The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14
GREAT BRITAIN ACCEPTS IN IIII
PRINCIPLE j. S. PROPOSALS
FOR NAVAL LIMITATION
Sir Arthur Balfour to Announce Decision at Session
of Disarmament Conference Tomorrow; VIII
Seek Certain Notifications.
JAPAN'S AGREEMENT ON PLAN
ALSO FORECAST IN WASHING

Each Year to Keep
From Goil
WASHINGTON, Nov. l4.-Gr
c:ple" of the American proposals
were definitely forecast today in
delegation.
Japan's acceptance, Sin prinri
statements by Baron Admiral Kat
egation.
Ii was officially announced fol
at tomorrow session Of the arm
make a speech accepting in prime
Great b-itains principal considera-
| tlon Il II Understood, ia framing the
reply which Mr.. Balfour Will make
tomorrow has been the queation OF
what was TO be done 10 bring France
and Italy within the scope OF the plan
| for limitations. The American dele
gates, IL was understood. impressed
their British colleagues with the ad-
| visibility OF first disposing OF the
I question as Il affects the three prin-
ciples-the United States. Great Brit
ain and Japan.
To Seek Notifications.
Great Bri,ails acceptance "in
-, az N, enae,ioah propos
~ ~ hs VII oe laid betore the con
hs. s".no,r h'.n',,s "nl oe naseo on
into notifications"
Considered most important among
the British IL a mobilization In the
program for replacement. Instead
Of flat ten yea~ holiday during
which no now shipa shall be built,
ment program 10 be carried an from
year to year and thus keen the shin
yards from going TO rot, or Dilow
each country eship building
plant.
The figure OF ninety thousand tons
OF submarines fixed by tho American
: proposals, Great Britain's naval ex.
perts consider too high. as tho Brit
ish navy never possessed than ton
mage OF aubmersibles
May Abolish Submarines.
: II is said that Grent RrItain nay
even propose the aholition ~ sr6
! marines, and IL she does NOT 20 ths,
far will work for Limitation of their
; size and armament.
The British experts feel that the
limitations for airplane carriers give
the United states some advantage.
because the British already have a
Mnlle the united states win build
D NOW ones OF n superior character.
i'is n"eal SNpeIts OF ioreign pow
! .'' svns commune 10 eNhmine the
e .'a,',,, .'.i....' plopvA"ls lor limitation OF
~ 1',,'a,ue"., hei'uS OF the Amer
n r., hli'sn. 1ahahese, french and
v ., ,a''a" ue'sa,'ohs @ conferred TO MAJ
'...,',.,i p,.n % piooeuure 70 expedite
..1el. "''V" "' the "hoie armament
american officials emphasized thai
the plan presented Saturday by Sec
fetafy hughes was purely an Amer
. ican proposal and that advanc,
knoWledge OF II had been kept care
fully from all the representatives o
!. the other powers, Although II hat
r become known that some far reach
7. ing pan would be presented earll
r In the conference. Il was declared tha
4 no details either as TO the basis o
l. the proposal or the exact time of ~
J, presentation were permitted to reacl
u any 0t the other delegates.
u To Take Several Days.
y IL was assumed that several day
would be required for the naval nd
y Visors OF Great Britain aud japan, tn
10 powers chietly concerned, TO prepar
II any estimate OF the aeceptability U
a the sweeping American proposals.
At the state department there wa
every indication today that the publ
reaction from his governments firi
p bold step In the conference had bee
vhtireiy Ieassuflng. Messages
~ praise and approval came to Seer,
> tnry Hughes office by thousands an
the white house likewise was deluge
H. with cOngratulatory expressions.
an A synopsis OF the proposal Il
-, armament reduction has been sent
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