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For Our Part We Recognise That A Naval Undcrstandink Between

Great Britain, America and Japan would be extremely valuable, if not actually invaluable, because it would really keep the world safe. A combined naval police force intent upon......

The Draft Agrcethent Between Mr. O'malley And Mr. Chen In

regard to the Hankow and Kiukiang Concessions has not yet been signed. On Tuesday Mr. O'Malley stated that the further delay was caused by Mr. Chen's doubtful interpretation of......

News Of The Week T He Most Important Event Of The

week has been Presi- dent Coolidge's proposal that a new conference to discuss the further limitation of naval armaments should be summoned at Geneva. Further limitation would,......

. France Has Already In Effect .refused The American...

Japan and Italy are hesitating but arc not :thought to be favourable. The stages of disillusion- ment about the ideal* plan of universal reduction of armaments must be worked......

Frankly We Have No Great Belief In This Attempt. It

is trying for too much. It is almost impossible to conceive ratios, regulations and definitions which could apply usrly to quite different things and quite different needs. i t......

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