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1 | Bfl“[“][i[ URfiES |of one country could constitute a | be overcome and that they must be ARMS_LIMITATION (Continued From First Page) | American ambassadors at London, | Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, will today present to the governments of Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, & memorandum suggesting that they empower their delegates the forthcoming meeting of the prepara- tory commission for the dlsarma- nt conference at Geneva to nego- tiate and conclude at an early date an agreement further limiting naval \rmament, supplementing the Wash- pgton treaty on that subject, and overing the classes of vessels not d.by that treaty. I tr for information copy of this the o inform the congress of considerations which have oved me to take this action. Dangerous Competition The support of all measures 100k- g to the preservation of the peace f the world has b ished as a fundament his government. government vinced t1 onstitu n and are 1 ntually to lead to war. A recognition of this d a lesira as far as possible move tlis danger led the American 21 to call tk Wash- Zov- Gave Up Program we were engaged In 1 program which, upon its completion, would have iven us first place on the sea. We felt then, however, and feel now, that the policy we then advocated— that of deliberate self-denial and limitation of naval armament by the great naval powers—promised the \ttainment of at least one guarantee of peace, an end worthy of mutual adjustment and concession. At the Washington conference we ound the other nations a ed with the same desire as ourselves to remove naval competition from the ible causes of interna- ord. Unfortunately, ver, It was not possible to agreements at Washington cov es of naval ships. The W ington treaty provided nage limitation upon and aircraft car restrictions as to size and maximum aliber of guns for other . ery nation has been at complete liberty to build any number of cruisers, destroyers and submarin Only size and armament of cruisers were limited. The signatories of the Washington treaty have fulfilled their obligations faithfully and there can be no doubt that that treaty constitutes an outstanding success in its operation. Hope of U. S. It has been the hope of the Ameri- can government, constantly express- ed by the congress since the Wash- ington conference, that a favorable opportunity might present itself to complete the work begu re by the conclusion of further covering ¥ submarines. bility of such an agreement has been apparent, since it was only to be expected th the spirit of competition, stified as re- gards capital ships and aircraft car- riers by the Washington trea ‘would, sooner or later, show itself with regard to the other vesscls not limited under the treaty. Actually, 1 do not believe that competitive build- ing of these classes of ships has be- | gun. . Nevertheless, reach ring sh- a specific ton- pital ships with certain vess far-reaching | down by certain powers, and there has appeared in our own country, as well as abroad, a sentiment urging naval construction on the ground that such construction is taking lace elsewhere. In such sentiments lies the germ of renewed naval com- petition. I am sure that all governm and all peoples would choose a tem of naval limitation in preference to consciously reverting to competi- tive building. Therefore, in the hope of bringing about an opportunity for liscussion among the principal naval powers to ascertain whether further limitation is practicable, T have gested to them that negotiations on this subject should begin possible Time Is Opportune The moment scems particularly apportune to try to secure further limitation of armament in ac wnce with the expressed will o congress, The earnest desire o nations of the world to r hemselves s great a meast burden of oid the its and to competition E establishment of the tory commission for the ment confere he arn ments he May:, work with la last nd w a vi for score or more ¢ imined fr problem of th tion of arr ons it early that felt that ments were hat it would mpossible, to ¢ tation of hout simt other types. one Deadlock xist Tt the prosp t be hroken i me being the duty o has ¢ armaments some av results may though such an 1 the thr ind air this res nate N pr armam | try. agreements covering regions within which the land or air arm@ments potential threat to another coun- Geographigal continents have been suggested as r ons appro- priate for land and air, limitation agreements. The American land and air force constitute a threat to no one. They are at minimum strength their reduction has been suggested by no one as a necessary condition dent to general arms