Washington, Oct. 20.
Great interest was roused in political quarters here today by the speech made in London yesterday by Mr. Joseph P, Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James'
The envoy, in his address, stressed ihe dilemma faced by international leaders, who have to choose between expensive and ruinous armaments and possible domination by stronger na-past eighteen years, he was in partnership with Mr. W. 1, Eilsen (who died about a year ago) and Mr. C. Reeves, now the sole surviving partner of the firm bearing their name.
Surviving him in Shanghai are his widow, Mrs. Agnes Murphy and a son, Arthur Dennis Murphy. and a daughter, Murphy, while he has another daughter, Mrs. Irene Sulliven, at Salem, Massachusetts, Following his mornings Requiem Mass, the body will lie in the parlour of the International Funeral Directors, 207 Kiaochow Road, until Sunday evening and friends who wish to see him may do so; the body will latter be sent to his home-town, Salem, Mass, for interment. tions.
Cordell Hull retary of State, told the press that in his speech, Mr. Kennedy expressed his personal views only. Authoritative quarters confirm this by saying that the envoy did not communicate the text of his address to the State Department.
Mr. Hull, asked to comment upon the speech, referred his interlocutors to his own, earlier addresses. He said he could not be expected to comment every time that a diplomat or any cther person made a speech, The State Secretary also refused to comment upon the interpretations that have already been placed upon Mr. Kennedy's word:
Mr. Kennedy made the speech in question at the Navy League on the occasion of the annual dinner commemorating Trafalgar.—Hatvas.
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