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trade slump and, with continued unity
of effort, would rapidly recover.

trade slump and, with continued unity
of effort, would rapidly recover.
G ECRETARY of State Stimson, &C.
- companied by two of his colleagues
In the London conference, arrived in
Washington and were received by
President Hoover. In brief ceremony
on the lawn Of the Executive mansion
Mr.. Stimson handed to the President
certified copy Of the naval treaty
and was formally thanked for the eff
forts Of the delegation. Save for the
Presidents aides. the only spectators
at this affair were the operators of
talking picture machines. The London
agreement is now in the hands of the
senate for ratification or rejection.
Mr.. Hoover expressed the desire that
it be acted on at this session.
Senator Joseph 7. Robinson of Ar
kansas, the only Democratic member
of the delegation, was given hearty
reception by the senate, which recessed
so that he might be greeted and con-
graduated upon his services in Lon
don. Speaking informally, he said the
treaty marks a distinct advance in
world relations. He advocated build
ing program calling for the construc-
ton Of all the warships necessary to
give the United States navy built
up to the tonnage limits set by the
pact, asserting that $100,OO0.O00
year should be expended for this pur-
pose during the life of the treaty, If
such sum is necessary. To stop
building now, the senator said, would
place the United States at distinct
disadvantage in the next naval con-
ference five or six years hence.
ITALY, always rather contemptuous
4 of the efforts to conclude naval
reduction treaty, has embarked on a
building program that seems to make
likely navy construction race with
France. A few days after launching
four cruisers and one submarine, the
council of ministers decreed the pro-
gram for 1880. 1t comprises % units,
totaling 42,900 tons, all to be laid
down within year.
The warships to be built embrace
one 10000 ton cruiser, two 5000 ton
scout cruisers, four destroyers, and %
submarines. A feature Of this pro-
gram is the large number of subma-
rines, in which arm the Italian navy is
especially deficient as compared with
France. Four of the submarines are to
be Of 1,4O0 tons, six of 800 tons, and
IL Of 900 tons, and adapted for coastal
activities In home waters.
D EVOLT Of the Indian Nationalist
N has assumed such threatening
proportions that the British govern
ment has agreed to back the govern
ment of India in any action it may
deem necessary to suppress the move
ment. 1t was reported in London that
the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi was
imminent although influential native
leaders have urged upon Viceroy Lord
Irwin the view that this step would
render the situation much grayer They
luOuShI 1hAshl ~
reached if both sides retraced their
steps. Lord Irwin replied that "as long
as the law is openly defied, neither the
viceroy nor his government can do
anything but resist its subversion by
whatever means may be in their pow
er and in whatever way may seem
appropriate"
Meanwhile the clashes between the
natives and the police and troops are
becoming more numerous and num-
Der of deaths have resulted. Despite
the censorship, rumors have come Of
the virtual mutiny of some of the
Sikh troops. Two platoons of the
Eighteenth Royal Carnival Rifles re-
fused to fire on a mob at Peshawar
and were removed to Abbottabad. In
cidentally, the revived censorship law
caused the suspension of twelve news
papers in Delhi. The editors refused
to put up the cash security of $4,000
which the law provides every paper
must deposit as guarantee to re-
frain from publication of seditious
matter.
Gandhi's campaign, an important
feature of which is propaganda against
foreign cloth, is having important
economic effect. The cotton manufac-
turers of Manchester are especially
concerned.
CoNvICTS in the Ohio penitentiary
~ at Columbus, who had been in a
state of more or less passive rebellion
since the fire that killed 800 of their
fellow inmates, broke out into revolt
last week. They made massed at
tack on the barred doors and the