Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
BRITISH PLEASED !.
BY HUGHES PLAN
Favorable Comment in Official
Circles on Naval
Proposals
SEE DRASTIC ARMS CUT
by the Associated Press


London. Nov. 14.--Thc American
proposals for drastic limitation of naval
armament have been received with cx-
pressionS of much favor in British of.
fictal circles. While the Cabinet will
not officially discuss the proposals ln-
III the British experts have reported
after examining them, tits stated that
the individual members of the Cabinet
whole hcartedly support the broad
principles contained in the address of
Secretary of state Hughes at the open
ing of the Conference at Washington
Saturday.
The opinion is generally expressed
that such plain statement of policy,
made at the outset Of the Conference,
will materially assist in the achieve
mcnt of "A definite. alI-round reduction
III armaments. 1t is recognized that
many points in the proposals must oc-
casion discussion and the British nnvai
experts are already examing the propo-
sitlon.
The Cabinet will consider the sub
Jcct as soon as the experts make their
report. Ratification Of any decision
reached will be asked of the Parlia-
ment which was prorogued last week
until January 30, subject to an earlier
slimmOning If political cxigcnces should
demand il.
L. $. and Japan Hit Hardest
The American plan for ten year ma
val holiday and the sCrapping of all but
n limited number of warships, calls for
much lesS sacrifice on the part of Great
Britain than by the United States and
Japan, in the view of the naval Corrc-
apondent Of the Daily Mail.
The proposed sacrifice, he saws.
would be heavy one for Japan and
the United States, but comparatively
tritiing for Great Britain. as the latter
has not yet incurred any great outlay
on the four new ships Just ordered.
" The American scheme involves
no injury 20 British interests, for. in
plain fact. the british navy today Is
third in postwar ships and ocean 60
ing submarines the two factors which
viii probably count for tho most in
future naval warfare. c The real
question IS whether japan will BE- CON
tent TO accept conditions which place
hcr. navy in a position of permanent in
Say Britain Already Leads in Cut
=, Other correspondents point out that
treat Britain has already taken the
'"N III 'hN itbN'llCIl OF naval nfnln
nents. h"" progressive scrapping of
'rarships since the armisticc having
amounted mp TO last April TO more than
800 vessels. Of which 300 were destroy |
RS. Statistics are printed to show that |
lcither Japan nor the United States |
as gone very far in this direction.
Most Of the naval writer's are obvi. |
'usly taking time TO digest the proposals |
outlined by Secretary Hughes. and thus |
ar little expert opinion as distinct !
rom editorial views has been published |
lere.
Al! other. news is subordinated to |
he Washington dispatches in this
norning's newspapers. The drastic
'roposals Cor naval limitation naturally !
,old frs place, but the speeches Of |
resident Harding and Mr. Hughes are !
'lso fully reported, while other dis |
patches describe the effect produced in
Amcrica and the attitude Of tho vnri.
us delegates toward the American pro-
'Osals.