Clear reception throughout the United States was reported to-day, after Senator Joseph 'T, Robins of Arkansas had spoken over the nation-wide radio broadcast provid-Londow Naval Limit by arrangements made by the British Ambassador, Senator Robinson declared that the results of the Five-Power meeting at London have beea meagre thus far, no impasse has occurred and no insuperable obstacle has been met.
At the same time there has not been sufficient progress to enable a definite definition of results, "It would be untruthful to say, however," he went on, "that, we ace certain of arrangements whicl would meet with the Preside approval in receiving the advice and. consent of the Senate, Senator Robinson said that Amer= icans fee] that limitation by total tonnage will not actually reduce naval armaments, but in some re~ spects would stimulate competition because it is conceivable that one nation might place so large a proportion of its tonnage in some particular kind of fighting ships as to disturb the peace of mind of neighbours, 'A nation which concentrated on submarines, for example, might conceivable arouse much distrust even though it were technically keeping within total tonnage requirements cly economizing on certain other forms of construction—United.
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