limita- This reduction of our land forces been rendered possible by our favored geographical posi- tion. I realize that the problems of nts on land and in the air rope are besct with difficultic vhich in all justice we must recog ze and, although this government will always be ready to lend its assistance in any appropriate way to efforts on the part of European or oth governm: to arriv at regiona rcements limit ind ind air forces, it would hesitate to e ific proposals on this ject to Furopean nations. problem of the of naval armament, while essfully treated, in part, ement among the five naval powers, in my be t her among spe sue- Dy en leading opinion, with b those can f ments It ow g great T upon a naval is my intention \n representatives should continue to with the representatives of the other nations there the program for a general limitation of arm, ments conference. If such a con- ference should be possible in the future, on a basis generally accept- able, this government woyld, of course, be highly gratified. Pending the formulation of the plan for such a general conference, how- er, T believe that we should make an immediate and sincers be a th on at powers will contri ion to the preliminary work val ‘ Tee limitation of armame: 1t Am neva that the at Ge- discuss o | effort to solve the problem of naval how- | | tuni |it has been the LW of which the efforts Jlimitation the solution 1ch to make general limitation, more Calvin Coolid The White House, Tebruary 10, 1927, Memorandum: The Americ lowed with close ceedi sion for the er th , has conclud make cert this time whic tribute mat n government has fol attention the pro- eparatory commis rmament conference most ful deliber- d that it can help- observations s, may co to the success of that commission—a success earnest- ly desired by the government and people of the United States, Fears 111 Will Result The conviction that the competi tive augmentation of national ari ments has been o causes of inter ill will, leading to war, is firmly held by the American government and people. He the American gov- ernment has neglected no oppor- v to lend its symy and sup- to interna 1 cfforts to and limit ar] The of t confe of 1 that other powers were animated with a similar desire to do away wit this d rous source of internation- al discord. The Washington confer- ence made a beginning, however, and continued hope of the American government, since 1 that the task undertaken at hington by the group of naval port re- duce h on monstrated pleted For this reason, the American go nment was happy to observe t {the efforts looking towards the hold- ing of a general international con- ference for the limitation of arr ment, which had been in progre for several years under the auspices of the League of Nations, had reach- ed, in December, 1925, a stage suffi- y advanced, in the opinion of council of the Lea to warrant the e preparatory commission, to meet in 1926, to prepare the ground for an international conference at early date 2 nt, pur to co-operation 1 all lated to bring about a tation of armament, accepted the 1 vitation of the council to be repr: ed on the preparatory commi: T The £ an representatives on that commission have endeavored to play its poll efforts c: of ful part in its discus- vill continue to be iment he- 1ssions of the st val th prob- e views of as 1o 11 lemonstrat ind diversity of overcome in the ision of a e limita- to be for limitation | Geneva should the | American gov- 4 e A 5 A S I o L O3 B A P T S e NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1927, | frankly recognized. The American | government belleves that they can | overcome, since the consequences of a failure to overcome them, and to make some definite, it only partial, | agreement for the limitation of armament, would constitute a set- back to the cause of international peace too great to deserve setious | contemplation asa possibility. Thinks Plan Practicable. Admitting reluctantly that the existing political situations in cer- tain parts of the world may #:nder the problem of universal limitation incapable of immediate solution as a whole, the American government believes that it is entirely practi- cable for the nations of the, world to proceed at once to the isolation and separate solution of such prob- lems as may appear susceptible of such treatment, meanwhile continu- ing to give sympathetic considera- tion and discussion to comprehen- sive proposals aimed at the simul- taneous limitation of land, sea and air armaments by a general agree- ment when such an agreement may | be warranted by existing world con- ditions. The American government believes that the adoption of such a course is the duty of the govern- ments represented