Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-15
Briton in Studied Reply Tells
of Dangers Confronting England

/ IN NUlcn III uetils Win tnOst Hcttsf III
| the proportion of disarmament which IL
| lays down for those fleets, the govern
ment of the country of which L repre-
sent is in the fullest and heartiest sym
pathy with the policy which the United
States have brought before for our
! consideration. They have, as we think
most rightly. taken the battle fleet as
: the aggressive unit which they have in
/ the main to consider, and in the battle
/ fleet you must include those auxiliary
ships without which a modern battle
/ fleet has neither eyes nor ears, has lit
/ tie power of defense against certain forms
] OF attacks, and little power of observa-
! ton little power of dealing, with an
equal foe to which it may be opposed.
APPROVES OF
: GENERAL PLAN.
| Taking those two as really belonging
/ to one bject, namely, the battle fleet;
( taking those two, the battleships them
! selves and the vessels auxiliary and
necessary 10 a battle fleet, think that
/ the proportion between the various cOun-
| tries is acceptable; we think the IImita-
J tion of ornaments is acceptable; we
think it should be acceptable; we firmly
believe that 1t will be accepted.
STRUCTURE STANDS
/ CLEAR AND FIRM.
! However, there may be other ques-
/ tons of detail-QuestiOns connected with
replacement, questions connected with
cruisers which are not connected with or
matters for cousidera ton by the technical
experts, and however they be decided
they do not touch the main outline OF
the structure which the United States
Government desires erected and which
we earnestly wish to help them In erect
ing.
me clear and hrm, and cannot he4p
thinking that in its broad outlines, what
ever may happen in the course of the dis
cussions during the next few weeks, that
structure will remain az 1t was presented
by its original architects, for the ad-
miratiOn and for the use Of mankind.
Il have little more TO say. 1t is easy
to estimate in dollars, or in pounds. shll-
lngs and pence, the saving to the tax
payer OF each Of the nations concerned
which the adoption of this scheme VIII!
give It is easy to show that the relief
is great. 1t is easy to show that in
directly 1t will, as | hope, and believe,
greatly stimulate industry, national and
international and do much to diminish
the difficulties under which every civil
boring All that can be weighed. meas.
ured, counted, all that is a matter OF
figures. But there Is something In this
calculation. There is something that goes
to the root is concerned with the high
est international morality. This scheme
7 after all-what does 1t do? 1t makes
idealism a practical proposition
in my view, the message which was
sent around the world on Saturday, is
not a message which is going to be re-
ceived by those most concerned, with
cool appreciation. I believe it is going
TO be received by them with warm,
hearty approval and with every effort at
full. loyal and complete cooperation.
Il think it would be limiting on such
an occasion as this if / were to attempt
to 60 into any details. There are Ques-
tons which can only be adequately dealt
with in committee. At the first glance
for example, l give it merely as an ex-
ample, our experts are inclined to think
that perhaps too large an amount Of
tonnage has been permitted for sub
marines Submarines are a class OF yes
sci most easily abused in their use and
which in fact, m the late war, were most
grossly abused. We quite admit the
power Of the submarine. II is the de-
fenslve weapon Of the weak. and 1t
would be impossible or if possible Ii
might we'll be thought undesirable, to
abolish them altogether. But the amount
Of submarine tonnage permitted by the
new scheme IS far in excess, l believe
OF the tonnage possessed by any nation
at the present moment, and I only throw
It ont as a suggestion that It may be
well worth considering whether that
tonnage might not lie further limited
and whether. in addition TO limiting
the amount Of tonnage. it might not be
practicable, and IF practicable. desirable
TO forbid altogether the construction Of
those submarines Of great size which are
not intended for defense which are not
the weapon Of the weaker party, whose
whose purpose is attack and whose
whole purpose is probably attacks hv
methods which civilized nations would
regard with horror.
MATERIALIzES DREAM
OF HUMANITY.
1T takes hold OF the dreams which re-
formers, poets, publicists, even potentates
as we heard the other day, have from
time TO time put before mankind as the
goal TO which human endeayOr should
aspire.
a narrative Of all the attempts made
OF al the schemes advanced for dimin-
ishing the horrors OF war. Is a melan-
chOly one. Some fragments OF IL were
laid before you by our chairman on sat
urday. They were NOT eXhiliratinC. They
showed how easy it Is to make profes-
sions and how difficult 1t is to carry
those professions into effect
What makes this scheme "a Landmark
l. that combined with the procession is
the practice that In addition to the ex-
preston, the eloquent expression of good
intentions. in which the speeches OF men
of all nations have been rich, that way
has been found in which. in the most
strilduE fashion, in "a manner which mast
touch the Imagination of every body,
which must come home to the dulIest
brain and the hardest heart. the Govern
ment of the United states have shown
thor intention not merely to say that
peace is very good thing that war is
horrible, but there Is way by which
wars can be really diminished, by which
/ the burdens of peace. almost intoler-
/ able the burdens of war, can really be
/ llghtened for the populations OF the
world. And in doing that. In doing It
/ in the manner in which they have done
/ il, In striking the ina ginatiOn not merely
Of the audience they were addressing
| not merely OF the great people to whom
: they belonged. but Of the people of the
! whole civilized world, in doing that they
have believe me. made the first and open
ing day OF this congress one Of the land
marks in human civilization"
BARON kATO
SPEAKS BRIEFLY.
The text of Baron Kato's reply follows:
| "Mr. Chairman:
Japan deeply appreciates the sincerity
I OF purpose evident in the plan Of the
American Government for the limitation
I of armamcnfs. She Is satisfied that the
proposed plan viii materially relieve the
4 nations Of WI steful eY Expenditures and can
not fail to make for the peace Of the
world.
she cannot remain unmOyed by the
/ high aims which have actuated the
American project. Gladly accepting,
I therefore. the proposals in principle,
Japan Is ready 20 proceed with DELHI
/ Grafton TO a sweeping reduction IN her
naval armament
/ 1T will be universally admitted that a
I nation must be provided with such arma-
ments as are essential to its security.
4 This requirement must be fully weighed
in the exam nation of the plan. With
this requirement 10 view, certain modi-
fications viii be proposed with regard to
the tonnage basis for replacement Of the
various classes OF vessels. This subject
should be referred to special cOnsidera-
ton by naval experts W hen such mOdl-