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'The Men Who Must Agree (Continueli from First Page.) a leading role in the preliminaries for the conference. The United States, it is argued, can do no less than send its principal officer charged with the com- duct of foreign relations, under tdoe President. At the Washington Confer-y ence on Naval Limitation the American delegation was headed by the then Sec- retary of State, Charles Evans Hughes. The other three American delegates to that conference were another former Secretary of State, Elihu Root, and two members of the Senate, both now dead, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama. Mr. Hughes is, of course, still avail- able to go as a member of the Ameri- can delegation to the coming conference, or even as its head. The fact that he headed the delegation at the Washing- ton conference and is familiar with the problem of naval limitation, and that he is regarded as one of the most able law- yers and diplomatists in the country, and further that President Hoover doubtless would like to honor him make his choice entirely within the bounds of probability. Dawes Appointment Assured. ‘The United States has two diplomats abroad who also may be called upon to serve on the American delegation to the London conference. They are Gen. Charles G. Dawes, American Ambassa- dor to Great Britain and former Vice President of the United States, and Hugh Gibson, the American Ambassa- dor to Belgium. Gen. Dawes’ appoint- ment is practically assured. At the in- stance of President Hoover, Gen. Dawes has conducted the negotiations with Ramsay MacDonald and brought them to such a pass that an agreement be- tween this country and Great Britain on the vexing questions of naval parity and cruiser strength is now possible. Hugh Gibson was the delegate of the United States to the three power Naval Limitation Conference at Geneva, held in 1927 on the invitation of President Coolidge. He is thoroughly conversant with all angles of the naval limitation question, particularly as they affect this country, Great Britain and Japan, France and Italy both declined politely but firmly the invitations to attend the Geneva Naval Conference. Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, U. S. N., retired, was the chief naval adviser of the American delegation to the Ge- neva Conference in 1927. President Hoover has consulted him frequently regarding the negotiations which have been going on with Great Britain in preparation for the projected confer- ence. He is likely, it is said, to be at- tached to the delegation when it goes to London. Other high naval officers also are expected to be called upon to attend the conference as advisers. Senate Must Ratify Treaties. Under the American system of gov- ernment the foreign relations of this country are handled by the President through the Secretary of State. But any treaties negotiated by the Chief Executive for this country must finally be ratified by the Senate. And a two- thirds vote of that body is necessary for ratification. In negotiation of treaties of very great importance, the Senate has frequently been recognized when it comes to picking the American delegation. The reason for this is obvious. When the treaties are pre- sented in the Senate, they have their advocates on the foor of that body. men who have taken part in framing them. President Woodrow Wilson, ac- cording to his critics, not only made| the mistake of taking part himself in the peace conference at Versailles, but he also made the mistake of ignoring utterly the Senate in naming the other members of the delegation. President Harding, when it came time for picking the American delegation to the Washington conference on_naval limitation and problems of the Pacific, was careful to place on the delegation two Senators, one the Republican chairman of the Senate foreign rela- tions committee, Mr. Lodge, and the other Senator Underwood, who had | been Democratic leader of the Senate.| All the treaties emanating from the | ‘Washington conference were ratified by the Senate, although one, the four- power Pacific treaty so-called, involv- ing the United States, Great Britain, Prance and Japan, was opposed by certain members of the Senate, includ- | ing Senator Borah of Idaho, the present r,hi:gman of the foreign relations com- mittee. tion treaty and the four-power treaty brought to an end that alliance, which for years had been looked upon askance by this country. Although the Wash-| ington conference has been criticized because of the fact that the United | States gave over first place in naval| strength—as it would have had if the naval building program had been con- tinued—it was of great benefit because | at the conference were solved vexing | questions of the Pacific and better feel- ing was developed among the nations whose influence lies in those waters. Must Choose Between Precedents. President Hoover must choose be- | tween the recent precedents set by Presidents Wilson and Harding. If he follows the course of the former, no Senators will be included in the Amer- ican delegation. If he follows the course of the latter, he will name Sen- ator Borah of Idaho or possibly Sen- ator Watson of Indiana, the Republi- can leader, or Senator Hale of Maine, chairman of the naval affairs commit- tee, to represent the Republican side of the chamber, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas or Senator Swanson of Vir- ginia to represent the Democrats. Both of these Democratic Senators are mem- hers of the foreign relations comm tee and of the naval affairs committee. Senator Robinson is the Democratic leader and Senator Swanson is the ranking' Democratic member of the two committees named. Senator Borah believes strongly in the reduction of naval armaments. He is a “little Navy man.” Senator Swan- son, on the other hand, has always been considered a “big Navy man,” aithough he has not been inimical to the pro- | posals for nava) limilation by interna- tional agreenwent. The chairman of the ‘areign relations committee has let it be ! &nown he will consider it most disap- ~<ating if the London conference does | not result in an actual reduction of ! naval armament. He does not believe | that merely fixing a limitation, if that limit be high, is calculated to meet the needs of reducing the tax burdens on the peoples of this and other countries. ‘The negotiations between Great Britain and the United States, so far as they have been disclosed, have not_satisfied | Senator Borah because they have not provided for a severe enough cut in cruiser tonnage. If Mr. Hoover goes to to Senate for delegate material, how- this country and Great Britain rela- tive to naval rity and cruiser lmn‘th, These differences apparently have largely been ironed out now. The British prime minister, Mr. MacDonald, has done much to relieve the tension. The Labor party in Britain, of which %e is a leader, made naval limitation spd reduction a prime issue in the t Summer which placed 0o Lator par party in a commanding posi- \‘:\1 rle\-k sy, Kitchen Cabinet Beautiful golden oak, porce- fain top cabinet. A real labor- saving device $17.95 for the house- wife. 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It i the British who must make concessions, and they can be made more grace- fully on British soil, and possibly they will be regarded with less disfavor by the British themselves, if these conces- sions are made at a London confer- ence, with the nation backing it, than if they were made elsewhere. France and Italy and Japan, if they all come into the conference, may be expected to pick their delegates from the first n.nE of their diplomats and legislators. - Briand is the French fflme minister. . He was minister of oreign affairs and a delegate to the Washington conference in 1921-22. He — PO Davenport Extension Table Mahogany finished. An ideal table for small rooms. All of these tables have been slashed in price $1l16-75 for a quick An- niversary clear- $1.00 Delivers Any Table ANCE ....ce00s Baby Crib Safety and comfort for the baby. In beautiful walnut fin- ish and attractive design. 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