Rapid City, Aug. 5.
President Coolidge informed the sual press gathering to-day that would not call a disarmament conference in 1929 because he intends to retire on March 4 of that year.
This has clarified the meaning. of his recent announcement regarding} intended retirement. President thinks failure of the Geneva Conference "ght not to influence the peace of the world or the friendly relations [between the three Bowers (Britain, Japan and the United States) as the position remains og it, was before the conference was, held.
Tu the course of his interview with the press yesterday President Coolidge added that it was too early to say what effect the failure of the Geneva Naval Limitation Confer-fence would have on the'future naval ies of the three Powers that Attended.
The question of China was also raised by the press mon, The Preident intimated that the position fof the United States towards China was unchanged. He pointed out that the American Marines were there to protect American lives and property and expressed the opinion That their presence had prevented the capture and looting of Shanghai—Reuter.
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