New York, Apr, 1.
Following up the vituperative open etter to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald [which appeared on March 29, the: Hearst papers to-day: devote their attention. to President Hoover in long open letter printed on the fronb* age warning the President. not tov be surprised if the Senate and the: country "will not take your advice to enter the new Buropean political' and military alliance, politely termed the Consultative Pa 'Simultaneously, My. F. A. Britton, Chairman of the "Naval Committea, jot the House of Representatives, has formulated a plan.by means of. which the American delegation "can, soon learn whether England is on, the square': namely, a. Three Power scheme under' which the United States and'Britain shall each, scrap four specified battleships andi [Japan retain her present ten battleships, totalling 292,400 tons; come pared with America's 14, totalling 427,400 tons; Britain's 16, totalling }501,450 tons; while France and Italy. Jeombined will have 284,000 tons. in. small-gun battleships, all of which.
iN become due for the serap-heap; in the next six years,"
Fe ment declare The Republican Senator Simeon
ing: that the Senate is increasingly: hostile to American participation in Consultative Pact, but expressing the. opinion that 'a: Thnee-Power Treaty is feasible, Apr. 6. the British Dominions are: for "asserting the American doctrine of yo. more: foreign entanglements" in the course: of the proceedings of the London, Naval Conference is the Hearst newspapers' latest dig at the Brit ish Premier, Mr. Ramasay Donald.
All of them "splash" the foregoing conclusion in the course of! leading articles. to-do This comment follows the abys out by' the Hearst press. recently. ju a letter to Mr. MacDonald. in. Which the British Premier was me vited "to close the Naval. Cons ference, which will be farcical it is not tragic, and to send the: American delegation home."
Mr, MacDonald was asked if he was not doing his utmost to help. create a pacifstie inferior navy sentiment in the United States, the: collaborating, with the half= letter continuing: "Are you" not
caste American correspondents the international-minded metropol-iran newspaper, whose publishers, wear the decorations of foreign Gov-ex ments for disloyalty to" their own? Briefly, Macdonald, are you the friend you pretend to be or the slyest, smoothest, trickiest diplomat that has come out of England since Arthur Balfour, in 1922, proceeded gently and painlessly to sink our American Navy, his eyes all the while full and puning over' with, tears of gratitude for out saving: help in the great war?"—Reuter.
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