NAVAL CONFERENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17983, 31 March 1930, Page 7

NAVAL CONFERENCE.

VITAL CONVERSATIONS. DELEGATES MEET EACH OTHER. CIRCUMVENTING THE DEADLOCK. (Omciat Wireless.) (Received March 31, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, March 30. Although it is not yet clear whether any development in the Naval Conference will emerge from their efforts flic delegates showed no disposal to relax their attention on the problems before them during the week-end. lion. A. Henderson, British* 6 Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who lunched with M. Briand on Saturday, afterwards had a long conversation with him, which it was arranged to continue later. At the same time Signor Grandi was meeting Senator Robinson, of the United States delegation, and to-day went to The Chequers, where he lunched and talked with the Prime Minister. He came to London tonight, and will be present at to- 1 morrow morning’s meeting of the heads of all the delegations. Meanwhile, advisers of the British and French delegations have continued Hie informal meetings, at which they have jointly explored methods of circumventing the apparent deadlock which confronted the conference in its recent stages. ATTEMPT TO BRIDGE GAP. OBTAINING ITALIAN VIEWPOINT. (Received March 31, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 30The Chequers conversations were directed to obtaining the Italian viewpoint upon the conference’s attempt to bridge the gap between the somewhat vague phrasing of Article 16 of the League Covenant and France’s definite demand for security. The spokesman to-night emphasised that Britain is most anxious to improve peace-keeping machinery, hut further military . commitments were absolutely impossible. While it was recognised that the attempt to find a formula satisfying to France was extraordinarily difficult there is always a possibility of obtaining a definition satisfactory to all concerned. The discussions were proceeding with this hope. Article 16 was being closely examined. PRESIDENT AND DELEGATION. NO DIFFERENCE OF VIEW. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. —Copyright. NEW YORK, March 29. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald-Tribune says the State Department has issued a statement to the effect that there- is no difference of view between the President, Mr Hoover, .and the United States delegation to the Naval Conference in London. It always had, and now has, his unqualified support, and authority. The delegation is patiently seeking to explore every suggestion made and every possibility that may lead to a reduction or limitation of naval arms and the preservation of the peace of the world'. It is the President's hope that a plan for so doing can be developed which will meet with the approval of the people o ; l’ America and be consonant with the country's traditional policies and ideals. MR KELLOGG’S VIEWS. MAKING AGGRESSION IMPOSSIBLE. United Press Assn—Elec. Tel. —CopyrigUt. NEW YORK, March 29. Mr F. B. Kellogg, ex-Secretary of State, addresse’d the League for Political Education. He said he knew the people of America hoped the Naval Conference would be a success. The greatest security lay in reducing all navies to a point where aggression would he impossible. So long as the people of the world continued to believe that war must be prevented and armaments reduced there conferences would continue. They should not he discouraged if this conference did not accomplish everything the advocates of disarmament wished. No evil as old as civilisation itself could be eliminated in one or even in 10 years.