Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1930, Page 4

NO CUT T00 GREAT FORL.S, AT PARLEY Hoover’s Armistice Day Text! Seen as_Expressing Delegates’ Views. (Cont i From First Page.) ships is fairly well understood. The ‘United States is not willing to concede that they should be abolished. America, however, is ready to consider reducing size and armament on battleships, though the naval adyisers believe de- creased tonnage would produce less | saving of money than generally believed. | while resulting in vastly depreciated | efficiency of the battle fleet. i U. S. Wants Naval Holiday. America is heartily in favor of some | kind of holiday in battleship building | after 1931, provided ways afd means can be found for allowing the American Nayy 10 catch up with the battleship superiority ~the ~ British now have; through' possession of the post-treaty | battleships Nelson and Rodney, which heavily outstrip America’s biggest bat- | tleships, both in tonnage and gums. | The American delegation is strongly | minded toward battleship strength, but | s strongly conscious that the London b A il principal prospect of suc- cesg in terms which the taxpayers could understand is the possibility of cutting down battleship costs. q If the conference leaves the replace- ment program of the Washinglon treaty | unrevised, the United States. Great | Britain and Jgpan, by 1942, will be at Tiberty to lay down. respectively, 15 15—9 battleships. These would cost the American, British and Japanese people, in the order named: $600,000.000, $600,000.000 and $360.000,000. 1If the United States, in addition, builds 18 or 20 big crulsers to achieve parity with land, another $400.000.000 or more will be taken from American pockets. Americans Watch These Figures. The American delegates have these Qgures conspicuously in mind, They | came here with White House instruc- tions to keep them in mind all of the time. They will not be forgotten at any stage in what are expected to be tedious deliberations, due to begin behind the walls of St. James' Palace. | Indicative of the expectations which | imate the senatorial branch of the | erican delegation—the branch which | don looks upon as speaking perhaps | ore directly for people of this country Han ‘two eabinet, officers and _thiree ambassadors—is the following state- ment prepared for The Star by Senator Robinson:’ “In My opinion, the Senate 8s a body bopefully "anticipates both Imilation and reduction of nayal armament as the Tesult of this London conference. How- ever, parity with Great Britain is re- rded 85 the logical and practical ar- ngems:t for terminating present and preventing future competition betwéen the United States and Great Britain in naval construgtion. Clash Is Not Seen. “No one in the Senate believ clash of arms between these two powers i inent, but every one recognlzes necessity for acceptance of some principle which will allay rivalry. The ited States will accept. but it will | t be proud of suy treaty which es- tablishes parity, but which accom- plishes no substantial reduction in naval ament. “The "present conference affords propitious occasion for both limitation gnd reduction, in that all civilized untries recently bound themselves | rough the Kellogg-Briand pact mnot | 1o resort to war as-an instrument of nstional policy and to employ onls per:e(ul ms}ns of settling their dis- pufes. Froni the Senate’s standpoint. | it doesn’t appear wise to associate Ques- | tions of ‘sanctions’ with plans for navai reduction and limitation. ‘Such questions may well be left for special _adjustment ~when necessity | arises. It would be upfortunate shoula the conference fail, because the compe- | il in naval constructicn probably would be quickened. It's my expecte- | tiop that limitation will be agreed upon and reduction in ‘capifal’ ships, cruisers and submarines probably ar- ranged. Whether such reduction shall be accomplished by extension of the age Hmit or by diminution of tonnage or The Parley Background Conference May Be Regarded as SixLYcar Experiment in Naval Economy. The following is the fourth of a series ofTartities on tha prabiems ok of the |Tavies to 8 reduced strength """“cr%'r fo Narat Limiations “conference to open | 1936, might be used as 4 basis a ) London Jnv;lmév 21, ’w;‘ihfllv‘v‘ bvh Byron ‘"x‘&‘%‘uut‘fim?m“m o rice, superintendent of the Washington | ndon, therefore, the-pawers Wi iy ime Amoclated Press.who it al- | pe asked Just how near they can come 't | to_"an absolute suspenstor’ of building in the six years just ahead. | No oné ‘expects a compléte six-year | gnl%:hdy. s?o‘me countries, kinc|ludm¢ tt.l!