Show CABLING OUR DELEGATES when president hoover tap appointed pointed the american delegation to the london loll don conference his selections were generally acclaimed it was everywhere conceded that it was one of the strongest stion gest groups it was possible to choose this delegation has been in london face to face with the facts and the difficulties of the situation and nothing has developed to create lack of confidence in them nevertheless some of our home grown guardians of peace and other things evidently believe that those who are on the ground in contact with the facts need some prodding and advice from people who are hundreds of miles away consequently a g ioup of forward looking persons in new york all of them incidentally boosters boasters bo of forms of internationalism ter the american people have decisively rejected spent several thousand dollars telephoning and i telegraphing to some twelve hundred le americans four hundred words reminding the delegates of what president hoover had bad taid baid i dative to the purposes of the conference and urging in effect that the presidents idea of naval parity be attained without american naval construction it is not surprising that when the eighteen ounce cablegram readied reached the Amei american ican delegates they wet e not well pleased just how american naval parity Js 1 1 1 to lie be maintained without american naval building in case gibat britian declines to do any ship sinking was not eap exp explained bained to the delegates the lack of par parity ty is due to the fact that while the united states sunk a half billion dollars worth of battleships following the washington conference to enslie naval parity great britain proceeded feverishly to build cruisers with the effect that naval p parity arity was vas upset our government has held off in naval construction and is willing to continue to do so provided great britain will do her turn at ship sinking otherwise wise to attain parity the united states will have to do some cruiser building the blame for 1 or this is not on the united states but on great britain for having upset parity in in cruisers great britaina Brit ains navy building it is true is not directed against the united states b but ut against F france rance nevertheless this disturbs a ratio agreed on at the washington conference and to this principle of equality tile the american government is comila committed bitted just why the 1200 persons who signed the appeal to the american delegates did not ship their advice to the british and french delegates instead is puzzling this much is certain and has as been certain from the beginning of the naval conference if there is no I 1 agreement agie ement at london a powerful I 1 element in the united states will blame the disagreement on the united states indeed the charge is already being broadcast that it is the determination of the american government to dominate the world through superior armament that keeps the world under the shadow of war the fact that is no justification fi whatever for this charge will not interfere in the least with our domestic internationalists who profess to believe that any american i measure looking to adequate national de defense ense is a gesture of defiance to the whole world and avi evidence that uncle sam is getting ready to go forth to seek whom he may devour A good many people doubtless signed this five thousand dollar appeal without giving it much consideration petition signing is one of the favorite american indoor spoils played upon by pretentious organizations and leaders professing to represent tile the people of the united states doubtless the american delegation at london realizes that most of the people of the united states have confidence in their patriotism and intelligence and al aie c willing to have these negotiations carried on the light of information rather than of distant speculation |