Oct. 8.
President Hoover declared to the press to-day, that the friendship which America is displaying toward the visiting British Prime Minister and his daughter is more important than "any incidental conelusio which is being arrived at in the On all sides, the greatest atis-faction is expressed both with the apparently conerete results of the MaeDonakl-Hooysr conversations and with the general atmosphere of Anglo-American friendship which the visit has engendered here, A Momentious Move Oct, 9.
An historic manifesto, issued faintly by President Hoover and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the British Pre-righ, states that during their. informal talks of the last few dars they not only engaged in reviewing the Naval Agreement, but discussed Shine of the more important means] whereby the moral force of the United States and Great Britain right be exerted for peace. Both Governments. have resolved. to aecept the Kellogg Peace Pact, of nly ax a declaration of their good intentions, but as a positive oblizetion to. direct their national policy in' accordapee with its pledge.
"The part taken by each of our Governments, in the "promotion of world pence," the manifesto con: tinues, "will be different, as one! never consent to. become on-tangled in European diplomacy while the other is resolved. to pursue a Telicy' of active. ce-operation with European neighbours, but each our Governments will direct its thoughts and" influence " towards sceuringe and maintaining the peace of the world."
The manifesto then proceeds: "The two Governments not only de-' ciare that war between them is rikable, but the distrusts and ug from doubts and! fears, which may have been justified tofore the Peace Pact, rust now! cease -4o—influence of nati Policy. We approach the old histon.
problems from a new angle and new atmosphere. On the tion that. war between us has cen. banished "and -eannot occur, these problems have changed their; seaning and character, Their solu tion, in ways mutually satisfactory, has' become, possible. "The two Governments began their conversa. tions on this-basis, following. the same method as pursued during the summer in London."
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