The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-16
-FOUR BIG POWERS
I.ND0RSE i. Side 4
lTitain, Japan, France and ItaIy
tCeept Naval Plan.
i.::OOiFIoATiOAS SUGGESTED
Esipoys All Frdise American Program
and Offer H3arsJ @:tPport 20 Tern:s
Ct Reduction Suggested.

H'aShin@t,n. NJ. tG.--ln unison tie
sT,s.3le<nen of Great Britain. Frame
Hay .nd Japan aC,>i,.ed the Am@ri-
ca.t prnrc>H's for Imitation Of naval
ar.ram.nt IL "sn.r.t ard principle
nla::in. oi,.y r;E2rvutiuns f0I' Suggest
iDg notifications Of detail.
In order Ar,3itti' !. Baifour, speak
ing for Great Br;taiI Baron Admiral
Kuio, speaking for Japan; Senator
Sc:anzer, speaking for Italy, and NJ.
BRAND. speaking for France, rose in
their places and praising in highest
.ermS the plan ana program suSSeSteu
by the American government gave the
adherence of their governments TO the
general terms of the proposals.
Secretary Hughes thanked the rep
rpsentatiyese of the powers for their
cordial expressions and declared the
time had come to proceed with consld-
GRAFTON of details Of the proposed
agreement. The question could now
he studied. Mr. Hughes said, with
the assurance that there Will come out
Of this conference an appropriate
agreement to the end that there shall
he no more offensive naval war.
Tie conference adjourned to meet
nj the call of the chairman.
Mr. Balfour during his address III
behalf of Great Britain was greeted
With applause. He declared that the
naval reduction proposal made by Mr..
Hughes on Saturday IS the basis OF
- +or+ roformatiop in armament
md var preparation ever conceived or
carried out by the courage and patriot
ism of statesmen.
He declared that November l., when
The plans were proposed, will prove 10
he an anniversary not merely to re-
store pre-war conditions but TO see
that war conditions shall never again
exist.
Telling of how he heard Secretary
Hughes proposals, Mr.. Balfour said ne
suddenly realized he was participating
in "a great historical even.
He suggested modification of the
Hughes program in the course Of his
address.
Taking the battleships as basis
said Mr.. Balfour, I'VE think the propo-
sitions between the 7arious countries
are acceptable. We think the limita-
ton of amounts is reasonable. We
think it should be accepted. We be-
lieye thoroughly 1t will be ccepted."
Mr.. Balfour suggested that the sub
marine tonnage might well be reduced
and that possibly construction OF large
submarines should be prohibited.
The suggestions for changes in the
proposals. Mr.. Balfour said, amid ap-
plause, would not affect 1.-The main
structure" proposed by the United
States, which, he said, fn believed
would be accepted.
When Mr.. Balfour promised the
full, loyal and complete cooperation"
Of the British nation toward the gen.
eral American plan the audience rose
and applauded for half minute.
AT first glance" said Mr.. Balfour,
'our experts think that too large an
amount of tonnage has been permitted
for submarines. They were the most
abused age ncy of the var.
Our experts believe that the sub
marine tonnage proposed is far In ex-
cess of that possessed ty any nation.
Il only throw this out as Sug-
gestion-that the tonnage hould be fur
ther limited I might be practicable
or desirable to forbid altogether those
submarines of vast, great size, which
are not intended for defense, but
whose whole purpose is ..ttack and at
tack by methods which civilized ma
lions abhOr."
At tkst poi the audience and dele
z;des again applauded.
There are other questions" Mr..
Ralfour continued, 'Of replacement Of
cruisers which are not required for
feet action Rut those are matters for
consideration by the technical experts.
They don't affect the structure of the
main structure which the United States
desires to exist and which we desire
earnestly to help"