ratify the treaty.
France and Italy on Portions.
France and Italy are signatories to
the treaty, but only in regard to certain
portions. The agreement to limit naval
vessels of all categories goes only to the
United States, Great Britain and Japan,
and as soon as these three have ratified
the treaty is in tlll force and effect as
to those three nations, irrespective OF
what the other two may or may not do
in regard to the treaty.
The Senate acted quickly yesterday
on the treaty after two weeks of debate.
The vote on the resolution of ratif1ca-
ton stood So to g. Had the entire Sem
ate been present and voting, the vote
for ratification would have been 81 to
IS. The result bears out the contention
of the supporters of the treaty that the
country was behind 1t and that Senators
who voted against the treaty would be
only very small minority of the entire
body.
Only one reservation was accepted,
that offered by Senator Norris of Ne
braska who voted for the treaty. His
reservation provided that no secret
agreements should be binding if any
exist, in connection with the treaty.
President Hoover and both Senator Reed
of Pennsylvania and Senator Robinson
of Arkansas, delegates to the London
Conference, have assured the Senate
and the country that no secret Sgree-
ments exist.
Other Resolutions DOwned.
The other reservations, more than g
dozen in number were bowled over
quickly by the Senate. One offered by
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, de-
claring that the United States would
build up TO the full naval strength per-
mitted under the treaty, was supported
by larger vote than any of the reser-
vations which were turned down, but
at that had only IL votes cast for it
Senator Walsh, after his reservation
had been defeated, declined to vote FOL
the treaty which he had intended to
support. He declared that he did not
wish to be party to a treaty which
would in the end continue the United
states in a position of naval inferiority
to Great Britain and perhaps to Japan
since he did not believe that President
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