New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
Rear Admiral Hepburn Speaks Before Williams town Institute On Ques- tion - Sir Herbert Rich mond Gives English Views On Pact.


 The United States will go to the next limitation of armament confer ence in 1885 with less influence than she ever had in such a gathering if she accedes to the movement now on foot to underbuild tonnage uermit- ted her by the London treaty, Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, said to- day.
 Admiral Hepburn. chief of staff of the United States fleet and member of the American delegation at the London naval conference, address ed the limitation of armament con- ference at the institute of politics.
 Nations Do 9ot Agree
 Asserting that the nations oi the world do not see eye to eye with the United States being unable to understand her abandonment of the infant League of Nations on the European doorstep" her failure to respond to the appeal for national security and her attitude on other world questions, Admiral Hepburn said:
 If we fail to take the parity and other ratio for which We strove at London. they will not understand that. They will not credit it to our desire for peace and America will go to the next limitation conference ln 1885 with less influence than she ever had in such a gathering"
 Americas only weight iii world councils on questions of armament lies in her wealth and her ability to indulge herself in any degree of armament that appeals to her, he declared.
 Sir Richmond Soeaks
 Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond, K. C. B, former president of the Royal Naval War College of Great Britain. discussing the question of abolishment of the blockade said that blockade is an acCpeted princi- pie in time of war and has never been disputed among nations.
 T discern the probability of strong dissent from this principle by the weaker powers, however he said, owing to the very great ad- vantages such a course would con- fer on the stronger powers. Block sde can only be imposed by pow CT having a superiority at sea-
 Commenting on the question of confidence in the sanctity of treaties Sir Herbert said:
 We have all signed great treaty renouncing war itself; yet We do not appear ready to place an abiding trust in it for our security. There is 3 treaty the Clayton Bulwer treaty - which provides for the inn munity of the Panama Canal in war vet it is deemed necessary further to safeguard it by heavy fortiflca tion."
 Professor Jesse Reeves, of the University of Michigan, addressing the round table pan American problems of which he ig leader, ad- vocated negotiation of a treaty with each of the Caribbean countries setting forth the extent to which special interests are 10 be recogniz- ed.
 Step Already Taken
 He pointed out that this step had already been taken in the case ot Cuba through the Platt amendmen' and said that amendment. despite the opposition of some Cuban poll ticians to it, had fully demonstrated the wisdom of the United States policy.
 Yusuke Tsurmi, former member of the Japanese diet, in q discussion of JaDan before the round table or the far eastern situation predicted franchise in national as well as loca elections for Japanese women with in the next few years. A recent hil giving women franchise in loCa elections passed the house of repre-, sentatives. he said, although 1t was killed in the house of peers.