Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-13
ROW REGARDING
CABLES SETTLED
FOR TIME BEING
Dispute Over Disposition of
Former German Lines of
Communication Smoothed
Over for the Present.
CBy The Associated Press,

washington, Dec 2 Thy the AS
ISOLATED Press) differences over
the disposition of the former Ger
man cables which have threatened
to break up the international COM
municauons conference in session
here, were temporarily smoothed
over today at a plenary session
held at the state department. Ne
gotiations between the five allied
and associated powers represented
in the conference will be continued.
The basis for prospects of agree
ment by the delegates to the con-
fercence was not fully disclosed
and it only became known that the
/ threatened disruption had been
averted through cancellation of
railroad and steamship reservations
by foreign delegates who had
planned to leave Washington for
New York and San Francisco to-
night to take their departure home,
Another plenary session will be
held tomorrow in the effort to
reach a settlement of the points at
issue.
An Agreement Expected.
While no immediate end to the
negotiations is yet in sight, plenary
sessions held last night and today
are understood to have developed
at least better understanding and
an agreement that solution
should be attempted before ad-
journment.
The results of these latest con-
ferences. meanwhile, will be trans
mitted by the foreign delegations
to their governments with requests
for Instructions. The chancellories
of Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan are understood to have been
concerned over the failure to reach
an amicable agreement as TO the
disposition of the cables.
The outstanding difficulties are
understood to be the refusal OF the
japanese TO concede the principle
of equality OF all nations in cable
landing rights on the Island of zap
in the Pacific, and the refusal of
the French to make concessions .
the United States and Italy of the
German Transatlantic cable seized
by the French In 1914 and diverted
from Emden, Germany, to Brest, |
France. The United States, togeth- !
err with Great Britain and Italy
have argued for the internationa i /
2ation OF all islands like zap upon |
WHICH cable communications Of |
more than one nation are depend !
ent. Japan is understood to have /
contended that YaD was awe "ded |
her without restriction by tie man
date given her by the Paris peace ,
conference over former German !s-
lands north of the equator and that |
the establishment of even the prin
ciple of equal cable landing rights
at zap would be contrary to Jap |
anese law.
What L. S. and Italy Claim.
The United States and Italy have
asked for the former German
Trans Atlantic cable no" ali posses
sion of the French in order that it /
might be rclaid between New York .
and Genoa, Italy. They have sup
ported their claim with the conten-
ton that while neither Italy nor
the United States obtained any of
the German cables. France now
has in her possession not only the
Trans Atlantic line but also sew
eral of the former German systems !
skirting the African coast,
The delegates are understood TO
have approved the work Of the
technical sub committees charged |
with drafting provisions of inter
national law governing the use of
cables. radio and telegraph, and !
the framing of an amalgamated
telegraph and radio convention, /
These reports are expected to be
submitted to the world congress on
communications next year in Eu- i
rope.