The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-23
Want Special Conference
Called to Take Up
Auxiliary Craft
AWAIT NEW ORDERS I.
French Delegates Waiting
for Further Orders
From Paris Today
[By Assoclated PraBsl.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Fail-
ure OF the French delegation to
receive additional Instructions as to
auxiliary craft from their govern.
ment promised to lead to rurther
discussion today of the submarine
question by the Washington con-
ference in the single meeting likely
to break Christmas lull. The
further Instructions awaited by the y
Fronch delegation had not been
received up to noon and 1t appear
ed improbable to delegation mem
bers that they would como through
in time TO be Of use at the meeting
of the full naval committee, sci
for three o'clock.
While the various delegations
prepared for the afternoon meet.
ing, suggestion camo from the
italian representatives through an
authorized spokesman that anoth-
er conference be arranged soon
after the adjournment Of the pres
ent gathering to take up further
the question of auxiliary naval
craft.
The Italians, through their
spokesman. made the point taaat 9
number OF nations having sub
marines either built, building or
planned were not represented at
the present conference and unless
brought into the agreement the
present gathering might, at com.
parativeIy small outlay, conHtruct
sufficient submarine tonnage 70
menace the feeling OF RecuTtty pf
the powers s1ere represeh ted
was conceivable, tho Italian
spokesman said, that one of the
smaller Inediterrapeanfpow
instance, nigh It at the conparati ve
IL low cost of $50, 90 0, 900 provide
itself With nifty thousand tons or
submarines. This number would
far exceed the allowance proposed
to be given to italy under the
American plan and might place
the outside powers in position
to dominate the Mediterranean.
The Italian suggestion will be-.
brought up for consideration be
fore adjournment it was said.
Physical circumstances were
said to be holding up the further
instructions OF the French dele
CATION. Premier BRAND arrived
in Paris last night and was said 10
desire presentation Of the matter
ut a cabinet meeting to be held
during the day.
The italian attitude toward ths
us OF submarines was described as
unchanged by the argument
against that type Of craft by the
British delegation. Italy still
wants a considerable amount OF
submarine tonnage, and moreoYeTy
doess not wish to be proatbtteu
from building some large submaFs
ines II she cares to do so, hsra
spokesman said.
Revertlns to the suggestion re-
lative to the holding Of another
conference, the italian spokesman
said there would be other subjects
than submarines to engage It's
attention. For instance, he said.
some doubt has been raised as 70
the operation Of the naval ratio
agreement in SO far az, II related
to the building of new warshtps By
nationals OF the country represent
ed here. 1t was pointed out that
there was nothing more thaIn
Secretary Hughes declaration IN
his original speech against tb4t
procedure, and after all that
statement could not bind countries
not represented hero. It was true
these matters might be arranged
automatically but after the exper-
fence Of the washington confer
ence the Italian were convinced
that such conferences were tar
moro effective in reaching speedy
agreements than the old process
Of exchanging diplomatic notes
The spokesman expresaed!
opinion there would be no diff
Guilty whatever in obtaining the
approval Of the italian chamber OF
deputies TO any agreements reach
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