Arizona republican., 1921-12-27

" s..I s,on of the five -five-tbree, oon,.o,
 IT also appeared ,,ora - ---4t some definite sten +au,o,S U e :
 ld conference on s,,hmari,,os
 o.@oiy to be held within thrse s-Is VIII be taken soon. What forro
 -n take is in doubt, pending finaI cn here on submarines and if is NaAh that the American deIeoe en plans 10 exhaust every effort fo
 - --e soout an agreement as to sub- AlArlne tonnage which will result in @oNlai reduction of tonnage and de- s-Ali'ation Of future submarine build -ns problems before passing to other ~~Ni4lary craft proportions.
 me initial word for a world sub marine conference came from the tsrilsh delegation in line with its ltNitaess effort to get this. conference 10 agree to sbolishment of under water craft entirely. The American NeiegaNon expressed much sympathy with the British View, but was not ready to consider such a step, exec pt I'm conjunction with all nations.
 Ii is pointed out that in the event of the calling of a special world sub marine conference, such matters as use Of poison gas, aircraft bombing and any other new agencies of war could be talked over with a Siew to setting up an international code to govern their employment. The Washington conference is regarded As too limited in scope to deal with ruch questions.
 It further appears possible that the difficult question of land arma- r1ents could be put forward to the supplementary world assembly as three years may show changed con citions in Europe which will then ad- init of an agreement to curb armies as well as navies.
 The project to call another session Of the five power naval conference first was suggested. it is understood by the French delegation. At first the date suggested, was 1883 when 3 the decade stop in building ends Since matters to be discussed then however, would have to do very largely with replacement building Lord Lee, of the British. group and Secretary Hughes are said to have expressed the opinion that the ques- [ tion should be taken up three years s before the holiday expires and as 1t now stands. the meeting would be some time in 192S29. It should be
 
 tai ship ratio has been accepted 2 provisioually at least, by all five powers it does not become effective until the ten-year holiday ends. During the holiday, Great Britain will maintain a 20 per cent larger capital ship force than the United States. She has agreed to scale down at the end of that period to an s equality with the American fleet, ! however, and this process can not be worked out now in detail. By again going over the ground three years ' before the holiday ends, however, the < method of the British reduction can he provided for, even if it does not E then seem advisable to provide for further naval reductions all around rs many delegates hope will be the ease The three-year interval will permit the building of new ships to 2 riSplace old, in the encouragement Of ' tonnage under the "5-5-5 program.
 It is also regarded as probable ! nat in seven years the present con- lroversy as to relative merits of capi- tai ships and aircraft in war VIII Have cleared itself. Should the pre- ztiictions of some experts that air. tcrart eventually will make capital k$hips useless have been made good, ithe seven year session could swrite sthat development into a new naval ssrreement contemplating abandon rant of the capitals, it is pointed put In the same way. it could apply 10 the new theory of non- competitive naval building and any other scien- tfific developments in the way Of new sxxencies of warfare which the years thsva brought to light.