SMALL ARMS.

Grey River Argus, 28 February 1927, Page 5

SMALL ARMS.

U.S.A. INTEREST. To Limit Private Manufacture (Received February 27 at 5.5 p.m.) FNEVA; February 26. The United States Has ..unexpectedly notified the League of (Nations of its acceptance of an invitation to participate in a conference on March 14th for the purpose of drawing up a draft convention concerning the private manufacture of small arms. The U.S.A, note stresses that America considers this conference purely a means of obtaining the fullest publicity of the statistics regarding both the private and the Governmental manufacture of war materials. BRITAIN'S DISARMAMENT REPLY. LONDON, February 26. Several of the Dominions’ replies concerning President Coolidge’s naval disarmament proposals have reached London. The “Daily Telegraph’s’’ diplomatic correspondent says that some of these artf fairly definite, while others seek further information, particularly the British Admiralty’s views. More time is therefore required before a considered joifit:.answer for the British and Dominion Governments can be sent to Washington. A “KNOW ALL.’’ ADMIRAL SIM'S LATEST. OUTBURST. NEW YORK, February 25. The United Navy was so mishandled by the Navy Secretary (Mr. Daniel) during the world war, and so many mistakes, delays, and blunders were perpetrated that the war was near ly lost to the Allies, declared Admiral Sims in a magazine. ' Admiral Sims charges Mr. Daniels with opposing the convoy system; also delaying the despatch of submarine chasers. He adds: “-Daniels’ handling of the Navy was so ignorantly contrary to established principles of warfare, as to result in great losses of tjme, propertv and life. His record show’s him utterly untrustworthy. ” Admiral Sims > lys he reveals tiefacts as a lesson to the people of the United States.