Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1926, Page 12

12 ARMAMENT ENVOYS HAVE CLEAR PLANG U. S. Parley Delegation Will Seek Completion of Un- finished Task. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. America’s delegation to the pre- liminary arms conference at Geneva will safl from New York on May 1. with definite instructions as to the United States Government’s hopes and wishes. These can be tersely stated. America seeks, first, the taking up of the business left unfinished at the ‘ashington armament conference of 21.22; and, secondly, only such fur- ther limitation of armaments as takes fully into consideration the funda- nental question of security and “world problems” as they exist at the present moment. The unfinished business of the Washington conference concerned the limitation of construction of auxiliary naval craft (cruisers, destroyers, sub- marines and_aircraft). The “world problems” which the United States has mainly in mind are certain votential causes of conflict throughout 1he world, in which it might be\neces- sary for this country some day to tuke a vigorous hand. Tt is not the desire of the Coolidge administration in such emergencies Americ ould be without the armed strength cf f with adequate force- r expectation are unmindful of such considerations. 10 U. S. Delegates. The United States delegation At Geneva, whera proceedings due to begin on May 17, consis at 10 men. The chief of the delegation is Hugh . Gibson, American Min- ister to Switzerland, who has as his diplomatic lieutenants Allen W. Tulles and Dorsey Richardson of the State Department and Allen F. Wins- joW, secretary of Mr. Gibson's lega- ion at Berne. The War Department is represented by Maj. Gen. Dennis 1. Nolan, Brig. Gen. H. A. Smith and Maj. George V. Strong. The_Navy TDepartment’s representatives are Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long and Capt. Adolphus Andrews. Subordinate military and naval advi may be added to the delegation, as becomes necessary, by drawing on _our uropean staff of Army and Navy attaches, Nothing of any definite character will be done by’ the representatives of the conferring powers at Geneva. They are meeting purely as a pre- tory commission. Their job s nd out whether any proposals y treaties or agreements fur- er to limit armaments can be work- ed out und laid before a weneral con- ference or conferences with any real i of suc But the Geneva curtain-raiser is expected to deter- mine with a good deal of clearance whether or not the future holds out any prospect of relieving the nations of existing armament burdens. Security Will Be Urged. Although our spokesmen'in Switz- ~rland will leave no doubt of the ‘oolidge administration’s desire to ontinue the limitation work begun 1t Washington four years ago, they will not put forth any Utopian no- On the contrary, they will the fundamental necessity of ional security as the only basis ipon which any country can afford o consider disarmament. The United States is geographically far more fortunate than any country in the world. We, for example, can indulge In the luxury of a standing army of about 118,000 men for the more than 118,000,000 of our population. But America. recognizes that nations sit- uated and surrounded as. forinstance, France and Italy are cannot be ex- pected to slash their land defenses to the bone, as Uncle Sam has done. Tt goes without saying that America will not be a party to any proposals that would require us to cut down our skeleton army below its already slender proportions. Ship Cut Favored. Things are different as to further limitation of naval armament. The United States is just as ready today as it was when the scheme was frus- trated in Washington in 1922 to ad- vocate an agreement to limit auxiliary naval craft. The Hughes plan, which the former conference adopted virtually in full with regard to capital ships (battieships, armored cruisers and aircraft-carriers), providad for a corresponding _ limitation of light cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, sub- marines and airplanes. But that half of the American program was wrecked, mainly on account of the ob- jections of France, which was deter- mined to retain without restriction the power to protect itself against domination of the seas by Great Drit- ain’s superior fleet of capital ships. The French think that with a great fleet of submarines and destroyers they would always be able to hold Britain at bay, particularly in the Mediterranean sea lanes through which France would derive her sup- plies of troops and other sinews of war from her African colonie: The Washington conferen s it was confronted conerete propo: lotments ason to 1 delegation at Genev May will submit some equally specific program for the limi- tation of auxiliary craft. Our people will very urgently represent the Cool- idge administration view that unless tiful; fragrant. in good, hardy condition. beyond Vienna. A nice ride. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926. DIAMOND VANISHES UNDER GYPSY SPELL Frederick Woman Asking Warrant, Says Fortune Teller Also Got Table Linen. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., April 29.—Sor- cerles attributed to gypsies are blamed by Mrs. Virginia C. 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