The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
HARVEY IS
GIVEN WORD
BY BRAND
Paris Says Hughes Plan
Accepted Only In
Principle.
BULLETIN.

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Washington, Dee. 19.-(By
the Associated PreSs.)-Pre-
mier BRAND has advised the
French delegation to go as far
toward accepting the Ameri-
can naval limitation proposal
as can be done without sacri-
flee of essential interests of the
French government. As de-
Scribed in French circles the
new Instructions do not direct
definite acceptance of the ratio
proposed by the American gov.
ernment.
London, Dec. l9.-CBy the Asso-
ciated Press France will accepts
the original naval ratio laid down
by Secretary Hughes at the Wash
ington conference, Premier BRAND
informed George Harvey, the Amer
ican ambassador, at their meeting
last night. He authorized the am
bassador to notify the American
government to that effect.
Although Premier Brands au-
thOrizatiOn. which has already been
conveyed to the French delegation
in Washington and the American
state department, makes no men
ton of submarines, there is reason
to believe that the French propos-
ais regarding undersea craft were
discussed by NJ. BRAND and Ambas-
sador Harvey. 1t is hinted that the
French may have more to say on
| this subject.
Will Demand Submarines!
Paris, Dec. ia dispatch from
! London to the semi-ofiicial Havas
agency today said that Premier
BRAND had informed Ambassador
| Harvey in London that France ac-
cepted Secretary Hughes propos-
ais concerning capital ship tonnage
as follows:
United States, 5; England. 5; ia
pan. 8; France, II, and Italy, 1.bS.
The Interpretation put on Pre-
mier Brands interview with AM
| bassador Harvey in official circles
here this forenoon was that
Frances acceptance OF the Ameri-
/ can point of view as to naval ton
mage. was an acceptance in prin-
ciple" only so far as capital ships
were concerned, and that it did not
alter the French insistence upon
ADEQUATE allowances of submarines
and cruisers.
1t was also declared that so fa7
as the official adyices heceived here
showed, no definite ratio had yet
been accepted by France.
Hughes Gets Cable.
Washington. Dec. l9.-tBy the
/ Associated Press-D - Secretary
Hughes was understood to have re
ceived a cablegTam today from Lon
don stating that as a result o
conferences between Pr m
Rriand. of France, and George Har
yev. American ambassador, th2
France was expected to accept th'
American proposal for limitation o
capital ships.
! TIE advices to Secretary Hughe
were said to bear out unoftlcla
reports from London that PTemie
Rriand had advised the Frenc
: delegation here to accept the Amer
lean proposal of 175,000 tons O
capital ships for France and Italy
The French acceptance, It wa
reported, was on a tonnage and nc
a ratio basis.
Ndfhi Meeting AVHApVhtu@
Washington. Dec. 19.-tBy In
Associated Press The meeting
!. t4e arms conference naval subcoH
mittee of fifteen was postponed uE
til tomorrow at II o'clock, .
, Chairman Hughes today on reque'
/ of NJ. Sarraut, head Of the F'renc
d delegation. The committee ha
j been called to meet today at
Z o'clock.
= The French delegation, throug
Z Ambassador Jusserand, expIaine
. to Mr.. Hughes by telephone that j
Sarraut had cablCd TO PFemit
BRAND on Saturday for further II
structions and that a dispatch
some length had just been receive
| from the premier which would tai
! some time to decode. According
| a delay of "a hours was reques
| ed.
! NJ Sarraut told newspa p7rme
that he did not yet know the natui
/ OF the cablegram which had Ju
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