Washington, Feb. 15, The British Ambassador, Esme Howard, to-day announced that the British Government we shortly commence conversations the principal naval Powers with a view to the further limitation of naval armaments, The B ment was that the delay in passage of the Cruiser Bill had re-farded British efforts towards fur-"ther disarmament, but, now that the measure was' enacted, ho held the ground clear for new discussions. Any new parley would certainly proceed on the assumption that the recently authorized cruisers would bbe built, "There would seem to every reason to believe that wow that' the Cruiser Bill had been enacted, further efforts would be table before long to reach an agreement with the principal naval Powers for the limitation of naval armaments.'
Sir Esme Howard added that the General Election in Britain might, however, postpone any such dis: cussion for some months.
Sir Esme Howard expressed th opinion that everything pointed to an early resumption of negotiations fon the subject of naval disarmament and, with a far better under= standing of the needs of the respestive parties than at Geneva in 1927, there should be a very good prospect of a satisfactory conclusion, It is leaned from the State De-Dartment that Mr. Kellogg received no intimation, officially, with regard to disarmament from London, but the United States Gov: ernment is willing to advance ti date of the Washington Conference, which is due to convene in 2931, from August to January or Po): ruary, if the majority of the Powers concerned so desired, Personal Expression
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