South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-28
WORLD FARLEY
GETS BACK into
ACTION MONDAY
Question of Land Armaments
is Definitely Thrust Into
Background.
Everything Seems to Hinge on
the Reports of the Var
ious Experts.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 21-With
The question of land ornaments de-
finitely thrust into the background
by the Developments OF the last week
the conference on limitation Of ar
maments viii enter it's third week
Monday with another stride toward
agreement on naval limitations fore
Swallowed.
The naval question at least so far
as its most vital element, the 5-5-3
ratio Of fleet strength between Great
Britain, the United States and Jap
an IL concerned in approaching the
point of transfer back to the big
Five" committee with the report of
the naval experts on the facts in
volved. There is some expectation
that plenary session OF the con
ference itself viii be called during
the week to reaca first decisions on
the naval limitation plan.
Up 30 Experts.
Whether the experts of the three
major naval powers will submit i'm
dividual reports is not known There
is nothing TO indicate whether they
are agreed as 10 the facts and fig
Both the British and American ex-
perts were reported as having con-
Guided their examination of the mass
Of ships involved in Sec'y Hughes
proposal. The japanese naval group
was still toiling on Saturday it was
said Spokesman for any group did
not go beyond that estimate of the
situation.
Last Weeks summary
A summary or last weeks develop
ments as TO the naval proposals in
dictate the following status.
American officers have seen no
reason in arguments advanced by
Japan to warrant any change in the
keynote on the agreement Mr.
Hughes prOpOsed-the "5-5-3"
British naval officials have ac-
cepted that ratio although it Neans
ultimate equalization of the Ameri-
can and British fleets in power.
Japanese officers have opposed the
American ratio. immediate or flu
tuTe. urging a ten-ten-seven relative
status instead. American naval opin-
ion strongly opposes retention by
Japan OF the battleship Mutsu UNI
less both other powers similarly and
i'm due proportion enlarge their fleets
To- be retained during the ten year
holiday in building. There are in
dications that sorle members of the
American delegation which viii de-
eide the American attitude see
strength In the arguments Of Ja-
pan that the Mutsu might have been
included as completed ship in the
retained fleets. There was nothing
TO indicate as a completed ship I'm
compromise was being considered in
the American group on his point.
British Opinion.
British opinion as 20 the Mutsu
controversy has been withheld. 1t
has been indicated. however that
Great Britain was not DESTROYS OF un-
dertaking any further naval cor$
structiou al this time. which seems
TO forecast agreement with the Ann
oriCan view that the Nfutsu would
not he retained Japan officials have
presented extensive tables of tom
mage in support or their claim that
they are entitled 10 retain the Nut
su without any similar retention by
the other powers.
So far as the Mutsu is concerned.
the japanese have coutended that
she was a completed ship ON Nov
ember II. The American and Bri-
tish experts views on this point have
not beer revealed The next step.
when the three groups of experts
have concluded their work will be
their report to the ornaments COM
mittee. IL seems likely that even
IL the British and American experts
are found to be i'm accord as the
general accuracy Of the original
American figures. the Japanese ma
val officers viii submit differing con-
clusions II will then become the
task OF the big Five committee
90 seek an agreement on a report to
he made az a plenary session Of the
arms conference. How long that
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