The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-27
American Delegates See
Impossibility of Pass
ing Disputed Issues
p ARIS AND TOKY o
DECISIONS AWAITED
Insistence on Large Ton
mage Might Harden
England.

farls and Tokyo retain the fate
Of the submarine isue now under
discussion by the naval armament
conference
The French and Japanese ,ab-
! inets have not yet decided whether
they will agree to the Hughes IImf-
tation suggestion or insist on their
demanded INCREASE in submarine
tonnage. The French cabinet IS g.
I meet today. Cables say that il Is
not disposed to yield Tokyo is
understood TO have decides thar
I $4,000 tons is necessary for gapau'-
national defense.
Unul the submarine issue Is out
I 81 the way little progress can De
made on other matters, This d.
what is rather seriously conccrnfna
Secretary Hughes and the Ameri-
, can delegation. IL has been suc-
gested in various conference quar-
ters that the submarine issue be
passed over and other collateral
! questions taken UP. Last ni-ht.
American delegates said this was
entirely impossible
The very fact that tho Amcrican
advisory committee is a unit in np-
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submarine Of necessity materially
benefits the nations desiring en-
larEed tonnage. This also operates
as very decided obstacle 70 sur-
Cestions heard in british quartess
that the ratio be fixed temporary
and that. after this conference j. ~
an end. the United States and Great
britain initiate diplomatic negotia-
tions with all nations having naval
forces to endesvor TO secure an
! agreement from all of them that
would end the submarine for az
, time as a weapon ot warfare
Necessary to Ameries.
The advisory committee. admitted
by Secretary Hughes 20 represent
every shade Of American pulaic
opinion, has declared that possession
OF submarines is necessary TO a.i
In the defense Of American ovs--
seas possessions and 20 act a. coss.
/ defense craft and scouts in time nf
war. While that decision stands r
was said to be unlikely that rue
United States could uegotiatr 20
abolish 2 weapon whose use, 'snd.-
proper restrictions is believed
7 vital 10 the United states
3
ever. suggested that. inssmuch a. tr.
| American viewpoint was arrived -
before all Of the facts IN the RrH
/ ish- position had been mad publi"
il very easily would he possible f.rN
the American advisory commItt~. rH
reconsider its decision. The British
last night were again calling uf-
/ tention 10 their presented Sratisii.-
! showing that during the recent Va
Z il required l50 trswlers. eagle boats
hirh-speed launches dcStroyeTs a1a
O. boat types for zach suhrla rinc tho
tho Germans kent IN commission
with an array % this sort tho ar-
tivities OF the suhn's rinss was -h--k-
cd tho British declared.
''Rut look at tnc roSt" sid q Rrfr
ish spokesman we were aIln rs,
core with the suhua rims aud ''.
will be ahlc TO 40 50 aSair Eu
tho present conference va called o..
reduce the tremendous oost Of ~
TO tho peoples Of the world. n vr
arc to accept tho viewpoint of Fl. 8r.
and Japan. there can be No rodur-
tion- Great Britain must reserve th.
right TO build a navy that VIII cop"
with the C-boats Of any nation. ".
do not want to do this. But W. y i'
IL We have to.
Submarine Use Limited.
The submarine is not an efTcri i,-.
agency OF Offensive warfare directed
against a feet Of heavy Wsrship~
We do not believe that IL hes an,
possibilities for coast defense. Aud
certainly it cannot be used to pre-
vent landing Of hostile army. u
consequence. the British must con
abolished and II this is not done
by the present conference, VIC ar"
prepared to carry our effort further
The French delegation declared las
night that it had no definite worI
from Paris and that IL hardly sN-
pected any before Wednesday. Ad-
vices from the French capital stated
that the cabinet was to consider the
question today. II also was indicat-
ed that leaders OF the government
are decidedly loath TO grant the
American demand that the French
accept an allotment Of submarines
equal to her present strength
The Japanese delegation is also
waiting word from home. Admiral
Baron Kato still is slightly indis-
posed. and the work OF arriving a.
a decision has been placed on the
shoulders OF ms colleaEues. II w.
said that while Tokyo has not yr,
spoken, it is very likely that tn,
delegation's demand for a ratio ~
$4,000 tons will be adhered 20.
The Italian delegation summed
up its position in the following
words:
We are ready 20 make any pos
sible concession in the interest OF
worldwide peace and harmony. I;ut
we are compelled through force ~
circumstances TO Insist that our
tonnage in everything shall D..
equal TO that Of France"
France May Decide England.
II may be stated as fact thgt.
should the French finally force p
concession i'm the line OF an en-
lsrged submarine feet. the Br 80 B
will refuse to be limited as g. the o
number Of small auxiliary crs Z that
they may construct Arthur 1. Bal
four has rather pointedly q sserte
on several occasions during the d.
bate that Il seems apparent ia
the big submarine feet do I'D nted
by France Is in certain %-ks ft-.
rected against Enrisnd. And hts
naval eNper; pr ia 81 an