Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-22

his right around the horseshoe table,
with the Italians and japanese ct his
left.
Takes Place Of 1891 Conference.
Mr.. Macdonald brought the meeting
to order, explaining in . short address
that the conference had taken the place
of the 1891 conference provided for in
the washington treaty, which now,
therefore, will not be held. He said that
another conference would occur IN 1885
unless events of such happy nature
take place meanwhile that 1t VIII not
be required"
At the outset of his talk Mr.. Macdon-
aid said there were several preliminary
matters to be settled, the first OF them
being a question of transmitting to the
League of Nations the agreement reached
at London on the method OF Limitation
that is, the so-called compromise be-
tween the global and category limitation
theories. The session gave its unani-
NOUS consent to his placing the ac-
complishmentS before the leagues pre-
paratory commission on disarmament.
He put a motion to the delegations,
which they adopted unanimously, that
the official name of the parley be The
London Naval Conference Of 1880"
After his motion had been put and
carried the prime minister launched his
discussion of the aims and achievements
of the naval parley. He commented that
the conference now had gone as far as
possible, and that compared to Wash
ington and Geneva much had been &C
complished, although the delegations
still felt that the results were short Of
what had been desired.
He said that all who had participated
in the conference realized that numer-
GUS dangers confronted the nations be-
cause of some miSSpoken word which
might have destroyed the work which
was being accomplished. But we are
parting in a spirit of active good viii
with the intention Of making this really
the beginning of a greater f1ve-poWel
agreement" he said.
Step to World Disarmament.
1--WE have stopped the replacement Of
battleships," he declared, land have re-
duced their number. We have proved
how, when the world wishes, the menace
of arms can be removed" The Londor
Conference, he said, was only q step or
the road to world disarmament, bu
they had gone much further than unit
now has been possible.
He stressed the limitation Of building
ships and programs, which he said coulC
ping" He declared that the conference
found that the nations were approach
ing that fatal moment when they wert
reducing security against war by In
creaSing their ornaments" and he re
iterated the hope that by 1896 1t woulC
be found possible to carry forward tn
work of this parley.
He appealed ito public opinion II
Europe to align itself behind tho6t
striving now to carry forward the worl
| Of the Misunderstanding to tn
Italo-French negotiations to effect SOM
| limitation arrangement between them.
He mentioned the British-American
Japanese agreement as one Of the majo
accomplishments of the conference, ant
remarked that the European situation
would be harder to resolve itself. blu
that he hoped that would be effected.
Cites Safeguarding Clause.
Turning directly toward the American
delegation and seeming to be talking
straight to Senators Robinson and Reed
he commented on the safeguarding
clause of the treaty by which the thre
limiting nations may increase thei
navies beyond the treaty figures /
threatened by the building program Of ;
| non-signatory nation.
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