The Washington herald., 1921-12-29
LIMIT AUXILIARIE
Approve American Pro-
posals on New Rules
Of Sea Warfare.
RESTRICTION IN SIZE
OF GUNS INDORSED
Proposal Made to Class
Violators of Sea War
AS Pirates.

yesterdays Developments in the ns-
val committee Of the naval srma-
ment conference The accomplish
ments. as announced last night.
were:
/. Complete agreement whereby
the cspital-ship ratio shall be on
the 5-5-3-L75-I.75 ratio. so far a.
the United States. Great Britain.
Japan, France and Italy are cor
cerned- Only the question OF wheth-
er replscements shall begin in 1897
or 1880 remains unsettled.
2 Disagreement on the question
OF submarines, because France de-
manded tonnage Of $4,000 and an
agreement that the powers con-
cerned shall have the right to build
such submarines and suslliaries as
may be needed according TO the
STANDPOINT OF their naval experts
Rules for Submarines.
.. Considered and approved In
principle. although not in detail. Ia.
American proposal that the rules
Of international warfare applvIne
TO surface craft shall hereafter an
ply 10 all submarines
4. Considered and expressad ten
tative approval of a resolution bv
Elihu Root, Of the Americas oeleRs-
tin. which would make violation OF
the rules Of warfare by submarine
comma nders, whether under orders
from their government or not. an
act OF piracy and punishable as
such- In other words. even though
the submarines are not restricted.
any use OF them in a ruthless man
n . W. nFrNd
sioIe haoie to be hanged or shot a.
pirates.
Restrfcted In sI.e.
5. Considered and indorsed in
principle a proposal that hereafter
no auxiliary vessel. other than an
aircraft carrier. shall be of more
than 10000 tons burden or be armed
with GINS exceeding inches in
czliber
8. On motion of Lord Lee Of Fare
nam agreed that inssmUch as il
hao been decided that there wouI.l
no longer be competition in capital
ship construction. there would aIsa
be no further race in armamept
Hereafter the five nations represent
ed are pledged not TO arm espitsI
snips with guns Of larger-cSliber
than le inches.
The committee was in sessiSn
during both the morning ana
afternoon and the discussion al
times was fervid. As soon as ths
morning session opened NJ Sarraut
on behalf of the French delegation
announced that he was authorized
by his government to ACCEPT tb-
ratio OF 1875 for capital ships. IT,
-
suggestion that. because OF ne inf
lted naval yard space. the replace-
ment program should be agreed TO
commence in 1897.
Refuses Further Debate.
The French chairman then -rnro,
the definite statement that sftr+
fully considering all OF hsr needs
France had decided that the leasi
she could agree TO accent was a
tonnage Of $4,000 for suhns r;ue-
and $4,000 for auxiliary craft Sof
various descriptions. This was den.
mite, he said, and inssnrueh- a.
France was sovereign nation she
could not agree further TO debstx
the matter.
Arthur j. Bsifour. for the British
then took the floor and in ~err
spirited speech made Il plain that
IN the face Of the French dema nds
there was nothing for Great Brit
ain 10 do but refuse TO accent saN
Limitation Of auxiliary craft He
SPOKE In the highest terms OF an
probation and qualification for IN,
action OF France in agreeing 70 the
capital ship ~ gram. However. hs
declared that there was the deepesA
feelings Of regret in the British
delegation because France had pot
seen Mt TO accept the proposed limf-
tation for submarines and other
light craft. He again very Vie
orously insisted that the only use
that there was for Submarines ~a.'
AGAINST merchant vessels as they
had been proven utterly useless
against vessels OF war.
Denied by French.
This was denied by Admiral de
Bon and. in part. nv Senator shan
zer for the italian delegation.
However. ~ was accepted that IN.
French position definitely disposed
OF the submarine question and
their insistence on their rights IN
this matter automaticf lily forced the
British maintenance Of their posi-
tion that there should be no limita-
tion OF auxiliary craft This beIng
the case there was nothing TO DO
but To pass the matter over un-
settled. allowing Il 10 revert 20 its
original status
Chairman Hughes then. on behalf
OF the American delegation. Doiutrd
out that IL was necessary to taNo
steps TO make certain that her
after there would be no corrir 80
tion of capital ships nnd'.- ~
Of auxiliary craft. In OF. 20 s'rrt