\e ¥ e | Unite ates, ¢ W n certain A six-year experiment in peace-| clgsses of ships, and Will insist on mindedness and naval economy. ‘ThUS, | making replacements. - in a few words, may be summarized the | “"gyt g six_year holiday s the mark broad objective toward which the 1930 | ot “which to shoot. 1t Seems clear, at Naval Conference appears to be head- | this stage that ners! curtailment ing as the delegates gather in Londob. | of bujlding until 1936, rather than es- ‘While many con- | taplishment of definite ratios' like the siderations €| 5—5—3 ratio, will be presented with played their parts| great earnestness as the in the preliminary | the conference. discussions, no close | Inthe case of battleships. the United can fall to | states, Great Britain and Japan all see a constant, un- | would have to begin building in 1931 to derlying effort to| maintain the ratio Iald down in the bring the full| washington treat weight of public| “1f present building plans continue opinion into focus | unmodified. these three leading sea for reduction of | powers will have laid down, befote the navies, under the eng of 1935, the keels of po less than spiritual __guidance | 23 new batfleships. There are strong of the Kellogg| indications that they will agree at peace pact. during | London to cancel battleship construc- the next half-dozen | tion entirely until 1936 years. Cruiser Ouflook Not Bright. fonhus, I the fon- | The outlook as to cruisers, destroy- meets Januaty 2] | €S and submarines is not quite so succgeds, 1936 is destined to become a | prisht. No trealy now limite the num- red-letter yéar in Havel history: ber of these ships, and all of the great Several elements of the present situ- [ POWers are building constantly as they ation are arguing for & six-year agree- | Prepare to meet in London. Of all the ment as to building programs, rather | [WPES of warsbips, 1t iy apparent that than any serlous atiempt (o0 fix ratios | CTUsers and submarines will be the and limitations for a longer term. BY BYRON PRICE, Associated Press Staff Writer. ,xeal goal of Byron Price. most difficult to restrigt. Yet if ever so liltle can be dome at London curtail the crop of new men of war until 1936, and some standards sel up thereby to €nd competition ‘and uncer- tainty. the delegates probably will go home bappy. Then. in 1936, statesmen will, at least, have definite quantities with which to deal when they try to fix the ratios for the future. More than that, If the “Treaty Expires in 1936, hinglon treaty, limiting bat- tleships, expires iu 1936, and, naturall aootber conference will meet then consider its renewal and extension, experts have decided, likewise, that 19: is the most convenient year to bring ai tually into effect the proposal for pari The | fulnes: y between the United States and Great | Britain: by merely letting old ships go for scrap iron as they outlive their us and not building new ones, the two navies will approach equality in | most classes of vessels six years hence. | In lesser degree, a program of l\Uh-‘ replacement would bring the other great dream of g holiday comes true, the na- tions will meet in 1936 already accus- tomed to smaller navies, and the years of economy may make il easler to lower the limit for all of the years to come. (Tomorrow: The Peace Pact and the Conterence.) | of world naval problems | busy one tomorrow. the" afternoon. - | that will smooth the troubled waters | Secretary of State Stimson spent an- other busy day and faces an equall At _noon he led | ~ iy the entire American delegation to | Downing street to pay its formal re- | spects to the chiefs of the British mis- slon. The conversation lasted an hour, and its results were not anhounced. This afternoon Mr. Stimson retreated | to & country estate north of London that be has rented for his stay in Eng- | lend. He will be host there tomorrow | at @ luncheon for Forelgn Minister Grandi and the Italian delegation be- | fore returning to London to confer with | Premier Tardieu and Foreign Minister Briand at the French embassy late in Experts Act as Liaison Be- tween Hoover and London Delegates. Too Busy for Golf. | By the Associated ress. Mr. Stimsou brought his golf clubs While Secretary Stimson and mem- to England, but with a conference wih | bers of his deligation to the Naval Con- the Amierican experts in the morning. : an officlal Junch and more conferences | {erence are busy in London, & smaller in the afternoon, he must rise very group of diplomatic and naval experts ¢arly if he wants to