| Sinatr Bones Mr, Shearer, axe you in any way ashamed ‘your busines connection? ‘Me, Starr: Certain not ‘Senter Bines Why dil you keep your connection with people seret? ‘Mr, Seer: Because those people asked me to Beep i: seers Sensor Bane: Tht throws tl ight on the sue: As with the previons conference on the contol of th Wali sieps were taken to prejudice the minds of the US delegates sa otherofeials concern before they att even eo Given an opportunity of hearing the arguments fiom the other de Asked to describe the atmosphere which prevaled in cetai Wathingion dicks immediately prior fo June, 1927, Mr. Drew Peanon, then a Goverament oficial sid The conversation in geceral war list identi! with Sheate’'s views, and sees extreiey andi Te su tlh f0 the eect thatthe Washington Naval Conereace ft agen nad beena terible fre; tha Mr. Hughes had saciiced Asseican parity onthe high sous or peal purpess, an that they hoped, and would endeavour to se thatthe con fexenee« «would ot screed. They sald, We are out co sce that there is no repetition of tga, Tht was che thing in 8 Ite. What sek meat the very start ofthe conttence twas that there was an atinnphiere sinong these naval experts Bnd Shearer that was extremely Gacouraing tothe succos of the conference. Tn other words, ie cords sr stile agit te onfrece rorthesysart™ Me Starrs exer aie ae dein a Wer, writen by ltt the reprenativs ofthe ying co Faticson March to, tt, fem which the towing posses Simtel Lied for France March 1, ig enewed my co face in Pars and arrive in Genet, Ssoiond, cay Hering 08. 114, 7t Cong Seon, p33, April, venevng there my work at che Prep ference on dsarmiament - » April 11,1927, the Preparatory rms Conference collapied, From that date uns June 20, guy, 1 caried on a publieiy eamapaign both in Europe and the United States; multgrapbed articles were postal to the Pres of Europe and the United States, Members of Congres and the Cabinet, patriotic eoieties, b nd any thers, including the Army and Navy. ‘These many releases Hed wide publiery and became the intructive guide to all Pret correspondents at Geneva, Many letters in my posesion from the Trew, patriotic societies and the American Legion eknleige and substantiate that This advance campaign a he ccuracy and athe tuoffiial fight to the extent that Ampecican officals refered the Press to mie, aa they were bound to serecy, with the result thatthe atempt to delver the United States was defeated by Avihe owe of the Conference, Avgot 4 1927, the European pres recogized and acknowledged the effet of my eampai, Fefering to it as tthe tumph of the theses of Willan Dy Shares the American’ remained in Geneva until September 1, 1927 gathering fnformation on the new lineup and the proposed plans 0 Gefeat the naval recommendations to go before the Sevenieth Gongres: «September 1, 19275 L went to Tealy for the purpese of leening the Talian attitude on fotore naval and fratine activities, returning €o France for the sume purpose ane al ees el eee eae