NAVAL CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1930, Page 5

NAVAL CONFERENCE

NEAR, AN END

tUnited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Aopyright.J

IMDON, April 5. •A diplomatic correspondent says Tile Naval Conference is drawing to an end. . *••• The Anglo- French negotiations have come to no conclusion, and the prospect of success is minute. f The Italians are pressing fori the .final plenary meeting to he held next week . “M, Briand, after luncheon with Air Ramsay MacDonald,’ discussed the situation by 'telephone with, M. Tardfeu (Premier 'of France) in Paris and informed him lhat they, had coneluded that the position was hopeless. The latest British suggestions .were ri 'ot acceptable, and, the search .for a formula must be abandoned. “The Americans feel that Britain and France have been trying to do a job too big For the time and place,.’’ The correspondent forecasts that the Anglo-Frencji negotiations will be abandoned at the week-end 1 and that a plenary sitting will be held about Wednesday. r .He, pays that the technical work on' the drafting of a Three Power Pact will, now begin, and it should be for - signing before i ''Easter, enabling Mr, Stimson (U.S.A. Secretary) to taka. the liner leviathan on Easter Tuesday. The “Morning Post’s” special correspondent understands that serffons differences have arisen in the British Cabinet on "[ the subject of the French demands 1 . 0 Some of the Ministers are oppo^ei), jt.o any formula however niild, ' committing Britain any further. ;/ " The American ’"delegation,, have booked theif passages hopie for April 22nd. They are we)),.satisfied that a Three Power ' agreement can he drawn up and then. This, together witn an agreement among the five powers on technical matters, such as a global category compromise, regarded by the Americans as a well-worth while result of the whole conference. .The formula talks i have how almost been abandoned < along with any hope, a. Five Power < Treaty, based thereon., .

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(Received this dnvst 8^30. ; n.nO LONDON,[ApriI 6.

The Anglo-French discussion continued. Air Mr .Hepdensoii, and Von ;Sittart were ( again engaged with Briand in a . renewed attempt to find a formula to .satisfy sl9. French craving for judical instruments without involving Great in further military committment, ( .M, Briand aftwent to Pari'Sj Sind will return on Tuesday. Before his departure he said the British , and French viewpoints were closer., and had been„ipade. .Is is estimated, the visiting delegates the delegations to'the Naval Conference I( ,hnve , spent more than two hundred thousand sterling on accommodation #ndy entertaining. The. American delegation has been living, at the rate,qf ; sf?oo.per day, The United States,,Government originally provided a fund plj £40,000, this was augumented by . !

FRENCH REPORTS.

PARTS, April 6.

M. Tardieu in the! debate on the Young Plan rpvealad .lhat .France early in the week'wcmld. send, a .note to Germany denpndipg |th^ ; destruction of certain ..before the evacuation of the Rhineland street.

Nndarie Donmernul; iru! h ;speech in •Chamber of Commerce stressed the ■necessity for France to become n ; great naval constructing nation 4n 'order to assure security., and ..development - of colonial trade and protection -of overseas commerce. -

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