South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
HUGHES PUTS
ARMS SUCCESS
UP TO FRANCE
Reveal Message to BRAND
Which Won Capital Ship
Approval.
Continued from page one)
principle Of The American proposals
Big INCREASES Alternative.


ish quarters that should neither II
these views on submarines prevail,
the British would deem 10 necessary
10 seek radical increase in their al
lotment OF anti-submarine craft az
measure OF self-defense.
That means more light cruisers
and destroyers and possibly airplane
carriers. for all these weapons are
used against submarines. The cable
between Mr.. Hughes
and Premier BRAND shows that as
conference chairman Mr.. Hughes
dealt very frankly with the situa-
ton created by the French proposal
TO build ten new capita, ships.
Hughes Message.
"I regret 10 state" ne said. "that
after canvassing the matter thor
oughly and taking the best infor-
nation I can obtain, am compelled
20 conclude shat il would not be
possible on this basis 10 carry
through the agreement"
Mr.. Hughes added. after pointing
out that the retained fleet agree
ment between Great Britain, the
United States and Japan was con
tingent on IAN appropriate agree
ment with France and Italy" and
that there Will not be the slightest
difficulty in making an agreement
with Italy IL we can reach a suitable
understanding with France.
Frances Attitude Decisive
you viii observe the attitude of
France will determine the success
or failure of these efforts TO reduce
the heavy burden Of naval arma-
ment.' The American chairman also
stressed his view that the French
premier's statement indicating 70 the
conference the particular situation
of France with respect to land ar
mament' seemed 20 point to the
very great importance of reduction
in naval armament"
AT this time" he added when we
are anxious to aid France i'm full re-
COvery OF her economic life. il would
be disappointing to Doe advised that
she was contemplating putting hun
dreds of millions into battleships."
That portion OF Premier BRANDS re-
ply which is taken as acceptance Of
the American $4,000 capital ship
tonnage proposal and beyond the
strict letter OF which, it is indicated
the French sroup in the committee
of . did not go "Wednesday. reads
as follows
Brands Proposal
With regard TO the tonnage Of
capital ships. that is to say. attack
inS ships, which are the most costly.
] have given instructions TO our dele
gates in the senate which YOU desire.
] am certain that / shall be sustain
cd by my parliament i'm this view.
But so far as the defensive ships
are concerned eight cruisers. tor
pedO boats and Submarines &c would
be impossible for the French govern
I ment. without putting itself in cone
/ tradictiou with the vote OF the cham
/ bers. TO accept reductions CORE
spending TO these which we accept
. for capital ships under this formal
/ reserve which you will certainly uu-
: derstand"
/ Mr. Hughes then pointed out 90
| the premier that strict application
, TO the French navy OF the rule of
reduction Of tonnage applied i'm the
I provisional agreement etyv @ e n
Great Britain. the United States and
/ Japan. would bring her capital shin
tonnage TO 10000 aggregate. lie
added that there was every dispose
/ ton, however. 10 permit France "a
keep all her tonnage i'm dreadnaught
/ ships. however old. and even TO make
/ an allowance OF 10000 tons over the
strict application of the rule Of ex-
/ listing strength as was done i'm the
/ American $4,000 ton suggestion.
French Navy Doubled.
The proposed agreement really
. doubles the relative strength of the
/ French navy
His message added. pointing out
. that If present American and Brit
ish building progresses. proposed tc
be abandoned were carried out. each
nation would have naval prepond-
. erance Of more than six 10 one over
. France very shortly"
Mr. Hughes message discIoses
that it would be possible for France
. under that capital ship Limitation tc
build two new So 600 ton 20 Jut-
land battleships If she so desired
There has been no definite indica-
ton however of what submarine
/ tonnage she sought or might Obtein
Present sub Strength.
Roughly. the submarine tonnage
I built and building. now possessed by
each OF the five powers is as follows:
United States. 5000 tons: Great
I Britain, $1,000 tons, France. $4,000
tons; Japan $1,000 tons: Italy $4,000
tons
The maximum OF the American
tonnage apparently was taken I'm the
American original three power pro-
f. posal. with 5000 tons of submarine.
| authorized TO be abandoned TAX
ing 10000 as the American alIot. the
/ Hughes plan. would give Great Bri-
tain the same and japan $4,000 tons
. of 90 per cent ratio. TIE French
$4,000 ton capital ship tonnage
would mean ratio OF about 167
compared 10 the American and Brit
ish five and the Japan three. II that
alto were applied to submarine
. France would have now nearly ter
thousand tons more than her pro
/ portion, and Japan more than 1000
tons less. From what direction IL I.
! planned TO attack the submarin,
tonnage problem should the confer.
ence fail 90 agree. as is expected. &c
. adjustment OF submarines. Is no
known. There are indications. how.
ever. that the American group viii
be prepared with definite sugEes
lions both as 20 submarines ant
each other auxiliary craft element o.
the reduction plan when an appro.
pirate moment for presentation
+ comes. Views of each of the Other
four powers on these points are un.
derstood 10 be IN process of develop
ment informally by the American
delegation for the purposes of suci