The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-11-17

speech the naval limitation program which he gave at
the first meeting of the conference.
PROPOSE SUSPENSION OF NAVAL CONSTRUCTIO
G. A. R. Hall, Washington, Nov. ia sweeping pro-
gram for the limitation OF naval ornaments was proposed
today by the United States Secretary of State Hughes
presiding and speaking in behalf Of America before the
limitation conference proposed.
That holiday In naval construction OF capital ships
for the next ten years be declared by every power"
"That all capital ships should be permanently aban
doned, and that certain old ships be scraped"
"That capital ships tonnage and not the number of
vessels be the basis for limitation"
Under the program which primarily effects the United
States Great Britain and JAPAN there would be immedi
ate destruction of the naves of the three greatest powers
to sc capital fighting ships built being built with
total tonnage of l,878,043-
It was proposed by Hughes that three months after
the agreement for limitation is signed the nave Of
the three great powers with respect to capital Ships show
balance follows: The United States 10 Ships Great
Britain % Ships and Japan 10 ships
With the carrying out of this plan Hughes said the
burden of the demand Of competition in naval ornaments
would be lifted Enormous would be released to aid
in the progress of civilization and at the time the
proper demand of national defense would be adequate and
the nations would have an opportunity during the naval
holiday Of ten years consider future Prepara
lions for offensive naval wars is to stop now.
Washington, Nov 12-(By the United Press)-Im-
mediate suspension of construction of all the naval build
ing program will be Of the principal points at the con-
ference the limitation of conference it was learn
lea To-Day on nlgn LIE pOPood1o WILL
be that the conference be for the limitation Of the oense
but not the Defense These two proposals it is believed
will form the principal part of the American plan for the
Limitation of ornaments which is eagerly being sought by
all the powers. The plan of the United States which has
been kept closely guarded will be presented shortly to the
conference limitation of ornaments and the tar east
questions which opens today The suspension Of naval
building would be proposed to all five Of the principal
powers i the conference.-the United States, Great Bril-
ain Japan France and Italy, The plan is understood
will be to- suspend naval construction until after the con-
ference or until the conference ends in failure it said
It was pointed out by in favor of sspenng naval
construction that this would be Of the most savatoy sort
Huge sums of money will also be saved by the principal
naval powers-Great Britain the United States and ia
pan under such PLAN For instance in the case OF the
United States the current naval appropriation bill author
lied about 900 to continue the 1916 naval building
program Great Britain, the United States and Japan
would be the principal powers effected by the suspension
agreement The British power has just been authorized
to complete four gigantic battle cruisers The United
States is building nine battleshps and six cruisers and
Japan batteshps and eight cruisers. Some OF the
American and Japanese ships all ready for launching
The second principal point in the American proposal
that makes clear what basis the United States is
means that the navy will be limited to the size needed for
defense and not be built for oense While the American
government has different ideas about disarmaments
her navy it is expected they will be thrown into the con-
ference to be threshed out by experts.
LABORER SEVERELY BURNED
st. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 12.-Hen1y Pankers was Sc
verely burned today while working at the Purely Oil sta
ton Stark and Water Street. He had been unloading
cars and got his clothing saturated with the OIL Later
while standing stove he enveloped in flames