New York, Apr. 12 The newspapers congratulate Mr. Ramsay MacDonald upon obtaining something tangible from the Naval Conference.
The "New York Times" pays a tribute to Mr. MacDonald asa "statesman and not a narrow:
ed chauvinist or a pettiforning politician" and says "of the latter species there will undoubtedly be samples enough in our Senate when the Naval treaties come under The "Herald-Tribune" finds in the fact that Britain has now. whole-heartedly accepted the theory of tonnage equality with the United States a notable advance towards a friendlier Anglo-American understanding.
The "New York World," however, sees veal danger in the terms of the Treaty, which, i says carry a threat of Building' competition between groups of nations and may cause the proposed agreement. to be regarded in the course of time as a disguised alliance of the three largest Naval Powers, thus inv ing the United States in ap:
"instabil manceuvres and competition in European polities,—Reater. ies in Austeatia Meluourse, Apr. 8, tie Naval economies are conted by the Federal Govern scheme being considered 1 discharge of 500 addition.
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