Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-05 | Page 9 | Anglo-French Accord Blamed on U. S. Envoy

AN lO a A ACCORD C RD BLAMED lAM ON 1 Sa O n ENVOY vm PARIS PAR Dec 5 AP AP e Briand foreign minister holds tha that t Hugh Gibson United States ambassador ambas ambas- l Kador ad r to Belgium was responsible tot COl the Anglo Anglo French naval na accord which the United States did and which has been altac attacked ed b by newspapers and statesmen in bot t Great Britain and the th United States tates The foreign minister reviewing Jr Prances foreign affairs in the chamber er of deputies stated that tha Mr 11 Gibson as delegate to the Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva va disarmament conference in invited invited in- in other parties represented there to reach an un understanding between be between between be- be tween themselves Great Britain and France did this and communicated communicated communicated the agreement they reached to the United States and all other allies ames N M. Briand asked How Hon then can France Prance be ta taxed taked ed with militarism and Imperialistic designs because of an agreement reached in full a accord cord with Ith her allies alUes arid and associates and registered with the league of ot nations nations nations na na- 1 The foreign minister read statistics statistics statistics statis statis- tics purporting to show that all aU great nations of ot the world notably the United States States' were spending more on naval armaments than Prance France Referring to the pact for renunciation of ot war initiated by himself and Secretary Kellogg Kelogg M Ms said raid that it offered better guarantees guarantees guarantees guaran guaran- tees of peace than its opponents granted it The ahe pact he said marked a halt In the career of all aU wars and cre creates tes an atmosphere of ot otreal real zeal peace peace- He continued When fifty or more nations solemnly sot sol sol sol- solemnly ratify and nd sign a a. document nt which considers war a crime It is not a vain gesture gesture- Until now war was a legal int in- in t Today It jt Is outlawed as asa asa a lEI I crime I