Word: saile
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...bringing our mission to a successful conclusion." Declared Delegate Reed: "I am sure of ultimate success. . . . There'll be less intrigue, less so-called diplomacy at this conference than at any international meeting heretofore." Admiral Pratt, a technical adviser, declared there were no technical difficulties, added: "We should sail for home with an agreement within two months...
Today America's delegates sail for the London Conference. According to President Hoover, who is largely responsible for the existence of the new parley, a definite slash in the seafaring implements of war is desired, rather than the negative restraint of limitation alone. The diplomatic rigmarole of another generation is to be the first contribution to the scrap-heap. In the second attempt of which America is a main instigator, civilization is sanguine of one more affirmation of the futility...