get in & round | will be doing equally important work of play on the private nine-bole course e at Sta re. Lo | 1o marked contrgst with the luxury The headquarters of the American delegation were upel‘tlull( with L’K‘Jm- surrounding their London colleagues, plete efficiency today. Stalwart Marines | (b group is quartered in two small, Dosted 10 the hotel attend 1o the Wanks | pare Sooms in he State Deptiment of th: numerous callers. take thelr} “Their principal duties include the cards and conduct them into the vari- | ligison between olis offices. his Secretary of State, as well as the The 17 Amierican girl secretaries con- | chief delegates to the London Confer- tinue to be a center of attention In |epce. Assisting them are & similar London. Thelr photograpbs in groups | number of experts of the Navy Depart- bave appeared more often and more | ment, with whom the President confers. conspicuously in the London newspapers In the absence of Secretary Adams than those of the delegates themselves. | of the Ngvy, Erpest Lee Jahncke, As- With preliminary negotiations well | sispant Secretary, is acting chlef.” nder way in London. the broad aspects | joseph B, Cotton, Undersecretary of of the conference program can be listed | State, I+ acting for Secretary Stimsol as Anglo-American problems, Britains apd is the President's chief adyiser. position with relation to coniinentdl | Cotton actively directed the negotiations fleets. Franco-Itatian difficulties and between Ambassador Dawes and Japan's insis| on Increased ratlo | Minister zcdonald which resulted in in sea power with relation to Britain |a basis of agreement between the two and . the United States | countrigs” thiat mude possible the cop- Parity is United States Basis. { ference. The basic point of the position of | work of the at-home delegation are the American 'delegation is Anglo- | Prentiss B. Gilbert of Rothester, fs- lent Hoover and | | Diplomatic officers contributing to the | STAR. WASHINGTON, D. G, JANBARY 138, 1930—PART ONE. FOR NAVAL HOLIDAY U. S. Is VAlso Prepared to| Scrap Permanently 11 Capital Ships. | | (Continued From First Page) admit they do not expect the British | prime minister to make such 8 pro- | posal in the conference. Nevertheless, | officials said, his band will be called. No Fixed Policy Given. It was learned guthoritatively that | the American dglegqtlon was not given |a fixed policy by President Hoover | betore 1t left Washington, | dent preferred to await the official an- | nouncements of the other participating | governments. The American delegation did, however, have clearly outlined sug- | sestions for presentation to the confer- lence at the proper time. | ““These reccmmendations, in so far as | they affect battleships find the world- | peace movement generally, can be an- | nounced as follows: | "The United States believes - there | should be & five-year holiday on battle- | ship construction. Such a period sbould | be sufcient to determine for all nations whether the préesent movement toward permanent world peace Is sincere or | whether the time for general disarma- | ment on @ general scale has not arrived. The v five years would be looked {upon by the United States as “a period of grace lo permit the sent desire for peace 1o Ly its wings. 1f at the end of thal time the Kel- logg pact bas justified all that is ¢ pected of it there no longer Will be any need for existing costly and dangerous atmaments. Theé battlesip hollday can be made permanent in'so Tar as 1t applies |0 the ships that under present author- | ization would be built between now and | 193¢. 1t world conditions jusiified it reduction of capital sbips” might be made even more drastic. Prepared to Discuss Ship Size. | On tbe other hand, if the maritime | nations believe maintenance of ‘& feet of 15 capltal ships, as authorized by the Washinglon treaty, 1§ essential to adequate national defense, the United | States 1s prepefed to discuss radical | reduction in ‘the size of capital “ships | well below, it was said. the '25,000-ton | maximum unofficial proposal by Great | Britain and Japan. As expressed officially bere, they could be’ little glants instead of big glanty. They sl Would B¢ supremé |over 10,000-ton cruisers aud might [ gveu bave their armor plate increased to make them virtiglly Inipregnable to airplane or submarine attacks. lnstead |of carrying 16-inch batteries, they would mount 12-inch batteries, which | suu could stand off and blow & 10- | Mch cruiser “out of the water,” &s ap | | official explaiped. A further suggestion is that if bal- tleship fleets are reduced the size of | each unit conld still be reduced at the same time. Th¢ ¢conomic mdvantage | of such a program would be staggering. The average modern battleship costs | $37,000.000°t0 build. Pefmanent screp- ping of the 11 ships due to be laid down before 1936 alone would save the United States and Great Britain $250.