Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 1 | Hoover Discusses with Senate Leaders U. S. Stand on Navies

H Hooyer over Discusses With Senate I Le Leaders d rs U U. US S S. S Stand on Navies WASHINGTON 5 Sept t. t 23 28 Asso Pre Press Press s With a call soon go ing to the five naval p powers 0 of the world bra for a naval limitation n confer confer- enc ence President I-fo I Hoover J ver toda today di discussed dis- dis cussed with Chairman HaLe Hal of 0 the senate naval affairs committee and Senator Swanson of ranking rank 1 in ing Democrat on en that committee details details de tails 0 of the position the tho United States States likely likely twill will take at the forthcoming forth forth- coming meeting This was the first time since Ince neg neg- between th the tue pr president and Prime Minister r MacDonald were wel opened that a Democratic leader v ni s' s offIcIally informed of ot the situation situation situa situa- itu tion Uon at the tho White House Senator Hals Hale previously had been n consulted by b Mr Hoover Hoo on one ono lon Both senators senators' I declined to com coin I ment meat art on on tho conference except to I say ay that th t It concerned t the pa parley le Speculation was heard as asto to erthe personnel of of the the Am American delegation h hod d been touch touched d upon The Tho delegation at the tho Washington ari renco In 1921 Included ed r ranking Republican and Demo and Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratl l leaders aders but President Cool- Cool confined the tb delegates sates at at the he unsuccessful Geneva cont conference rence in 1 1927 27 to to American diplomatic and nay naval l officials officials' Simultaneously iy with the trio WhIteHouse White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House conference Secretary Stimson Stimson son made known that the tho foreign office would Issue the inv inv- t t to the conference These were wera expected in official circles to toI I reach tho the capitals of ot Washington Japan France and Italy before I PrIme Minister MacDonald arrives In New York Oct 4 I I S