Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-23
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
TO DEAL WITH "SUBS"
Italians Apprised Of Farley to
be Held After Close OF
Present One.
Ry AssocIated press 70 Evqry Evenlng.

by Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. Dec. 23.--Suggestion
has been made by the Italian arms
delegation to the naval committee of
the conference, that another interna-
tional gathering of broader scope be
called soon after the adjournment of
the present discussions to deal par
ticularly with submarines and auxil-
larry craft.
Failure of the French delegation
to receive expected additional instruc-
tions as To auxiliary naval craft from
| its home government promised to lead
to further discussion today OF the sub
marine question by the Washington.
conference in the single meeting like
ly to break pre-Christmas lull.
The further instructions awaited by
the French delegation had not been
received up 10 noon and IL appeared
/ improbable to delegation members that
they would come through in time to
be of use at the meeting of the fun
naval committee set for o'colck.
II was conceivable, the Italian
spokesman said, that 'one of the
smaller Mediterranean powers. for in
stance, might at the comparatively
low cost of $50,000.000 provide itself
with 10000 tons of submarines. This
number would far exceed the allow
ance proposed to be given to Italy
under the American plan, and might
place the outside powers in a position
10 dominate the Mediterranean. The
Italian suggestion will be brought up
for consideration before adjournment
Il was said.
While the various delegations pre-
pared for the afternoon meeting, sug-
restion came from the Italian repre-
sentation through an authorized
spokesman that another conference b,
arranged soon after the Adjournment
Of the present gathering to take III
/ further the question of auxiliary nava
craft.
The Italians. through their spokes
man,-made the point that a number o
nations having submarines eithe
: built, building or planned were no
represented at the present conference
and unless brought into agreemen
with the spirit of the present gather
} ing might at comparatively small out
lay construct sufficient submarine ton
mage to menace the feeling of securit,
of .the powers here represented.
The Italian attitude toward the us
of submarines was described as mn
changed by the elaborate argum II
= made against that type Of craft yes
tcrdav by Lord Lee of the British del
egation. Italy still wants much sub
marine tonnage and moreover. doe
: not wish To be prohibited from build
l. ing some large submarines II she care
TO do SO. her spokesman said. Deper
a dent as she is on supplies Of raw ma
T. terials and even food from far dis
{ iant countries. Italy should nave som
submarines of large radius Of actor
he added.
On the whole. the Italian spoke'
man was convinced that one of ii
most important points in the histor
Of the conference had been reache
70 when it took up the question of sui
4 marines, for ii was brought face
l. face with a problem no less Europea
L than Pacific.
s. So far Italy. he explained. had mad
j. no objection to the original America
D plan OF allotment Of naval strengt
II and il did not intend TO make any no
Y, in regard 10 the allotment of sui
Te marine tonnage,