Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-27
Lloyd George and
BRAND Confer on
Question Of Subs
British Premier Understood
To Have Delayed Express.
ing Opinion Until After
Conference at Cannes.
BY HENRY WALES.

Chicago Tribune Cable. Copyright, 1921.
Paris, Dec. 2o.-Premier BRAND
conversed for half an hour with
Prime Minister Lloyd George in his
private car attached to the Riviera
Express at the Care du Lyon this
evening, while the prime minister's
coach was switched from the Calais
to the Cannes train.
Although the details of the con-
versation were not divulged, | am
informed that M. BRAND attempted
to reach an agreement with Mr..
Lloyd George regarding submarines,
but the British leader stalled off ex-
pressing an opinion until they meet
at Cannes.
Mr.. Lloyd George is reported to
have expressed willingness to en-
ter three or fve-power agreement
for maintaining status quo in
European waters and listened SYM
pathetically to M. Brands conten-
ton that it is necessary to restrict
the Scandinavian, Dutch. Spanish
and Greek tonnage commensurate
with the French.
Cipher cablegrams were filed from
the British embassy and Quai dor
say to Arthur ]. Balfour and M
Sarraut, respectively, following the
interview.
Postponement Authorized.
1t is understood that the French
and British delegations have been
instructed TO accept postponement
of the submarine discussion while
the navy experts prepare reports.
Unless France can obtain special
treaties covering a status quo in At
lantic European waters, it wants the
whole submarine question referred to
a future conference at which the
small nations will be invited to take
part.
NJ. Brands determination to IN
sist upon Frances right to MANI
tain the undersea boats is stronger
than ever. following Philippe
Berthelot's resignation as secretary
general of the foreign office.
/ Interpolation before the chamber
of deputies concerning the failure
of the Industrial Bank of China. Of
which NJ. Berthelot's brother was a
director and which threatened to
topple NJ. BRAND, will fall flat
when reopened tomorrow, according
to political experts. giving the
premier absolute freedom of action
at Cannes, Washington and London.
Hope for Three-Power Pact.
Admiral De Bon has been in
structed to suggest five-power
treaty similar to the Pacific pact,
as the United States as the host to
the conference, cannot be ignored.
France is hopeful, however, of OBJ
tanning three-power agreement
with Great Britain. Italy and France.
covering the English channel,
French-Atlantic waters, the Medite--
ranean and the Adriatic. Such a
pact specifically guarantees against
aggression by any of the three signd-
tories which. the French say, would
relieve the British of apprehension.
Failing to obtain the treaty,
France will demand that Norway.
Sweden, Denmark, Holland, SPAN
and Greece be invited to a conference
and naval tonnage allotted them also
in proportion to the French total.
France will not ask tonnage equal
~ to the Scandinavians, who can
construct 200 submarines sirnultanS
ously, according to technical experts.
but will insist upon the creation of
an investigating committee to ex-
anime the shipyard. of all the coun-
tries periodically, ensurinR the ex-
ecution of the agreement