Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-06-23 | Page 1 | Significance of Dawes' Speech to World Grows

SIGNIFICANCE OF DA DAE SPEECH TO m GR WS Disarmament Address Given to Nati Nations ns Prior to Its Delivery INTEREST K KEENER EE N E R Cooperation Am Among ng Powers Powers Pow Pow- ers Desired WASHINGTON June Jun 22 AP AP- AP The speech of Ambassador Dawes in London on en na nava naval al armaments which has given fresh impetus to the discussions of that problem was submitted prior to its delivery to representatives of other nations apparently ap ap- ap with a view of encouraging cooperation among the powers power and preventing the question becoming strictly an Anglo American affair A Although though official comment on this was not forthcoming today Secretary Stimson announced that Mr Dawes had requested ted permission permission i sion slon to confer conter with Hugh S. S Gibson American ambassador to Belgium who headed the American delegation to the preparatory disarmament commission This conference will take place in London next we week lt GIBSON AIDS In approving the tho plan for Mr Gibson Gibson Gib Gib- s son n to go goo from his post at Brussels Bruels to London President Hoover made It possible lj Gibson to personally lay before Mr Mi Dawes th the thi of the naval problem i lem as viewed by y this i Geneva The nations natIons which w were were given n full fuU details on the tho speech were J Japan pan Italy Fran France and Can Canada da It It was said at tl the e state department depart ment however that bat there is nothing known tC regarding these Interviews and the which the ambassador ambassador am am- had with Pr Premier mier MacDonald MacDonald MacDonald Mac- Mac Donald other than was contained In the joint sta statement issued by the two statesmen after their confer confer- ence ance After nearly a week of ot rapid I developments developments dc- dc de de- on th the whole naval question since the speeches by the prime minister and M Mr Dawes the general Impression In both official and diplomatic m c circles l tonight O g was t that t much had been dons done n to instill a feeling of confidence among the various powers preparatory to to the forthcoming deposit of yard stick formulae with the preparatory cpm cpm- mission On the basis of f the yardstick theory put forward by Ambassador Gibson each of the interested powers powers powers pow pow- ers will devise a formula on the re relative relative re- re strength of navies based on numbers of ships age ag g speed armor and nd armaments The next formal Continued on page 7 I E OF OF SPEECH TO fO W WORLD GROWS I In Continued from r m p page ge 1 1 in ia In the entire negotiations n will e placing of or these formulae the commission sat eat interest has been manifest uin in prospects of or the forth forth- ng fig i conference between Ambas- Ambas i While re Dawes and Gibson I I is Ls been emphasized officially the conference will deal prin- prin acquainting Mr Dawes t p the status of or the naval ques- ques ore before the preparatory com com- vlon ion tho the injection of ot American i j on the question Is 11 cl conked conr con con- nied n- n r ked d to hold great potentialities J rd id 1 I bringing about furth further dethe de- de on the wh whole le question