The Washington times., 1930-01-09

HOPE TO BRING
BACK ARMS
GUT PACT

ny GEORGE n. HoLn1Es
The American delegates to the
London naval conference sail for
England today on an historic
mission.
Reminiscent of the war days,
the "goodbyesP Of relatives OF the
office personnel were said with
tears and kisses Just before the
PennSylvaria's special train pulled
out promptly at 9 q. m.
The train consisted of nine
cars and two diners and its
schedule gave it q clear right.of-
way. Secretary Of the Navy
Adams was the only delegate
aboard, the others having gone to
New York on regular trains dur
ing the past few days.
The party was given farewell
BY Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Jahncke and DR.. Joel i.
Boone, White House physician.
wilson's Old Ship
The delegation sails on the S.
3. George washington, a vessel
that has played q conspicuous
part In American postwar diplo-
macy. It was the George Wash
ington upon which Woodrow Viii
son set sail so confidently for the
Versailles conference more than
ten years ago. It was the same
vessel which 1ae hurriedly called
TO France at q critical juncture in
that conference when events were
going badly for him and he had
threatened to quit 1t.
Il was impossible for the war
time President to forsee what was
ahead Of him at Versailles and,
similarly, the departing arms con-
ference delegates today were max
ing no predictions Of what will
eYentuate in London. They have
high hopes of success, and are
prepared to labor long and
earnestly for it. But they are
also impressed with the manifold
difficulties Of the task that lies
4AACeAu Va tA1Suls
Headed by StimsOn
The American delegation to
London is headed by Secretary of
State Stimson, and includes the
Secretary of the Navy, Charles
Francis Adams: Dwight w. Nor
row, whose postwar diplomacy in
Mexico has won him unstinted
praise from all parties and fac
tiUnS; Ambassador Charles G.
Dawes: Senator Robinson Of Ar.
kansas, who was Gov. Alfred e.
Smiths running mate in the last
campaign. and is now Democratic
leader Of the Senate: Senator
David A. Reed Of Pennsylvania,
one Of the Republican leaders OF
the Senate, and last, but by no
means least, Ambassador Hugh S.
Gibson, veteran Of a dozen i'm
portant international conferences,
and probably more familiar than
any layman with the intricate
questions Of naval limitation. It
WIS Gibson who brilliantly pre-
sented Americas case at the Ill
fated Geneva parley.
Seven Naval Advisers
With the seven principal dele
gates go seven who are charac-
teriZed as "advisers''-AdmiraI
William v. Pratt, commander of
the battleship fleet: Rear Admiral
Hilary p. Jones, who was Glib
sons chief aide at Geneva; Am
baSsador Hugh r. Wilson:
Arthur Wilson Page, of New
York; j. Theodore Mariner,
George A. Gordon, and George
Rublee, all bureau chiefs of the
State Department.
There are also eight identified
as the naval technical staff
Rear Admira1s j. r. p. Pringle.
w. A. Moffett (naval air chiefl:
81. e. Yarnel1, and A. j. Hepburn:
Captains w. w. Smyth and A. H
Van Keuren; Comdr. H. C. Train,
and Lieutenant Campbell.
With secretaries, stenographers,
clerks, and other personnel, in
cluding newspaper correspondents,
the American contingent COM
prised almost a hundred persons.