on the prepara- tory commission and that by so do- | ing they will insure the achieve- | ment by the commission and by the | general conference of concrete, even though perhaps only partial results, thus faciliating progress toward the final solution of the general prob- lem. | The American government, as its representatives on the preparatory commission have repeatedly stated, feels that land and air armaments constitute essentially regional prob- lems to be solved primarily by re- gional agreements, The Amerlcan army and air force are at minimum strength. Agreement for land rnd air limitation in other regions of the world would not be dependent upon | the reduction or limitation of Amer- ican land and air forces. Therefore the American government does not feel that it can appropriately offer b definite suggestions to other powers | in regard to the limitation of these ETHEL: NPINPETICH. MGLES CHARPACTERVLE~ THE NEWRGY HECKLINES TIE OLD *VESHARED MECK 16 GTILL EXTENGWELY S EXCEPTIONALLY ‘THE “M” SHAPE [N FAGCINATING 15™ THE M T NECK ~— ~— IF ONE HAS® A bl }\A\{g\ (©1927 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. oRemy gacK / ARWAYS GOOD THE“W* NECK 15° NOW GAINING- FAVOR ~ ~WIH THE:"O"SHAPE. TRUNNING A CLOSE- SECOND AND. VERY NTRIGUING® 16 THE. X NECK '~ — B THE G " SYPE. THO OPD, 1 PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE. / r ! the discussions looking to the prep- categories of armament. The problem of the limitation of naval armament, while not regional in character, can be dealt with as a practical matter by measures affect ing the navies of a limited group of powers. This has been clearly estab- lished by the succesa of the Wash- ington treaty limiting naval arma- ment. The United States, as the ini- tiator of the Washington conference and as one of the principal naval| owers, has a direct interest in this question, and, being both ready and | willing to enter into an agreement ther limiting naval armament, feels itself privileged to indicate a course of procedure which will, in | its opinion, lead to such an agree- | ment. | The discussions cver a period of | six months in Geneva e been | most useful in the opportunity af- | torded for an exchange of views as | to the general problem of naval limitation, and on the basis of these | discussions it Is felt that there is a | possibility of reconciliating many of | the divergent views which have been | expressed in such a manner as to | meet the requirements of the naval sowers and .enable them to decide upon acceptable measures of limi- | tation. In order to advance definitely to- ward a limitation agreement, the | government of the United States| takes this method of addressing an | inquiry to the government signa- | tories of the Washington treaty limiting naval armament as to whether they are disposed to em-| power their representatives at the | forthcoming meeting of the prepara- | tory commission to initiate negotia- s 1 providing for limitation in the classes | of naval vessels not covergd by the | ‘Washington treaty. i The American government is not | unmindful of the fact that the pre- | paratory commission is not specific- | ally charged with duty of concluding international agreements, and that| its task is primarily that of prepar- ing the agenda for a conference to| be called at a later date. Neverthe- | less, being sincerely desirous of the cuccess of the preparatory commis- | sion, the American government malkes this suggestion in the firm be- | lief that the conclusion at Gene as soon as possible, among the pow- | ors signatories of the Washington | treaty, of an agrecement for further | naval limitation, far from interfering with or detracting from the success | of the preparatory commission’s aims, would constitute a valuable | con ition to the sum of achieve- | ment attributable to that commis- ion and would facilitate the task of 1 conference in dealing with particularly complex problems of ! 1nd air armament, perhaps capable | solution for the present only by: limitation agreements. cems probable that under any the final confcrenc to meet during this | coming into ef- fect of agreements reached by it/ it he delayed for a considerable | iod for a multitude of causes. ) fore th merican government | those powers which sle to arrive at t for further n limitation at arlier date would rot be justi- postporn ehy opening region It circumstances will not be able calend may be n buildi cenc naval their special ec ments in regard t vessels in v capital ships and aircra ere established by that ch would not be affected way by an agreem r- r classes of ships nt cov el American representative heoming meeting at Gen participate ful of course, have full powers to u S 3 4 : | hospital to the members of t building programs have been laid |POWers could be resumed and com- {ions looking toward an agreement| pritain Rotary club today. aration of an agenda for eral conference for the lim armament. In addition, they will ate de tely regarding measures for further naval limitatton, and, if they are able to reach agrecment with the representatives of the other signatories of the Washington treaty, to conclude a convention cmbodying ich agreement, in tentative or form, as may be found prs The American goverr, estly hopes that the institution such negotiations at Geneva may agreeable to the governments of British empire, France, Italy, apan, and that comprehensive | tation of all types of naval ment may be brought into among the principal al without dela; SHRINERS HELPING CRIPPLED CHILDREN be the and ma- effect powers Springlield Man Tells Rotarians. of Hospital There How crippled, deformed and help- less children are brought back health and physical normaley in the Shriners’ hospital for crippled chil- dren at Springfield, Mass., scribed by George was de- Hendee of the New Mr. Hendee called attention to the ct that the 450,000 crippled children in Ame A large number of these, he poi out, are on their way to a life of de- pendence and pauperism, because of the inability of their parents to pro- vide proper medical attention. This condition was responsible for the opening of nine hospitals by the Shrine and for another one now be- ing constructed,.as well as five mo- bile units who operate in different hospitals. He explained that the hospitals make no distinction to creed or nationality. insist that there must be some to help the child; that it be normal mentally and its p unable to pay for treatment. No child who can pay for treatment is admitted. The Springficld hospital was built at a cost of $550,000 and was open- ed February 21, 1925, In period only | (UP)—The last census showed color, ! opportunity | | it has been operating there have | been admitted for treatment 472 dren. The hospital has a capacity and 175 out patients are ing treated. icre are 304 children on th st, of which three are from | n. 1 Stories of helpless children who were treated in the hospital and who were enaled to walk within a fv\v‘ were told, and stereopticon slides of a number. of cases shown. I'he average time for a child is 66.8 | lays, he said. | Mr. Hendee spoke of the Sunshine club, an organization organi; in | Springfield Rotary club. The | members pledge themselves to pay onc cent each day towards providing | transportation and clothing for pa- | tients to and from the hospital. Mr. Hendee recommended that a similar | club be formed here. President A. | I". Corbin agreed to bring the mat- ter up at a meeting of the directors. Visitors present included Adon H. Bornwell of Pittsburgh, Pa., Al Erd- an, Ralph E. Gerth and J. H. Mor- n of Hartford, and A. L. Becker of Newton, M Body of Unidentified Woman Found in Jamaica | Jamajca, L. I, N. Y., Feb. 10| body of an unidentified woman today was found in a patch f woods off Q ns Boulevard here. 1e woman wa clothed except | for shoe: The victim was about 35 years old d well dressed. There were no marks of violence on the body and the woman may have died of exposure, but the office of the Queens medical examiner be- gan an investigation. he body was found beside a shal- w pool of rain water in a com- section of Jama- ica, almost directly opposite a ceme- CREW IS RESCUED Feb. 10 (UP)—The Bel- | n mer Queen Elizabeth to- v rescued the crew of the Italian sailing vessel Santo Coloma which was in difficulties off Sicily. aples ste NO ANTI-EVOLUTION LAW Concord, N. H., Feb. 10 e house of representatives with- out debate today killed the evolution bill. The house accepted the adverse report of the commit- tee on education. The bill weuld have prohibited the teaching of the theory of evolution in the schools of the state. " The -Ema;éipator in Snow ureau | rvis Lal and new of Abraham Lin- ith its creator alongside. ive statue anti- || 8 be given due consideration after the ironing out process at the attorney general’s office. It was the idea of the committee! that teeth in the Plainville town| plan commission law would spike | into the commission and would | continue spiking. The cities and boroughs commi tee of the legislature will hear New | Britain’s charter amendments. day, February 10, at the Capi- | The finance committee has granted a hearing to officials ot (Special to the Herald) | New Britain on the issuance of sew- _Hartford, Feb. 10—The town of | o bonds, Thursday, February 17. Elgonille oune duth 108 “f“""_“"i‘ The two new judges recommended ture late yesterday afternoon when } ol Rl ny R oc Ssend Moy die