London, Apr. 27.
Returning to London to-day from' a vacation spent in Sicily, United States Senator Dwight W. Morrow, Republican of Pennsylvania, declined to comment on the reported Franco-Italian naval impasse.
But Senator Morrow, who is acting as the personal representa tive of Colonel Henry L, Stimson, the American Secretary of State, and who was an American delegate to the London Naval Limitations Conference of 1930, appeared optimistic.
He indicated that although farther negotiations " looking toward the drafting of the legal text of the Franco-[talian-British naval accord may have to be. postponed unt] after the French, Presidential elections next month, an eventual agreement will be reached catisfactory to all of the Powers.
Senator' Morrow has made' plans to participate in the naval negotiations while he It is learned that the the United States with regard to the Franco-Italian naval accord is unchanged. But the' American Government, while holding that the Franco-Italian-Britich accord be entirely separate and inet from London Naval Treaty of 1980, is interested in Seeing an agreement consummated in the interest of _peact—United Press.
Apr. 29.
The stiggestion that foreign gov-jemments, notably Italy, were stealing a march on Great Britain securing large foreign orders for Aestroyers and other light warship twas made at question time in House of Commons to-day. Tt was suggested that these governments were securing" the "orders. by Advertising the high speeds attained by their vessels.
'The First, Lord of the Admiralty, Alexander, however, said the was reluctant to. believe' that speed was the. determining factor
jor that the ability of British inthe award of warship, contracts Sener® to reduc "any desirable speed was in doubt either here abroad," He' pointed. out. that all Rew vessels of the British Nav; arried out trials, including full-Power trials, to show their capacity folhl the conditions of their design.
Apr. 29.
Henderson, the Foreign vative benches in the House Commons to-day after he had state ed, in effect, that no progress had been made during the past weeks in the negotiations with' France and Italy regarding the Naval agreement, Mr. Henderson's explanation was that the Government were still and statement recently, ted to them. He added that while the United States did, not] participate in the recent negotiations they had been kept fully. informed..
'A. Conservative member then asked for an assurance that British policy with reference t6 the maintenance of the Navy at full strength would not be changed in the meantime.
Mr. Henderson retorted that he was unaware what change was possible:
Another Conservative asked "if the United States would be represented at the Conference, "There is no conference," said, Mr, Henderson.
"The proposed _conferenee," amended the questioner.
"There is no proposed conference retorted. Mr. Henderson, Ins. Henderson. agreed. with another Conservative questioner who asked if Britain was justified "in expecting United States support, Mr. Henderson said that was the reason why the United States. had been kept informed. of the proceedings, but he professed igfnorance of the questioner's meaning when the latter said be was refer~ Ting to "active support."
Tt was reported on April 6 that the French Government desired, to continue replacing' their obsolete Vessels, particularly eru'sers and Uestroyers, between 1953 and the Naval Disarmament Conference in 1928, in order to keep intact th margin of superiority over the Ballan naval forces.
On the, other hand, it was ported that the Ttalian' Government expressed the opinion that there Should be no replacements during, this period so that the 1996 Conference might be left a free hand, Tei reported that taly's rep tothe Tatert proposals. made BQ), France, in connection with the" aval egotitions: between Britain France "and. Italy wil arrive 19 Paris next week, and will reject: the May 1.
'The fate of the naval accord will probably be left in the balance until after the May session of the League of Nations Council, according to the comments of the French press on the flying visit of the chief French delegate' to. the London negotiations, M. Massigli, who arrived here by air to-day in order to receive new instructions and is expected turn to London to-morrow Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, Rams, May 2.
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