On Friday, February 15th, Sir'Esme Howard, the British' Ambassador in'
Washington, suggested that Great Iiiitain. would make another effort " before long " to bring about an agreement on naval limitation. He said that Great Britain had delayed her action because a proposal made' during the debates, on the Cruiser Bill Would haie lent itself 'to Misinterpretation. = He did not fOrget,- however, to point out that' the approaching General Election in Great Britain might cause a still further postponement. The Covenant of the League made it hripeiatiVe that all members of the League should do their utmost to restrict armaments. Fresh discussions would; of course, proceed on the assumption that the -fifteen' American Cruisers provided for in the - Arherican Bill. would certainly be built.- Fortunately, -he added, there was a much better understanding' of the'resilective -nee& of the' great naval countries than there was in 1927 when the Geneva Conference broke down.
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