Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-23
THREE MAJOR PROPOSITIONS
TO BE SETTLED BY CONFER
ENcE BEFORE VERY LONG.
CHRISTMAS RECESS LIKELY
Statements by the British Forecast
Abrogation Of Alliance With Japan
Chance of Renewed Warfare in
ireland Causes Anxiety.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK

The world soon viii know in detail,
which later is To follow the reports
on the naval disarmament decisions,
Just what disposition is 20 be made
OF submarines and of some of the
smaller but also deadly craft which
now ply the seas 1t seems assured,
from the general trend of things. that
( TINS submarine matter. now of some
dispute between Great Britain, the
United States and France will be
ended satisfactorily in some kind of
a compromise.
IL Is known that the naval officers
OF the United States from the first
nave been rather set in their opinions
on this subject and have not been
willing that this country should yield
10 the British view that long-ranging
submarines should be abolished 1t
seems likely that compromise which
shall be satisfactory to the naval
officers of-all services finally will be
reached.
Following the adjustment OF sub
marine matters, there will be a report
on the naval holiday of ten years
duration, although it is possible this
report may be delayed for some time.
/ The conferees, 1t is understood, wish
! to have real Christmas recess. The
British are not accustomed TO working
/ at Yule-tide and they do not like the
/ idea any more when in America than
they do in England, but of course any
I mi -.
/ lowed to interfere with absolutely
/ necessary work.
4 No More Formal Alliances.
Everything which thus far has been
said, or rather limited at, by the British
4 who are here seems to make it further
/ assured that formal alliances for Of
! fenSiye and defensive purposes be-
! tween nations have had their day.
An unofficial declaration from Lord
/ Riddell, who is attached to the British
/ delegation as a sort of liaison officer
/ between it and the correspondents,
! has said definitely that the days Of
! formal alliances are done. He has
I added that "the conference 4is going
/ to function and is going to make big
! decisions"
! OF course the hints about alliances
I draw the attention TO one alliance
/ which is source of anxiety TO the
/ American State department, the pact
/ between Great Britain and Japan. II
| has been said before in dispatches that
this alliance probably is to walk the
diplomatic plank, to plunge into the
sea of oblivion. More and more the
! opinion is strengthened here that
Great Britain and japan will find a
way to cut the existing bonds without
apparent worry on either side as to
the consequences. Ii Is true that the
japanese may witness the cutting with
regret, but that they will show sorrow
In facial expression Is to be doubted.
Economic Effort Considered.
What will be the effect on the
economic condition of the countries
generally If the proposed reduc-
ton in naval ornaments goes into
effectf This Is rather hard ques-
ton TO answer today, and yet the
economists already are trying to give
II an answer.
If there IS to be. as is generally sup
posed. ten-year navy building holi-
day 1t means, of course. that for ten
years warship construction, except
for few requirements, will be al a
standstill. This fact carries with 1t
the other fact that a good many
skilled workmen will be thrown out
Of employment by the naval holiday.
These skilled workers, however. IL is
said. before they have been out o.
jobs any great length Of time, readily /
enough can find employment In other
constructive fields where their skill |
will stand them in good stead and In
good wages.
There is another side to this ques-
ton which reflects that phase Of hui
man nature which must be considered
when arms reductions are given |
thought, If most Of the skilled war
ship makers go into other employ
ments for ten years. or even Tor
shorter period, and get well settled In /
these employments, how can they be /
collected again quickly In case some /
nation. despite the conference and /
everything else. starts on the war
pathf
Affects British Especially.
Preparedness for war must take Into I
consideration not only men for the I
fighting line hut men in the labor field. l
Great BritaIn's unemployment prob |
lem Is a more difficult one to solve to- l
day than that Of the United States. or
perhaps than that OF any other nation 1
except possibly Russia. II Is perhaps /
natural, therefore. that Great Britain
has brought to the attention Of the /
conferees the subject Of the discharge /
NJ thousands Of battleship-yard work
ers. and has suggested that some kind
Of y provision be made for the future /
Of these men.
Under the proposed naval reduction /
plan there can he requirements Of bat
tissbiDs az the older ships become OBJ