The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-22
DELEGATES EXPECT EARLY SOLUTION OF
 ALL QUESTIONS
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oped trend toward agreement. The Japanese, who are waiting for fur. ther instructions from Tokio regard ing he terms of withdrawal from the Tsing Tao -Tsinanfu railroad, ex- pressed the opinion that the tempo rary halt in formal exchanges with the Chinese did not constitute a se- rious deadlock. Similar expressions came from other delegations, all though the Chinese seemed inclined 10 fear that the discussions mad en- colntered q serious obstacle.
 New FourPo,Yer Treaty
 In the interim between formal meetings of the various divisions of the conference the delegates of all the powers continued an animated discussion among themselves regard ing the question of interpreting the new four-power Pacific treaty. The difference in View revealed yesterday between President Harding an,l members of the American delegation relating to the application of the treaty to the islands of the Japanese empire furnished the chief topic ot personal conversation among many of the foreign plenipotentiaries soWe expressing themselye3 as beins unable to understand how such a sit ssst NASAl tNNAh AtNHIOD.
 No further explanations from the White House or members of the American delegation was made of tho attitude of the American government. The interpretation of the American delegation, it was said, holding that the treaty does apply to the major Japanese islands, stood as the off cial American view.
 Treaty Opponents
 The treaty's opponents in the Sem ate took advantage of the lun Tn con ference developments to launch an other attack which centereG about teEterday's White House statement. Senator Reed, democrat Missouri, de- elared in a Senate speech that the reason for difference of view between the President and the American plen- lpotentiaries was that. the treaty had been drafted ESQ as to deceive" Tn. whole incident. he asserted, betrayed policy of twisting and turning" cloaked behind curtain of secret diplomacy.
 At tomorrow's meeting of the full naval committee there may also be presentation of Great 'Britain's plea for total abolition of the submarines.
 At first the British delegation had sus gested that they lay their cas-, before the public in a plenary ses- sion but 1t was decided that the more practical course would be 10 start the discussion in executive session. The statement now being prepared on the subject by Lord Lee however probably will be made public after it has been laid before the committee. and unless there is a committee de- eision favorable to the British view there probably will be a public ses- sion later for general discussion on the subject
 The delegates of Great Britain. al though apparently not intending to press their request to the point of greatly prolonging the conference have prepared to make A stubborn fight at least for a great reduction in the submarine strength now under and have cancelled their plans for leaving the United States on December 31. They now expect to depart about the middle of January.
 The French have not revealed what submarine tonnage they will request, but it is known that figures run nlng as high as 90.000 tons have been under consideration by members of the delegation, That would be more than double the present strength of the French submarine fleet, and so high that there seems little doubt IL would meet with determined dp- position. It has been hinted that( in any final settlement of the auxiliary question large submarine tonnage for France might be balanced off by large cruiser and destroyer ton mage for Great Britain because she Is a nation who admittedly has most to fear from use of submarines as offensive weapons.
 Oppose Abolition
 A tonnage in submarines of 9000s for Great Britain and the United States and 54,000 for Japan was sug- gested in the original American limi- tation plan. but there is no evidence that the American delegates regard that as an inflexible figure. It has been indicated, however, that the Americans would feel compelled tc stand out against the British reques for abolition of the submarine alto gether. American naval experts have agreed that the submarine when properly used is a legitimate and valuable tool of naval warfare and a report of the American advisory com mittee which has been designated.