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tfonal life Of the British isles. AS a
defensive weapon, he argued, the sub
mai inc had proved inefficient except
in p limited way.
Albert Sarraut, Senator Schanzer
and Vice Foreign Minister Hanihal a,
speaking respectively for France,
Italy and Japan, replied that although
submarines must be held more close
ly within the practices Of humane
warfare, their abolition would remove
an important element OF national Sc
curity. They all expressed warm ap-
probation of the presentation OF the
case by Lord Lee, but indicated they
could not agree with him IS to the
submarines defensive value.
Secretary Hughes suggested that
the one note of unanimity apparent
among all powers was in relation to
such restrictions as would remove the
abhorrent features of submarine war
fare in the world war He read q
report by a Subcommittee &c OF the
American advisory committee recon-
mcrding retention of Submarines I'M
der proper regulation and proposed
that attention be given to the posi-
billy of bringing the suuInarlne OPP
erations against merchant vessels
within the principles of search and
SECURE under international law
AZ an alternative, he suggested that
the conference might eyeI consIuer
whether use of submarines against
merchant shipping under any circ. m
stances should be forbidden.
Tomorrow, Admirai DC ION, for
France, VIII make a further argu-
ment for retention of the submarine
end it was said tonight that even II
he were not ready to present in fol.
the estimates of the french govern
merit as to all classes OF auxiliary
craft, he probably world reveal what
submarine TOM. &c is desired
Some of the dele cations, at least,
will require further instructions IrOnE,
their governments before tley can re-
ply in full to the British proposal.
The plenary session will De delayed
accordingly. In British circles, the
fact that inquiries had Seen kent
abroad by some of the delegations
was taken tonight as a hopeful sign
Every power represented, British
spokesman said, had determined at
least that nothing like the submarine
warfare carried out by Germany
would ever be employed by them.
The British delegates would not push
for a speedy decision, he said, be
lieving that the more tneequestion
Tas1 stndied;s,sby the public, the
stronger @oa1d Ge the support for the
British case.
He added that the British would
do everything possible to secure abo-
lition of the submarine, but II that
could not be done, would join with
the other delegates in the effort to
lay down rules CT war thai would
strictly limit submarine usages. He
declared, however, that British states
men were frankly skeptical of the
value of such rules.
Replying to question as TO why
Great Britain he'd declined to sign
the convention of London, which did
lay down the rules Tor the regulation
of naval warfare, the spokesman said
1t was because a certain number of
people in England mad vision enough
&c realize that war with Germany was
coming, and that while Great Britain
would be tied down, Germany would
not be bound. As.sd whether, even
if submarines were abolished now, a
nation during a long war
might not succeed in building some,
the spokesman said that in such
case, it would not be possible to get
the trained personnel.