- | 000,000. An additiongl saving of mil- | lions of ddllars would be accomplished }by" reducing the size of ipdividugl | units. Cost Would Be Economic Shock. That some agreement for reduction ! of batilgsbips Tust be reached before 1936 1§ regardéd by this Government, It was said, as essential. Under the terms of the Wasbingion treaty Gregt Britain and the United States each must have 15 battleships, costing $37.- om‘ono‘apxi ‘e, “constructed after 1922 fi wnstrui on nrlo ghm :t ltnhut “"fi{ was said, would shoc! e world | vecon61§|léfl'ifg‘. “glot ¢verl * the ™ United States, Whose economic position is pre- minent, ‘could ‘§ell stand such ex- | pensive naval construction. ‘The 11 ahlpa which would be scrapped | permanently’ under an extension of the naval holiday are the Wyomipg Florida, = Utah, New _York, = Texgs, | Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, Penn- sylvania, Arizong and Mississippi. | | They were 10 be replaced by eight new drédnaughts. The Presi- | ey 1 i T PAUL D. KNIGH —Star NAVY MAN KILLED aff Photo. ON HUNTING TRIP Shotgun Is Discharged Accis dentally—2 Companions Face Inquiry. Frank C. Pauro, 33 years old, of 3020 Eighth streel southeast, an aviation wachinist &l the Naval Air Station, was shot and killed in & duck blind in the Potomac River off Glesboro Polnt yes- | terday slternoon when a shotgun which a fellow hunter was passing to him 1s said to haye discharged accidentally gogd sent & load of bucksbiot Into Pauross | face, head and right hand. Paul D. Koight, 32 years old, of 125 ‘Thirteenth siregt northgust, 8 wmember of No. 7 Truck Company of the District | Fire Department, who was handing the gun to Pauro st the time It was fired, has been released In custody of Fire Chief George S. Walsou pending an in- quést which has been set by Coroner J | Ramsgy Nevitt for omorrow morniug at 11:3p o'clock at the Disirict Morgue Arrangements have also been mude to release the third member of the huniing party, George W. Shelton, 20 years old. of 1440 G Sireet southeast, in custody of his attorney, Robert H. McNelll, until the inguest. Skiellon is being held at the harbor precinet until McNeill returns from 8 business trip to New York City. Gun Catches on Flooring. According to the story told Lieut. Ed- ward J. Kelly, ebief of the Lomiclde BRTSHANDLLS, | DELEGATESCONFER 1Iimericans Optimistic Over } Prospect of Five-Power [ Naval Agreement. 1 BY THEODORE C. WALLEN. By Redio to The Star. | LONDON, January 18.—The political | obstacles to a five-power naval agree- ment were discussed today at the first | conference of the American and Brit- | ish delegations. What was to ba: | been a mere presentation of the Amer- | ican delegates by Henry L. Stimson. Secretary of State, to Prime Minister J. Ramsay Macdonald, accordlng to | the advance announcements, took on & more significant aspect when the Amer- icans were met by ‘the whole British delegation and stayed with them ab hour and 20 minute leasant,” Says Stimson. The most that was said afterward any one in authority was Mr. Stim- comment on leaving: “We bad a very pleasant talk,” and private ip- timations that no technical naval ques- tions, such as Anglo-American equality, were discussed, but only the general pre-conference situation, which i dom! nated by ihe French and Italian polft- ical demands. The Americans bave succe¢ded in convincing London, wherg four of the five delegatlons ere now gathered for the parley to begin Tuesday, that the | United States, While appreciativg tbe political problems and hoping they will be solved, must keep its own' hands off them. 1In the first place, it cannot af- ford the appearance of seemivg to dis- ‘pite the gobd faith of the Prench de- niands o the recent French memo- randuw, snd io the second. American public opinton s emphatically pppos 'fd to involyement in ‘Europgan polities such as” security guarautles for the MeditelIanean powers. Optimism of Americans. Since the British, and therefore the Amerfcan, naval programs are affected by the adjustment of this political situ- ation, It would be {dle to say that the Americans are ot keenly” Interested. They seem optimistic of & solution, and think 1t possible that an: negotiated may have @ long preamble, emphasizing that it does not reflect the relative positlons of the signatorles ‘; rs. It would be topsiderabl hat the similar clause of the Washington treaty. by way of grati- fylng the mational pride ‘of ~ndtions which might ultimately accept inferfor- ity in different calegories. (Copyright. 