Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-22
ANOTHER ATTACK
is DIRECTED AT
PACIFIC TREATY
Continued from Page one.)

The French have not reveale
what submarine tonnage they wi
request, but it is known figure
running as high as 10000 ton
have been under consideration b
the delegates. That would be NOR
than double the present strength
of the French submarine fleet, an,
| so high that there seems littl
doubt it would meet determine
opposition. 1t has been limited tina
in any final settlement of the aux
iliary question, a large submarine
tonnage for France might be bal
anced by a large cruiser and de
stroyer tonnage for Great Britain
because she is the nation who ad
mittedlv has most to fear from
submarines.
To Oppose Abolition.
A tonnage in submarines Of co.,
600 for Great Britain and the Unit
ed states ana $4,000 fof Japan wal
suggested in the original Ameri
can limitation plan. but there u
no evidence that the American del
egates regard that as inflexible, II
has been indicated. however, that
the Americans would feel com
PEELED to stand out against the
British request for abolition of the
submarine altogether. A report OF
the American advisory committee
recommends that the submarine be
retained under revised rules for Its
use.
Studying All Questinns.
The American naval experts are
studying all questions of auxiliary
naval arms as colored by the ma
tional needs of the various powers,
and II Is certain that when the
question comes up for final discus
sion by the conference, the Amer
lean delegation will be prepared to
apply to it the broadest possible
construction.
Although not holding member
ship on the naval committee, The
Netherlands delegates have COM
municated their views on the sub
marine question to the conference
and they have been infor-
mally under consideration. 1t Is
pointed out that before the final
decision is ratified, the represen-
tatives of the smaller powers all
will have an opportunity to express
their views.
When a plenary session will be
held and the question whether
there will be q recess of more than
one day for Christmas, both are
said to hinge on tomorrow's de-
IL the views Of France
AXE a form easily acceptable 10
he other delegates, 1t is not i'm
possible that work will continue
Up to Christmas eve, in the hope
hat a final settlement can be an
bounced as a Christmas present.
Horsepower Treaty.
In discussions of the Horsepower
reaty, American delegates are
;aid to hold that the language of
he pact so clearly includes the
major Japanese islands, that no
reservations will be necessary when
Is under consideration
~ the senate. Inclusion of these
stands, contrary to the interpret
ion OF President Harding. is de-
Jared by the delegates to be en-
.raced beyond dispute In the
words "insular dominions."
When the treaty comes before
he senate, Senators Lodge and
Underwood, as members of the
delegation, are planning to ey-
,lain the circumstance under
which the term "insuIar domin-
ong" was selected and the UNDER |
landing reached by all the pleni-
'otentiaries as to its meaning. II
$ said they are prepared to tell |
T the part of the American dele.
alton in urging that the word
dominlons" be included, so that
he treaty would apply definitely
ct only to Hawaii, Australia and
lew Zealand, put 10 the japanese
homeland"
In the original draft of the trea-
Y, application is said to have been
mited to "insular possessions. In
he discussion which brought about
ne change, the Americans and
british are understood to have
God together in insisting that thu
roader scope be given the new
greement.
Speaking in the senate today,
enator Reed alludedsrepeatedly to
lie White House conference which
receded President Harding's
atement last night, saying he
)uld picture "Mr. Hughes and Mr..
odge and maybe Mr.. Underwood
ling the president that the
eaty is "just as good with those
DIVISIONS in it as 1t Is with them
IT."
He added that apparently, the
resident thought, however, he was
filing all opposition by announc-
g there was no guarantee of the
lpanese mainlands.
He seemed to think" said the
nator, that the virtue of the
let was that it did not have the
ce of binding us to protect all
lpan.
IF this thing keeps on, Article
IN of the League of Nations will
come respectable and the draft.
s of the Versailles treaty will be
garded as the most candid of
en-"
Should Get Acquainted.
He said he would recommend
at Mr. Harding get better ac- z.
tainted with what his represen-
tives are doing in the confer ,
ce." Open sessions, he contin-
ID, had been urged in some quar-
rs but that since "the real nego-
ltions were done behind closed
ors, the White House should be
injected by telephone with the
cret sessions so that the presl- ,
mt would not get off on tan
nt.p
Mr.. Reed inquired whether any ,
nator thought that the British
the Japanese representatives
,uld have been permitted by their
vernments to have remained
re had they gone ahead on such ,
proposition as the four-power
eaty without advising those at
me what 1t would amount to
len finished. He asked also
neither those statesmen had. "gone
10 this thing without knowing
at their foundation Awas solid"
Il wonder" he added. whether
9 American people are going to
low bDndly the statesmen who
We drafted this treaty and who
not appear to know whether
ey have bound our government
guarantee or protect an entire
Ipire or the tiny atolls that bare
reach the surface of the Pacific