Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-05
ARMS CONFERENCE TO
TAKE SHORT VACATION
Tokyo to Decide OH $50 Ma.
val Ratio During Recess
of Delegates.
PRIVATE rAnLErs EXPECTED
Loose Ends VIII lie Tied In SO List
OF Definite Decisions VIII lie Conn
piete When Next Piennry sitting
IL Held.
by Wickhum Stced.

:ditor of the London Times.
! WASHINGTON. Dec. I.-Thc con-
! ference is to take Il few days holi-
day while Tokyo sanctions tho ac-
ccptance by the Japanese delegation
| OF the 5-5-3 naval ratio, and OF
! othcr matters upon which the chief
| delegates arc agreed. The demon
! OF doubt that haunts even the mos,
! candid minds in, the neighborhood
! or an international conference sur-
! Gcsts, however. tina: :hc holiday
may not be absolute. Advantage
will probably he taken of tho op-
portunity for private Intercourse.
Some loose ends on the fringe OF
the conference may be neatly tied
up. SO that whenever the next plen-
AIRY sitting il held. the list OF
definite decisions may be as com
9lcte us possible
. Date of Recess Uncertain.
IL is still uncertain when that Will
be- Some say Thursday. some say
next week. others fear that Tokyo
may not sanction the proposed ar
| engagements in their entirety. and
| that further delay may thus he
caused. Yet surprise would he fell,
should Tokyo withhold approval OF
any essential feature.
The arrangements Professionally
agreed upon are, roughly:
l. Tho $3.50 ratio of capital ship
| strength as between the United
| states. the Dritieh empire. and Japan.
1t is uncertain whether the battle
ship Mutsu. and corresponding new
| UNITS LOT the american ana british
navics. will be comprised in the ratio
! or not
.. An understanding between the
! limited S,,,cs IN. british omn,-,
1,n,r MA ,.o :, ,.n, a.
! -, " @
l'ae'hc' each power engaging itself
| To respect the integrity OF the 9TH
| crs' leland possessions In the Pa
| citc. and. in ne event OF any dis
mute. Ia invoke IN. good Offices or
| tho other porti,s In Tho understand.
Wv ''"'' P"' W
'hE'
D. In virtue oil this UNDERSTANDINGS
I The Slo-JapaneSc alliance Is abro-
,,atcd
1 AS cornllarv TO the limitation
or naval nr,pomen,s ,here lie Ia he
! IN forti6,,,tjnn az islands In m.
| yv,st.rr I,,ciGr
Tn,crtnIn .h,ut submorIncs.
Some uncertainty ncrsists unon the
| question Of sui,,nn-in.s In quarters
| lcoraint.d with American feeling
on,,ho subject. IL Is. however. ALLEGED
thNi strong REPRESENTATIONS against
| submarine warfare have reached TN
| nd,ri,,i.tr,,in,, from scvcral narts q:
tbc enuntrv and that the tendency
n, ~ A,ncric,n dcicrotion IN admi,
/ I'M I.sirohility of RESTRICTING sub-
mnripcs has thereby been strength
,nod
/ IL seems likely also that some
/ changes Will be announced in tn
/ dogni.jnn of the naval holiday pru-
| rosnl ana in IN. method of replac-
. -, ohsoln,. cnnitol ships Accord
/ 10 70 :, s,,t,,ncnt issued To the
american rr.ss. the British naval
| .,Dcrts uoiutci on, to their Amcri-
! c., coli,,Uncs that Tho prouosod
,,.,bod Of rcplnc ment would uiv.
! 10 ,bn Rri,ish navy some wears heu.r
.,, i,,mcnsc suScrinrl,y oyer III,
| ,n,o-'r,u navy. while, later on. the
| E,n navy would fan far behind
untu ihr oucration OF the proposed
! s,.br,u, nrnin gave il n dispropor-
| ,fnnoto accession of strength 1t -
sunnns.a. therefore. tina; when the
| revised s.hnm. - male public these
! cou..s OF violent oscillation will.
hay. bo.n removed
| Interest In pnrIey General
| ,rbc knowlcdrc that important
| agreements arc awaiting the sane
| ,inn q. the Japanesc government will
turn the attention OF the American
| ncor,n more th,n ever towards
| washington during the next few
| DAYS jntcrca, in the doinCs OF the
| conference IL at once general and
| intense throughout the country.
| Eycrv d.vc,opment In European
| rnlitIc. tb,t may affect directly or
Indirectly the atmosphcre OF Wash
| jierusscd In particular the vicissi :
| tudcs of the Irish negotiations. and
OF what is unfortunately still re-
| ..ordrI as the Anglo French quarrel.