MILLIONS HEAR PEACE TALKS AT LONDON MEET
MILLIONS HEAR PEACE TALKS AT LONDON MEET Naval Disarmament Conference Auspiciously Opened in London CO-OPERATION SPIRIT OF DELIBERATIONS ^Premier MacDonald is Eloquent in Introductory Address to...
...Gaeat Britain...
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...Japan is ready," he stated, "to effect not merely a limitation, but an actual reduction in naval strength as an appropriate and necessary program of peace as well as a | measure to relieve the nations from ' onerous financial burdens...
...Thousands, perhaps millions in Europe, Australia, Japan, and the United States, 1 as well as other thousands in other corners of the earth heard the words that began what may prove to be one at the greatest moves for peace in the history of mankind...
...And yet, as has been shown again and again, the difficultly way are manifold...
...Grandi, who is Italy's for-i eign minister and close confident of | Mussolini, declared that "the Italian ; delegation will be second to none in its efforts to secure the end in view" and affirmed that his government is desirous j of securing real and tangible results in the field of disarmament and is ready to accept any proposal offering concrete I prospects for such an end...
...j Andre Tardieu, representing the gov-' ernment of France, and Dtno Grandl, of j Italy, voiced their desires for the utmost ' co-operation in the solution of the dlffl-I cult problems that the naval arms con-j ference will be forced to face...
...Naval limitation Is m continuous process...
...At the closy of Premier MacDonalcis speech...
...Every country today—wealthy and poverty stricken alike—," said the Premier, I "feels the burden of arms, dreads their 'competitive development, doubts the value of the security they give, and would like to escape from their influence and power...
...MILLIONS HEAR PEACE TALKS AT LONDON MEET Naval Disarmament Conference Auspiciously Opened in London CO-OPERATION SPIRIT OF DELIBERATIONS ^Premier MacDonald is Eloquent in Introductory Address to Delegates (Special to The Progressivt\ » WASHINGTON, D. C. — The five itoeat naval powers of the world began Mfcieir momentous negotiations for the pkaitation of naval armaments and a ¦kfting world peace with the opening BP'the naval arms conference this week the royal gallery of the House of Hfcrds in London...
...Following the speeches of the delegation heads, the conference was adjourned, when a meeting of all dele-I gates was held in St...
...It prays that we shall not only 'relieve it of burdens, but establish it jftUl more securely in the ways of pea...
...MacDonald Eloquent Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald, whose speech followed that of the British ruler, extended a welcome to the diplomats representing the various nations, and expressed bis hope for the success of the conference...
...I look forward with confident hope to the mccess of our labors," said Mr...
...All Profess Peace The leaders of the delegations cf the five powers represented at the conference,—Ramsay MacDonald of England, Henry L. Stimson of the United States...
...President Hoover j Is reported to have arisen at 5 a. m. Tuisday morning to tune tn on the ] speeches of the British monarch and those of the various delegation heads...
...they recognize the disaster that a failure of ! this conference would bring to their ! dearest hopes, and they *xe determined ¦¦ that we shall succeed...
...Andre Tardieu of France, Dino Grandi of Italy, and Reijiro Wakatsuki of Japan, arcse following the address of King George and expressed their desire and the hopes of their governments for a harmonious settlement of the...
...Although it is plain that a considerable difference of opinion exists between the United States and Great Britain on the question of battleships, early negotiations between Secretary of State Stimson and Premier MacDonald indicate that every effort will be made to arrive at an early solution or the difficulties involved...
...pjbcing George V of England officially Warned the conference with a speech thkt was heard not only by the assembled delegates of th...
...I deen' it *rfn auspicious event that our first meeting at this conference In which there npust be a spirit of understanding and co-operation should take place In the house of parliament which has for ^-Americans a deep significance as the cradle of our Jurisprudence and ol our fundamental ideas of human liberty...
...All, how-ime principally from one source, k of confidence...
...Th...
...Despite severe differences of opinion on various issues of the problem of naval j limitation and reduction, a spirit of co- j ' oceretkm between the delegates has, beeff constantly evident...
...Since the great war, all of us have determined to leave nothing undone to prevent a repetition of that grim and immense tragedy...
...The Thursday conference was not open to the public, although it Is believed that the delegates were called upon to state specifically the demands of the powers they represent...
...problems facing the conference...
...Numerous conferences between different members of the delegations took place Wednesday, and preliminary arrangements for the carrying on of the negotiations and views of the delegates on the different phases of the naval armament problem were discussed...
...Stimson...
...We regard It no ¦k goal to be reached by successive Bene, by frequent revision and improvement...
...King George of England, in the address that formally opened the conference, said: "It is with sincere satisfaction that I am present here to welcome the delegates of the five principal naval powers assembled for the object of eliminating the evil results of wasteful naval armaments...
...2J—Greetings to Mrs...
...Italy, and Japan, bus which was broadcast- by radio to allVpajts of the world...
...MacDonald Chairman Premier MacDonald, on the nomination of Mr...
...Henry L. Stimson, secretary oi itaie and head of the American at legation, arose and gave expression ¦/ the hopes and ideals of the United s*alc» at the conference...
...We are seeking to bring about agreement between maritime nations on the limitations of naval armaments and bring the reduction to a point consistent with national security...
...We i do not look upon this effort toward dls-karmament as final...
...Both, however, are expected to agree on an extension of the "holiday" on battleship building provided for by the 1921 Washington naval conference...
...LA FOLLETTE [Eau Claire, Wis., Jan...
...France...
...Our people demand of us a success...
...Stimson, was named chairman of the conference and took up his duties at the conclusion of the King's address...
...fwhole world," he continued, "is its eyes upon this conference It expects that we shall deliberate and negotiate on the assumption that having put our oames to pacts of peace, we mean to respect our si^ia-tures...
...United State...
...We sincerely hope th^t increased ¦Ueling of security may enable still more drastic reductions in the future...
...The 'Japanese delegate, Reijiro Wak-I atsuki, addressing the conference in his ; native language, declared that his country was prepared to go to the limit In naval disarmament in conjunction with the other powers...
...James palace...
...Belle Case La Follette, my old schoolmate at Baraboo, Wis., back In the seventies.—R...
...The American delegation, charged with the views of the Hoover administration, maintains the need of capital ships as the backbone of the fleet, while the British view aims toward an abolishment of the battleship...
...In our modern world where rights, j obligations, and interests are so inex-t trlcably mixed, the position of maritime \ states shows evidently the greatest com-'¦ plexity...
...task is not an easy one," Tardieu declared...
...France and j Italy, particularly, have already come to grips over the question of parity in the Mediterranean, but the delegates of these two nations have manifested i a desire to smooth out their difficulties with the least possible friction...
...GREETINGS FOR MRS...
...These men had had a number of informal meetings with one another before this official open-ring of the proceedings, and the hopes and aims of each had been expressed...
Vol. 1 • January 1930 • No. 8
