Washington, Mar. 24.
Recommendations regarding the escalator clause of the London Naval Treaty will soon be made to Congress as a result of conferences between Britain, France and the United States, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, said here to-day.
Mr. Hull's statement indicated that the escalator clause, which limits the construction of battleships to 35,000- tons, would soon be invoked by the three signatories of the naval treaty. dependent on German Reaction Sequel to Japan's Stand that virtual invocation of the clause had already been effected here but that announcement of the decision was being delayed during final ar rangement of formalities among the three Democracies.
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