1930.) treaty that is Albanian War Base Unearthed. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia. Jgnuary 18 (#).-~The newspaper Prayda, in @ dis- patch from Debar on the Albanign frontler, yesterday sald that gepdarmes hud located an arsenal contaling 10.000 | rifles and other war stores, ahd bad arrested five Albanfan chiefs on charges of plotting a rebellion against King Z‘b! squad, the three men lefL the whart of | the old steel plant fn Apacostia shortly affer 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and rowed out to the duck blind. Pauro climbed to the upper deck of the blind, and was taking the guns from Knig who was standing in the boat, when th bammer of Knight's gun caught on the fooring of the blind aud exploded. Pauro’s right band, with which he bad grapsed the end of the gun barrel w llg 1t luto the blind, bis head and face received the charge of buckshot. Knight and Shelton retuined imne- diately to the shore and went to the home of Herbert M. Dickinson, who lives at Glesboro Point, and there tele- phoned & report of the mishap to po~ lice headquarters. They then returned o the fiver and awaited the arrival of Lieut. Kelly and Pvt. H. D. Secrist of the Detective Buregu and members of the harbor precinct under Lieut. Ed- ward T. Harpey, all of whom imade the trip in the police boat the Edwin B. Hesse, | Body Is Brought Back. | Pauro's bedy was brought to the | Morgue, where it was idenfified by W. . Bupp and H. D. Alexander, first- class wviation machbinist mates st the | Naval Air Station. | Knight and Sbelton told Lieut. Kelly | that they had never seen Pauro before | yesterday afternoon, but granted the man pérmission to accompdpy them on the hunting trip whep be appeared op the dock of the steel plant just as they were about to row away for the blind | of Charles White, a fiteman in No. 28 | Engine Company, the usé of wbich | they bad obtalned for the afternoon. | 'The deceased Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marie Pauro. and two cbil- dren, twins. 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George on Tuesday in the greatest haval conference yet known. This eminently is the consensus among the members of the American | delegation, and it is_echoed by the chiefs of the British, French, Japanese | and Italian representatives. Born “of the Hoover-Macdonald con- versations last Autumn. the conference was first designed for the double pur- pose of ending useless expenditure of | the tax payer's money on fleets and of furthering the ideal of enduring peace | and security among the peoples. Maedonald's Purpose. Ax Seeretary of State Stimson and his eolleagues of the American delegation neared the British shores during the week, Prime Minister Macdonald re- stated its purpose as “the maximum | reductions consistent with national se- | curity.” ‘This basic proposal by Britain's labor prime minister and President Hoover's ression of High hopes for results at Lopdon are the t rocks upon which the structure of an international treaty elimipating naval building com- etition will be buflf. . But around the gflu of these rocks swirl treacherous currents of difficult and complex in ternational problems. Sea power today presents dangers as real as they have been throughout the centuries, and one of the greatest fears of the delegates assembled in London is that the peoples of the world will be | led to believe that a naval millenjum | is dawning. Such is the warning and counsel of Prime Minister Macdonald, himself 8 great idealist. As the day nears for the opening of the conference Mr. Macdonald be- | lieves that there is no need to depress | §jerla opinion nor te aroure its expecta- ;::“ti to too bigh 8 level about the pros- Conference One Step. ‘The British government feels that even a satisfactory agreement will seem is known to have cleared away some Of | European affairs; Plerre de L. Boal of the difficultiés from the Anglo-Ameri- | Boalsburg, Pa.; Rollins R. Winslow of | can situation since his arrival, par-| Grand Rapids, Mich. and Robert Mc- | ticularly with reference to battleships. | Gregor Scotten of Detroit. it appears to be certain the solution of | Throughout the parley the President the problem how the American fleet | and his group here will be in constant is to be brought to equality