The Archive · 1929

Invitations for Naval Parley

NO. SPECIAL" service Orange, Ya., Oct. 6.

President Hoover announced at his mountain camp, where he has as. guests, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Blinister of England, and Miss Ishbel MacDonald, that invit tions to a: Five-Power Naval Conference will be sent out from Lon-iden on Monday.

The text of the invitations will be made public simultaneously' in Washington and London on Wednesday next The date of the conference will probably be on Monday or Tuesday Ju the third week in January, and the scene of the meeting will be London, according to the President's statement.

This announcement indicates that the final differences between the United States and Great Britain have now been ironed ous, and als that France and Italy are convinced that Mr. Hoover and Mr. MacDonald contemplate achieving no advance agreement which might embarrass France and Italy at the approaching conference.

Tt is believed that the announcement will be greeted with great satisfaction on both sides of the Atlantic. The American press displayed unanimous—enthusias lover the Premier's visit, and it is considered that the way for to-day's Announcement has been thoroughly paved in America, while indications fre that its European welcome will be no lest warn.—United Press.

Washington, Oct. 7.

President Hoover and Mr. Mac-

Donald, the British Premier, issuer the following joint statement thi morning:—"We have frankly reviewed all questions which may give rise to friction between on peoples. Gratifying progress hasbeen made and. the conversations eon:

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