The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-15
Great Britain Would
Warfare Made Taboo
Like To See Submarine
Formal Acceptance
of American Plan "ln
Principle" Laid Before
Conference


Conference
Washington, Nov. 15.-(By the As
sOciated PreSS.) - Premier Lloyd
George today cabled the following
message TO Mr.. BaliOur. head of the
British delegation at the arms con-
ference:
Government have followed pro-
ceedlngs mt open session OF confer
ence with profound appreciation and
Fundamentally endorse your opinion
ihat speeches made by President
Harding and secretary OF state were
bold and stntesmanlike utterances,
pregnant with infinite possibilities.
Nothing could augur better for ulti-
mate success Of conference. Please
convey to both our most sincere con-
gratulatiOns
Washington, Nov 15.-(By the AS
sociated Press. with general lines
of procedure laid down in committee
meetings the delegates to the arms
conference were prepared to meet to-
day at IL a. m., under an agreement
providing opportunity for any nation
to express it's views on the American
plan for limitation of naval arma-
ments.
Great Britain's acceptance lin
principle of the American proposal
will be presented by Arthur j. Bal
& ssfeHr, head of the delegation, and it
sxalso was expected by many connect
ed with the japanese, delegation that
Baron Admiral Kato would be pre-
pared to speak Japan's adherence in
principle" as already forecast, at
least, in statements by him and 9th
ers of the delegation.
The British acceptance. according
to a statement made in behalf of that
delegation, while adhering to the bas-
ic principles of the American reduc
ton proposal, contemplates a modi-
fication in several important details,
chief of which, it was said, is for a
continuing and more elastic replace
ment program instead of fiat 10
year holiday. In this notification
which would be presented as best
meeting the problem of maintaining
ship building equipment commensu-
rate with a scaling down program.
the British delegation was expected
in Japanese circles here to be sup
ported in the views presented by
Japan. In view of the decision of the
two conference committees on pro-
cedure yesterday to create two com
mittees, one composed of all the dele
gates of the five great powers and
the other having a membership iden-
tical with the conference itself, to
take over, respectively, the armament
negotiations and those looking to a
solution of the far easternq uestions,
it was considered a possibility that
today's open session would be the
last of those preceding the period of
actual decisions. Although details of
yesterdays discussions regarding
publicity were kept in closest conf
dence it was indicated that Secretary
Hughes for the American delegation
proposed open sessions in principle
and that the committee plan was
agreed upon as a compromise with
the desire of some of the other gov.
ernments for absolute secrecy.
While this plan, it was pointed out
does not absolutely preclude open
sessions, it was regarded as extreme
ly unlikely that any of the commit
tee meetings would be open or that
the public would secure any glimpse
of the proceedings except when the
delegates in their capacity as commit
teemen have important decisions tC
report to the conference as a whole
Arthur J. Balfour, for Great Brit
ain; Baron Kato, for Japan; Senator
Schanzer, for Italy, and M, BRAND
for France, arose, and, praising in the
to1, tIn fh.,
gram suggested by the United States
gave the adherence of their govern
ments to the general terms of thu
proposals.
Secretary Hughes thanks the rep
resentatives for their cordial expires
sions and said it is assured tha
"there shall come out of the confer
ence appropriate agreements to th'
end that there shall be no more OF
fensive naval warfare"
Mr.. Hughes said there we're sub
jects which must be discussed by nav
al experts, and he also suggested tina
the committee on the Pacific and Fa
Eastern questions meet tomorrow
The conference then adjourned.
Britain's Acceptance
Washington, Nov. 15.-Great Bri
aims acceptance in principle of tn
American proposals for limitation c
naval ornaments formally was lai
before the arms conference today b
Arthur Balfour heading the BIRTHS
Y delegation. Baron Admiral Kato'
statement of acceptance in the sam
sense for Japan, was to follow.
Before hearing, the statements q
The delegates. the conference adopte
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