with | communication with the London ;fle— Britain’s will engage the delegales and | gation with questicns on<major policy experts for many hours of difficult study | decided by the President. . snd negotiations ; i = = Mindful of President Hoover’s anxiety |CARITAL’S TYPIST CORPS IN LONDON that Anglo-American parity be so real and convincing that American public opinion will accept the decision of' the conference with confidence, Senator Reld and Senator Robinson probably will remain in close touch with the Sen- ate at Washington and proceed fully advised as to the sort of parity agree- ment the Senate would approve The application of the doctrine of an American Navy second to none. which |today was made up as thickly as for the has been repeatedly sanctioned by Con- | stage. 'Twas well done and sulted their gress in one form or another, looms up | Amazingly chic clothes, but it looks a as one of the greatest problems. The | bit startling on the streets and in hotel folution must be one in which neither | lobbles.” Britain nor America can afterward say | ~Aboard the George Washington it “‘; they have had the worst of the bar- | foreshadowed that Gen. Neville's splck gain. | and span Marines would knock Picadil- | 1y’s eyes out. ‘To date, however, th Unaware of Qbstacles. | he The French. Ttalian or Japanese ob- | [O00 heve gone fo the Washinglon servers who fear the establishment of | an Anglo-American alliance at London | seem to be unaware of the obstacles in its path. gation at the arms conference a As at Geneva, the Americans are pre- | Pearl I, De Maret, Miss L. 4‘:: paring to assert again their determina- Watson, Miss Efleen McKenny, tion to retain cruisers large enough to , Vernita Bronwn.nfi,s Mil 3’ Deike, operate between the widely spaced [ Miss Adele E. Dix, Miss Blanche V. American naval bases. and though the | Rule, Miss Grace E. Alexander, Miss Hoover-Macdonald negotiations have [ Anna Belle Newcomb, Miss rley 8. brought, the two powers much nearer on | Pisk, Miss Beatrice -L. Comeau, {/llrls this subject since the flasco at Geneva | Esther S. Schucker, Mrs. Barni, Mrs. in 1927, the final closing of the breach | Dorothy K. Butler, Miss Alice R. Luces. remains to be settled her | Miss Anne Worrall, Miss Clara Dod. { Baker, Miss Virginfa 'B. Jones and Miss QUITS PENSION BUREAU |Emiiig Vo AFTER 37 YEARS’ SERVICE | (Continued From Firsi Page) nel of the staff of the American laide | Miss Marie L. Baker, Miss Gertrude E Completing 37 years of service in | the record division of the Pension | Bureau, Charles F. Tansill, 1338 Kear- ney street, Brookland, yesterday ten- dered his resignation which will be- come effective February 24. . As a token of appreciation of his service, members of the record division presented Mr. Tansill with a large basket, of flowers. Mr. Tansill is presi- dent of the Brookland Rose Society. In addition to the many years spent in the Pension Bureau, Mr. Tansill served on the Texas frontier from 1877 to 1881, asked how he mixed That is the way STEALS SPOTLIGHT| In the feminine stenographic wlfin-' SCrap permanently ttieships, which Slso are mibject 1o replacement by 7 H new dreadnaughts by 1936 if the Wash- | inglon treaty remains unaltered. The British navy at present has two more battleships than the United States, which_accounts for the additiopal ton- nage England would have to s¢rap to tome down to parity with this country. In that connection, it can be said that an agreement for reduction of battlg- Ships i gy forth would be contingent upon its ‘acceptdnce by all five of 'the Ve “participating in"'the London op! erencr apd asstrance of absolute naval parity in all classes between the United States and Great Britain. France and Italy Would Accept. That France and Italy would accept | reduction, or’ complete abolition, is not doubted here. expepsive luxurigs for small nations which bave to maiptaln such expensive land’ armaments. Nélth:r France nor Italy has yet bullt up to the number of battleships ‘authorized by the Washing- | ton nug Jnfl H‘lnc{. :t least, has served Dot nr;&xdy hat it does not propose to make full replacements. |* Only Japan’s attitude among the |three ~ smaller nations is “questioned. | When the Japanese paval delegation agbington t xfiqnth sg: It was id that Japan Iool fofward to abolition of the battleghip at some fu- ure igve the time date, but did not for that siep 13” rriyed. The Jap- avy, havifg few L lyflfw tant from home shores, Trequires with wide crufsing radius. Rumania to Send Ppriey Observer. 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