Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-11-15
BRITAIN, FRANCE,
APAN AND ITALY
o. K. PLAN OF u. S.
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Will explain. / rise first to accept the
+ invitation Ii is because of all mem
bers herb assembled. the country
which I represent is most intimately
interested In all naval questions.
Statesman of all countries are be-
ginning to discover that the laboTs and
difficulties peace are almost as ar
: duous as thbse required by the con
duct of a successful war
Now | said | would explain why
would rise first to deal with the
question. II IS because Great Britain
and the British Empire are more pro-
foundly concerned with all that
touches naval matters than il is pcs
sible for other nations to be.
I L. :. Stands Solid
The United States stands solidly
impregnable with the line of its COM
munications protected. completely pro-
tected, from outside invasion The
, geographical position of your country
makes you wholly immune TO the eff
fects Of war upon your food supply
Suppose your Western states were
I suddenly removed 10000 miles across
the sea. Suppose you found that the
heart of your government was small.
crowded island depending on overseas
trade. depending on unrestricted inter-
course by water for food Suppose
your population never had more than
z weeks food and this had to be re-
plenished from overseas Then you
viii understand why it is that every
citizen Of the British Empire. no mat
ter where he lives. knows that ii is
by sea communication he lives and
that without il he cannot live"
Limitations Reasonable. He Says
Further on Mr. Balfour said: TAX
ing the battleships as a basis. we think
the proposition between the various
countries is acceptable We think the
limitation of amounts is reasonable.
We think it should be accepted We
believe thoroughly it will be accepted"
Mr. Balfour suggested that the sub
marine tonnage might be well re
duced and that perhaps construction
OF large submarines might be pro-
hibited.
The suggestion for change in pro-
posals. Mr. Balfour said amid APP |
plause would not OBJECT the main |
structure proposed by the American
When Mr.. Balfour promised the
full, loyal and complete cooperation
of the British nation toward the
American plan the audience applaud
ed for a full half-minute.
Immediately after Mr. Balfodr's adj
dress. the interpreter began repeating
what he had said in FIcncn
kat0 Talks For NippOneSe
When this was concluded Baron
Kato. head of the Japanese delegation,
rose and began to express the senti-
ments of Japan regarding the ques
ton Baron Kato spoke in Japanese
and kept all around the big table
guessing what he was saying. Dur
ing the delivery of his opening sen
fences. however, it was made clear
that he was expressing approval of
the American proposals Tin principle"
as had MIR Balfour before him. The
American plan, Baron Kato declared,
would relieve the nations of great ex
penditures and cannot fail t. make
for world peace"
Speaking for Italy, Senator Schan
ger told the conference the American
plan had the general Improvement Of
his government Premier BRAND,
speaking for France, declared the
American proposals met with the en-
dorsement of the French.
Gives Frances Approval
NJ. BRAND declared complete APP
pr0val of what Mr. Balfour had said
He praised Secretary Hughes also for
offering a plan by which the confer
erce would work in attaining lis OBJ
ject
ready to Join "wholeheartedly in
whatever plan would reach the object +
desired" This sentiment was en-
applauded
Touching on Frances special posi-
ton. the Premier said:
What are we really debating? We
are to find out if the people of the
world are really DESTROYS of putting
an end once for all to the atrocities
OF war"
Chairman Hughes declared that all
had expressed agreement in principle
with the American proposals
cit now NAV be in order TO con-