The Washington herald., 1921-12-26
Submarine Compromise
Predicted, But British
Are Pessimistic.
WORD FROM PARIS
EXPECTED TODAY
Events in China Justify
Conferences Attitude,
Is Belief.


the reduction sD0 limitzsio ~ Ea-
val srmaments would be rnieiec
this week and sealed az pis y-ses.
sion OF the iuternaticnal sJ-rc1
was expire ssed last nigiA - 1abers
of the AIericsn deleEs
The American delsgsias lso
confident that this ssaecr r.
include a Limitation % fufm
mage, which m r4prssef.
promise betwec1 lie c. 06r ore
posed by S-0rc rclsrH 81 lstaI. .-rll ~
for Great Britain ard 70 gaHts9
States Ar 10. 5000 . q -fhs
Original y HavfhCs var .itl urop0f
tionate siiss.azoss 70 Frsf -- ffulg
ar lav4u
such ocs1idenoe ). not : I'D by
M muors ~ cthec delegations. nots
lis the Brush, who regard the sub
+ i'ts4rinc couUsyersy az a tangie which
VII cDf D. easily stra itlteued out
some Of nc British representative
are extremely pessirnistic. inclininr
10 the belief that no settlement y
| .os ole ami that the conference Wit
/ hLJ Il necessary TO leave submsrincs
out Of the Limitation agreement. with
each nation permitted to build ns
many as IL may deem adequate 70,
/ defense.
| French delegates said they would
I not De ready TO state their position
on the latest Hughes proposal untF
after hearing from Paris. probabi,
today. Mr.. Hughes proposes thu
France be allowed TO maintain he
present submarine strength Of an
proximately 81 .OO0 tons. The -French
Z pronounce this unsatixfactory. Insist
( ing that a maximum .spproximzting
lVo.eO0 tons is necessary for the
3 protection OF France and her cello
nies.
The japanese also are far from
satisfied with the 81 600 tons allow
ance Of the Hughes proposal They
want the $4,000 tons maximum OF tha
original Hughes plan and will Join
hands with France in dehtinE ths
new proposition. which is supperted
by Great Britain unconditionallv, and
by Italy w pr.as.pse. -
When the naval lCrior7 ArNs-
I ment Is completed the conferenrs
will RESUME consideration % th-
I problems affecting China and thu
Far East.
stand on China Upheld.
Events in China connected vita
! the institution of the so-caIIed die
tatorshiD OF Gen. Chang Tso-Ifu.
the super-Tuchun and inspcct"-
general Of the three provinces o.
Manchuria, and the resignation u'
the Pekin cabinet are regarded in
I conference quarters as a vindics-
tion OF the position taken by the
powers when they adopted the Root
| principles as chart for their fu-
ture attitude toward China.
When the conference adopted tre
Root declaration OF principles it
was with the idea OF doing some
thing definite toward removal 81
foreign restrictions on Chine 81.
sovereignty, independence and her
national administrative sutonora,
But the Representatives Of the eicrT
nations other than China psrtici-
psting In the conference have coms
to the conclusion that Chins is no.
yet ready to receive concessions ,
the powers amounting TO quick i'm
mediate application OF the Root
principles. The declared attitud.
Of the plenipotentiaries in the con-
ference has been to remove iimfts-
tions upon Chins's administrstivs
freedom and independence Of ac-
tion just as soon az that can ~
done without disregard for tNS
fundamental principles Of ssfet1
for foreign lives and property rr
j China, and when China IL herSs''
ready to AFFORD such guarantees
Tschuns Real Power.
The ease with which Gen. Chant
Tso-Lin, OF Manchuria, after hiss a.
rival in Pekin on December. ~ Wa.
able 20 effect the removal 81 tr,
Chinese cabinet and take charge o
the government. was merely a..
other demonstration OF the powr'
OF the super-Tuchuns in China At.
evidence OF the fact that the ren
powers in the Chinese Republic sr'
the Tuchuns. or military covernc-:
Of the various provinces. The cen
trsl government is unable TO eXcr
itself in opposition to the power ~
the Tuchuns, and those who know
the facts respecting China ssser
that the system Of Tuchuns. gre
and small, and not the central gov
ernment at Pekin, dominates ~,
present situation.
The three real powers IN chin
today are the three super-Tuchuns
or military inspectors general u
the provinces. II they unite the.
forces and pull together they cat
dominate the situation for good a..
evil. Should they so unite On a.,
basis Of program Of uniGcst +, =
financial rehabilitation. and hOr,
administration IL would be the D.
thing that could happen IN Cataa
IL is believed.