The "Daily Telegraph" says that the announcement gives the world assurance that the United States does not intend to allow itself to be out-built by any Power in the world.
The notification, it asserts, will have a reassuring rather than a disturbing effect for every nation which seeks peace. If the message has the effect of giving pause to nations less attached to peace, it will be equally beneficial.
Joining the general chorus of approval, "The Times" says that the Presidents message is profoundly welcome here.
The days seem remote, the newspaper declares, when the two great peace-loving Democracies regarded one another's navies with jealous concern and worried over questions of parity.
In these troubled and anxious times, "The Times" adds, a strong, watchful America is recognized in England as bp essential security for world peace.—Reuter.
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