LIMITATION OF CRUISERS IS A LARGE FACTOR
LIMITATION OF CRUISERS IS A LARGE FACTOR Light Cruiser Limitation Must Be Agreed at Outset, is View DEFEAT MIGHT BE FATAL TO PARLEY American Delegates Are to| Insist That Cruiser Agreement...
...In a vigorous speech HI the Senate, Senator Kenneth MeKel-lar of Tennessee declared that the ques...
...conference and put no limitation OB...
...Secrecy Is Used Largely through the efforts of the American delegation, the mantle of crecy that has masked the plenary sessions of the conference since it* opening on January 21 was thrown^ aside at the conference Thursday, antfl representatives of the press were give J seats...
...Meetings between the delegates- ok %apan and England, and between the' delegates of England and France were held in the prime minister's' room to...
...The conference Thursday considered the questions of global tonnage proposed by France, of French-Italian naval parity, and the English plan of limitation of naval ¦armaments by classes...
...as a result of disagreements in baiie^ ship ratios, England forced the United States into a hard bargain that prac-tically defeated the purpose of the...
...M*« Kellar...
...Sttatsaa* speech gave no indication that the American delegation will seek a redntt-tion of cruisers...
...10,000 tons...
...Stimson...
...His* remarks rather seem to show that the United States) will content itself with ?skntg for limitation only...
...This •« the view current in official circle) -here since the announcement of tBet demand made by Secretary of State.' Henry L. Stimson and Senators Robinson and Reed of the American deV'' egation that the United States weiiM Insist that negotiations on capital...
...J^B A further outline of the aimsf of tbm American delegation in the conferaiuH was made by Sec...
...thereof, used for motor vehicles niti the highways of the State...
...tions the conference was called utxA to deal with should not be settled bm governmental agents in secret...
...Qf the French fleet would be required SortSBr" Atlantic seacoast...
...cruisers other than that they be re-, stricted in size to...
...teres ts are concerned," said Sen...
...1 - •. ~v...
...State Tax Urged On Radio Outfits South Carolina Bill Provided Motor Oil Levy M COLUMBIA, S. C.—A bill (E^H 1037) has been introduced in^P^H South Carolina Legislator* tc^P^PJ pose a license tax upon all rad^P^H in the State and to impose a^P^H alty for failure to pay such taJJ^H Another bill (House 1927) vides for a license tax of 10 cent^ per gallon on oils, or any substitute...
...tfh» position taken by the American <ki&-L gatlon at London is regarded as m safeguard against a similar mistake...
...At the Tuesday meeting, Stimson and Senators Robinson f^H Reed played a prominent part in J^H ting the delegates-«f the other pov^H to agree to making all future pfeiu^H sessions open to the press land puj^H This action of the conference fottowifl a vigorous criticism of the P<iUcyo« holding secret sessions both in EiigTSSd and America...
...The demand of the American detega* tion harks back to the Washington' naval conference held in 1921 wHen...
...ThiP people of the countries are entitled ta know what is going on when their in...
...ships be postponed until cruiser ttra3' ita'tions had been settled...
...France and Italy V The question of the settlement of ti»s' French and Italian claims remains doubtful as to outcome...
...Mfl...
...the House of Commons...
...The British press con'* demned the practice of secrecy, and it was given severe editorial criticism in America...
...Contrary to tr-c e*-»I pectations of many, Mr...
...Naval parity in power and efficient between ' the United States and EnS land, a reduction of battleship ksilcfl ing by postponing the replacement ofl capital ships, a limitation on the aumfl ber and tonnage of cruisers and de-1 stroyers, and the abolition or reducttoJ of submarines were the points stresaeql by Sec...
...Stimson in a'radii speech that was heard by large auuilj ences in Great Britain and America...
...The need of France for a large cruiser fleet because of Tier large colonial possessions has also been stressed by the French delegates...
...LIMITATION OF CRUISERS IS A LARGE FACTOR Light Cruiser Limitation Must Be Agreed at Outset, is View DEFEAT MIGHT BE FATAL TO PARLEY American Delegates Are to| Insist That Cruiser Agreement Be | Reached | (Special to The Progressive) WASHINGTON, D. C—If an agreement on the limitation of cruisers not reached by the five-power naval conference being held at London bo-fore the battleship problem la takes" up, the whole purpose of the confer* ence as far as the United States ' Jpt'-concerned may be defeated...
...On the surface It appears that meetings between Grandl of Italy and Tardieu of France-have been cordial and point towwrd an early settlement of their difficulties.' Italy, however, continues to demand parity with France, and France insists that such an arrangement would give-Italy disproportionate naval power In, the Mediterranean, as part...
...The very fact that the omm.j ference holds secret meetings front < which newspaper men, and the pub&« are excluded is enough to raise a doubt in the minds of all fair-minded citizens as to the propriety of such ac«^ tion...
Vol. 1 • February 1930 • No. 9
