29 DECEMBER 1928, Page 2

Turning to the subject of Anglo-American relations, Sir Austen said

that the American proposal of a new Arbitration Treaty had surprised him as he had been previously informed that the American Government wanted merely to renew the old Treaty. Now it was too late to extend the old Treaty as the large amount of business in the Senate prevented that body from attending to any other matters. It must not, however, be forgotten that there was the very valuable Bryan-Spring-Rice Treaty of Conciliation. His impression was that the conciliation machinery would become even more useful than an Arbitration Treaty.