Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

tuition, might try to make the treaty an
issue in the hope OF regaining some Of
the lost power" The Star feels that the
council seems to have thought better Of
such a project"
"Final assent by the Privy Council
without qualification" thinks the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin, is eloquent
not only of the force of the demand In
the empire for relief by international
agreement from the dangers and finan.
cial burdens of competitive naval build
ing, but Of the growing characterization
OF the country. Old Japan made de-
termined stand against both the Kellogg
pact and the treaty. Acceptance Of both
is a victory for new progressive Japan
and the approaching Inauguration Of q
purely parliamentary regime in the
country. For the first time in history,
the greatest naval powers of the world
are henceforth bound by an agreement
limiting tonnage in every class of war
ship. Further steps to armament re-
duction are inevitable despite obstacles
and milttarist resistance in every
country"
"The scare is over. For whatever 1t
may be worth, the treaty will stand"
AYERS the Dayton Daily News. The
Springfield Union sees a growing spirit
OF cooperation among all nations" and
the San Antonio Express interprets the
Japanese action as evidence that Its
government now Is more responsive to
public opinion than ever before in the
nations long, picturesque history under
a dynasty that has endured for more
than 1000 years." The Hartford Cou-
rant believes that ''if the governments
concerned are responsive to the will of
the publicS to which they look for SUD-
port, they will so order their policies
that extension of the terms of the treaty
upon its expiration in 1885 will come
about almost as matter of course"
Skepticism, however, is expressed by
the Baltimore Evening Sun in the state
ment: THE Japanese formally approved
the London naval treaty few days ago.
NOW they are making preparations for
elaborate naval maneuvers to determine
10 what extent more airplanes can take
the place Of $4,000 tons of submarines
that the pact Topped off the Japanese
naval program. AT the end of the
maneuvers the Japanese admirals will
estimate Just how many airplanes wui
oe needed to replace the submarines
The atrplanes viii then be built. And
when they have finally been placed in
commission the Japanese navy will be
right back where 1t started"
IL seems fair to emphasize ct this
time," says the South Bend Tribune,
the fact that the agreement brings a
pause in naval rivalry. Whether IL will
lead to further reductions in the arn,a-
ments That burden mankind is q moot
point. The answer may be had in the
next decade" The Kalamazoo Cazrtte
advises that 'if France and italy viii
manage somehow to reach a wJrk no
agreement in the next few years, il
should be possible to devise more c, M
prehenSive and more effective naval
treaty when the powers assemble sgsin'"
Under the terms of the treaty"
argues the Terre Haute Star. "Great
britain reserves the right to il tease
her naval tonnage in the event the
Latin powers embark on a more an1bi-
uouS program. That automatically gives
America and Japan the privilege Of
similar increases in the various CLASH
ncaIlons OF the fighting feet. The sit
uation In Europe just now is rather
ominous for the cause of armament re-
ductlon. Agreement among the worlds
three major naval powers, however, is a
decided contribution toward the goal ~
international wood will"