Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-30
U. S. PROPOSAL FINDS
MANY DIRECTORS
Committee Votes Strict Appli-
cation of Existing Inter
national Law.
CHINA AND JAPAN pEApLockEn
.hoth Parties Ask Smcrirn uud
Britain Ia Mrdintr In >hnn-
tunE Dispute.
tRy Assncintoh rrnxx1

lhN NHs"ci"'od Press
WASHINGTON. Dec 2n-The arms
conference naval committee spen, all
of today debating proposaly 10 70
Atrlct s@mariue warfare ava!us,
WeFchant craft, but got no further
'h&h general un!e!<auI!up 10 re-
a!hrm existing principles Of intorua-
''onhi law and d"clar" stric, appIi-
cation "f these principles in future
10 submarine operations.
dispute over uhras.olopy tIn,l,
formal adoption of am ,r,,
resolution, ana N. s,l,,.c,
aside ior consideration h., a .,.,i.,i
subcommittee on dr,f,i,r r,,.
naval committee itself mon b..,,
wha, promises L, bc /, n5.ior,,
bate over The American ,,,,,
Irohibit use Of submarines u.,i,.,
merchant vessels ,lto.a,h
'' "" N'r'r"'' Strength
"N'h" 'hc subcommittee. on air
cfhtt decided 10 abandon any cnor.
tu limit In" airplauc strength ., "a.
powers and ia r.,.,,,u
~, ~ ''H''"h
,t "S''" on
80 "'"'" "'dH" AR var
''"'"i" WIN considerations OF
human'ty. Even such r-gt.latIors
hnWeN"r w"r" said TO bc cons id.rcL
b! snbcommittc. members as dirr,I,
OF Termination
All III. oth.r ,u,oI ,
Urn u..u. '''S''
49,, VIZ '"hi'f-
'"''"'" az u s'ah"StiIl during
th' daN except for an int.ma,Ion
from the Japanese that only media
lion bS tho United Stai.. a,d ,.,,
Britain coliid .ay. ~. ct,,
pn,iatior. , a.,
a, '"''"'N'
- "'''"'''' h"ih Tor IN" lap
""cs' an 'hIn'-"' mat their govern
mcnts had gone as far as possibl.
toward a compromise. and INN.
q settlement was nm, q, 49,
b.Iity ,h,, So,r..
g., ;, '"'"' '""ln
'' N''I"h'-
r"r From ASrc~mrnt.
mere were indications that the
~ ,"' 49, - "' the various powers
.,"'" an agreement nm the
'n"' "iIp'ahe carriers be
.'''c"' an" an thc foreign dclcga-
~ VIC ""''Ihe on further In
S's"G'i"hS as 10 thc American pro-
posh. 10 cS'an'lSh 10000 tons a. The
\ ~" @ N'"e '"r any a"Niiiary war
: SNIP lheF" hiSo WAS halt on re-
''S'''' Il proposed meeting
OF experts TO work on, replacement
chart being postponed until later in
the week
'hpitnI ship 0n"stI"n settled.
>" lar as the capital ship qU,stiou
is concerned. an IN. DELEGATIONS APP
pear l" regard u as good as settled.
al'h"neh s"Ner"! details remain 10
ne hiSCnSse" ana n" drafi "f treaty
empo"SihS thc agreement has been
prepared Franc" mas accepted, sub
Ject l" reservation which Sh. has
hpt Set iuII! explained. >" that con-
Z si!s'ah'" "S"uSSl"h may take place
ne'"r" even thai part OF the work Of
Inc conference ~ ready for final APP
ProNa''
III rcE"r" L" sun another confer
chcr rr"n,em generally considered as
new i""' power racine
'""'! "''' Signs tonight OF
'"'"hE 'h" "cIc-
-" 80 W '"' IS'S''"h "t
,i,.,1.. ,, @ "'.'"n u" '"h'h |"
", Wv 't e'"'ei'
49,, Ia,,.,, ''''' '''"'"'
"i .ne '"panrSc cmplre'
aoi"ma,ion nr,nr ~ ." ".se
.u,'teo, ,,.i,h Sr",,, VI '"r
,nn Iannncs. ron,,a., ,r,,
nn,,nur hc,d nr ,ho rri,i,,, " -
80, s.id ,f,,r,,.,d 49,, ,,', i, :,
,i,c cIari,iratinn .chc,n. n;nh ,'o
broupbt forward fnrmauy i, ~.
ucar futur,
S,,u,, Sct,I. S,,,. a., ,r-
In view Of ,bc dinrr.nc. of nnin;o,
of The ,reaty.s scou. between rrrAi.
dent Harding and the American, dele
gates The Japanesc mink there at
least should be an exchange of formal
notes among the four powers setting
forth the meaning Of the pact h.-
yond dispute They are said t" de-