Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-08-03 | Page 1 | Blame Geneva for Cal's Act

BLAME GENEVA FOR CAlS CAl'S ACT London Paper Thinks Failure Caused Y LONDON Aug 3 By By The Asso US Associated elated Press British official circles gave almost as much attention today oday to President Coolidge's announcement that he does not choose to run nm in 1928 as they did to the hurriedly convened cabinet meeting to consider the th Geneva naval conference crisis The presidents president's bald statement was was generally interpreted as having some relation to the Geneva Impasse but British officials with ce in American attain affairs Inc con on One who has had considerable experience In the United States the op ei nion that the announcement was WJ more the Ule result of or orthe the domestic situation then anything that has hu happened at Geneva Oene SURPRISING RIDDLE HIDDLE The Star liberal part paper r editorially remarked that the presidents president's an announcement an- an announcement announcement has hIlS bewildered the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York experts and that consequently It Is not that London finds it very difficult to tl read the riddle of this Yankee sphinx It seems the pacer continued that Americas America's presidents fall be because be- be because because cause of oC their virtues and not their vices vc Roosevelt when hen he became th the th trust ouster was not re elected Wil Wil- Wilson Wilson son fell because e he was not able to carry the country a ead Ij the senate with j him In m his league of nations scheme and now It looks as though e ehas has been knifed by the failure of the Geneva conference We have no reason to doubt th sincerity with which v. v Coolidge took tock the Initial steps step In the cause of disarmament ment men but the bl bi navy parties or both sides of the Atlantic I have Seen been too strong or f-ar r him himIn himIn In the United Stats R rS naval na con l contractors tractors and md advocates ad a a. big navy have ha play d upon the American love loe of bigness and its Its' national Pt and th y heave have found lound sub sub- subjects for end and cn- cn tation in Inthe th naval al C cepe C t. t hers here SEeS SEEN AS S It ioos loo as s though Geneva would be a c ond Imd that It I will end In t rC of reducing ing navel na armaments its It invent u bear o t o have name go So down In history associated with Ith a failure Thus hus h he declines in inthe ii the future to be preside w of ih a tJ United It States and d that t as we we wesee sc see K la KIs lais Is a a. tragedy for lor the tho world orld N