venoRchY asornee D. Saxe, will be before the judict Representative Robert White and |>: = heiane L et e A0 ary committee mext Tuesday. As ofticials of his town testified con-|4r¥ SCREHES TR WIS, (8 the cerning the town plan commission, | 267 1 1ot callngir When questions by House Chair- | ROMmination of two judges, it is ex: man Lynch brought out the fact|fected New Britaln delegates in that the proposed bill would allow Hartford will testit ) 1%V | The senate today adopted resolu Hens on property In nelghboring l oof, o iintine George ) Griswold towns, that Bristol would be placed | !1O1S @I s Grlewol . judge of the town court of Berlin, in an embarrassing position, and to | > 1 Ernest W. Mildr e s make it more embarrassing that | 270 Broest W. Aildrum, - deputy three members of the committee |98 would be affected, the town of Plain ville was given leave to withdraw.| SELLS THEATER INTERESTS It was suggested that the town| John S. Confaras has purchased bring in a substitute bill at a later | the interest in Hoffman and Con- date after it is “gone over with a taras Brothers & Perokas, formerly e tooth comb” by Aftorney Gen-|owned by his brother, Michael Con al B. W. Alling. Plainville offi- | taras. The combine controls the | lals were assured the new bill will | Capitol, Palace and Strand theaters. REJECT BILL FOR PLAINVILLE'S PLAN Town Given Leave fo Withdraw by Assembly Committee politics of the world—in the latest science— or radio you want. attention than sporting or international better home, better food, better clothes, ments. Adverti With An Audited Circulation HOVE STARTS FOR AUTO CAMP SITE Secretary Benson {0 Broach Matter to C. of C. Directors That a new movement may be started for a municipal auto camp site in New Britain, was learned to- day when it was ascertained that Secretary Ralph H. Benson of the Chamber of Commerce will recom- mend this to his directors at a fu- ture meeting. The municipal camp site idea is one of the unfinished projects started by the Chamber of Commerce sev- eral years ago. It was proposed by Ray L. Makin, when the latter was secretary, fostered by Mary E. Cur- tin and has remained in status quo for a long time. August 14, 1922, the directors mo- tored to the north end of Carleton street and had a picnic lunch in the woods on a site which was being considered for a camp grounds. The park department was interested in the project and agreed to help de- velop the site. Curtiss L. Sheldon, chairman of the committee, submit- ted considerable detailed informa- tion he had secured on the subject. For some reason the matter never was settled and remains on the rec- ords as ‘“unfinished business The site considered in 1922 now has be~ come a part of Stanley Quarter park and is not available. Mr. Benson feels, as do others, that the argument pointed out in 1922 is logical, that while many tour- ists may not come this way, a mod- ern, first class camp grounds would have a tendency to induce travel to come through New Britain, thus aid- ing local business. He has a place in mind just north of Ibell's corner, which he feels would be satisfactory. It has been suggested to Mr. Ben= son that a municipal camp site in New Britain could be made self- supporting. The better class of motor campers, he says, usually pre- fer to pay a nominal fee for camp privileges, thus assuring themselves of better service. Sanitation, main- tenance, water supply and police pro- tection could be provided, it has been suggested, by building a small frame house where a caretaker could live rent free, operate a refreshment and lunch counter or even a small grocery store with no cost for the concession, and probably maintain his own garden. These are details which have not been fully worked out, but are likely to be presented to | the directors at a meeting within a few weeks. URGE GLIDING CONTESTS Rome, Feb. 10 (UP)—Under Sec« retary Balbo today rcquested the Italian Aero club to organize a glid« ing competition to promote the cience of gliding in Ttaly. TO PROTECT OYSTERS. Annapolis, Md., Feb. 10 (UP)—I¢t | looks like bigger and better gulping is ahead for oyster-eaters. At a meeting of state officials, legislators and others 1including Governor Ritchie, held here, oyster men agreed on a conservation program designed to prevent Chesapeake Bay oysters going the way of the Terrapin and the buffalo. The only news that regularly saves you money YOU may be interested in the baseball scores—in the discoveries of But you are not half as much affected by such news as you are by the welfare of your own pocketbook; the comfort of your shoes, the price of the phonograph That’s why advertising news deserves even more news. 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