Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-07
'bU|LD|NG TO PARITY.
URGED BY. ADMIRAL
Hepburn Tells Institute World
Would Misunderstood
Present Movement.

~ the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, August T.
America will go to the next Limitation
Of Armament Conference in 1885 with
less influence than she ever had In such
O gathering If she accedes to the move
ment now on foot to under-build ton
mage permitted her by the London
treaty. Rear Admiral Arthur j. Hep
burn said today.
Admiral Hepburn, chief of staff of the
United States feet and member OF the
American delegation at the LONDON
Naval Conference, addressed the Llml-
tatiofi of Armament Conference at the
Institute of Politics.
Foresees Misunderstanding.
Declaring that the nations Of the
N.orl6 do not "see eye to eye" with
America. being unable to understand
her abandonment of the infant League
of Nations on the European doorstep,
her failure to respond to the appeal LOT
national security and her attitude on
other world questions, Admiral Hepburn
said:
IF we fail to take the parity and
other ratios for which We strove at
London. they win not understand that.
They will not credit it to our desire for
peace and America will go to the next
limitation conference in 1885 with less
influence than she has ever had In such
O gathering"
Americas only weight in world coun-
ellis 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.
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond,
x G. B.. former president of the Royal
Naval War College. discussing the ques-
tion of adjustment of the blockade,
said that blockade is an accepted pr1n-
ciple in time of war, and has never
been disputed among nations.
Commenting on the question OF con-
fidence in the sanctity OF treaties, Sir
Herbert said:
1--WE have all signed a great treaty
renouncing war itself; yet we do not
appear ready to place an abiding trust
in it for our security. There Is treaty
the Clayton-Bul treaty-which
provides for the immunity of the Pam
anna Canal in war. yet 1t is deemed nee
essary further to safeguard 1t by heavy
fertilization"
Urges New Treaty.
Prof. Jesse Reeves of the University
of Michigan, addressing the round ia
BILE on "Pan-American Problems" OF
which he is leader, advocated negotia-
ton of treaty with each Of the Car
ribbean countries, setting forth the ex-
tent to which special interests are to
be recognized.
! Yusuke Tsurmi, former member of
the Japanese Diet, in discussion of
! Japan before the round table on the
. Far Eastern situation" predicted fran
chise in national as well as local cleo
tons for Japanese women within the
next few years.
John Martin, an American citizen.
born in England and former associate
of Ramsay Macdonald, labor prime
minister Of Great Britain, last night
charged that the premier has failed in
an attempt to establish any real social
istic order of society in the British Isles
Henry K Norton, author and lee
turer, questioned the premier that
democracy can not be achieved through
, parliamentary government.
ITO get its affairs accomplished.
democracy must delegate its authority
to small number" he said. IF the
government is too much decentralized,
. democracy breaks down."