Mar. 28.
For the United States to sign the proposed consultative naval treaty in London would be, in effect, to return to the old concert of Powers which fathered many wars id injustices, Senator Claude A. inia declared in Such a pact would either involve the country in political obligations Europe or prove a delusion and snare. In Senator Swanson's opinion, it would be better to join the League of Nations or entirely. forego any results from the present ive-Power Naval Limitation Conference than to sign such an agreement, This statement indicated that! southern Democrats would join with such western insurgents a8 Senator William E. Borah in fighting the ratification of such a pact in the Senate.
Senatorial quarters to-day expressed confidence that President Hoover has instructed the American. Gelegation to the London Five-Power Naval Limitation Conference. to drop all consideration. of consultative pacts.
Tt is generally believed, followin the assaults on the consultative idea by Senators Borsh, Swanson, and others, that all chances for ratification of any such agreement! by the Senate have disappeared.
Opposition such as that which overwhelmed the "late President Wilson's League of Nations Covenant is developing, and the President is believed to be sufficiently coni ant of this to avoid all chance of a defeat by refusing to bring up the issue, Mar. 29, Following a conference to-day with President Hoover, Mr. Joseph }P. Cotton, acting Secretary of State, Jdeclared that no dissension existed between the President and the American delegation to the Five-Power Naval Limitation Conference jin London.
He said that rumours concerning {friction over the proposed consultatpact and other issues.wore wholly untrue, 'Mr. Cotton' expressed the ° view that the American group has Presid lent Hoover's "unqualified support'—United Press.
Mar. 29, The leaders of the House of Representatives intend to withhold action in connection with the Naval Appropriation Bill, which involves an expenditure of over $800,000,000, for a further six weeks in the hope that the Five-Power Naval Confer lence in London will reach an agree ment in the meantime Reuter, Japanese R- ply To! yo, Mar. 29.
According to formation from. authoritative ¢:. ters, it is likely that the:.vstions to the Japanese dev. tin to the Naval Conference 1 Limdon concerning the reported cv promise between Japan and x" "nited States regarding auxin "resell be Cabinet on Apri? ledded upon a' 5.vcuting of the
Pending a final devs... that text of the instructions calinut 00 ascertained, but it is generally believed that Japan will accept the proposed figures, with certain reservations, which will be sufficient to satisfy' all but the extreme diehards in id, at the same time, prevent the disruption of the Naval Conference, It is learned that the proposed figures are as follow: cruisers 30,000 Tons
Destroyers "180/000
Total 627,000
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