Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-28
OPINIONS HELD
TOO DIVERGENT
FOR AGREEMENT
AUXILIARY TONNAGE is EX
PECTED TO BE DIS
CUSSED LATER.

Nv Associated p-es.
WASHINGTON. dee. THE
submarine controversy has r""ealcd
M wide difference ot opinion
among the powers that the arms
delegates are seriously discussing
"A plan a. leave the whole question
of auxiliary warship tonnage to
later international conference. No
far consideration of the project has
been entirely Informal with CON
ference leaders outwardly reflect
ing hope that the present netoiia.
tion may Vet bring the submarine
problem tn n solution. In many
quarters, however. there are grow.
ing signs of the encouragement
over the prospect and an accom-
panying tendency Ia examine csre.
fully the possibilities Of the post
ponemcni plan.
In highest American official circles
II was said todly that a concrete pro
posal for future conference might be-
Ibid before the arms delegates within
a few days President Harding was
aaid 20 feel that the conference would
H.. a logical development Of his policy
ot international consultation and Il was
irdicatcd that he had communicated
his desires 10 the American delegation
Tonight the submarine tanFlc ap
parently was as far as ever from a
settlement despite conference hctwren
the American Delegates and the pleni
potcrt'nriog ~ Japan and France. the
two powers who are heading out
agnins' the American compromise
proposal
Tho naval committee which has not
met since saturday. viii resume it'
sessions tomorrow hut neither the
French nor Japanese expect 10 lc in 2
Position 20 modify their objections "a
the American plan
Mesutim. IA. new fotU powTl
Pacific treaty. already signed by the
United States. Great Britain. Franc,
ana Japan. got hack into confluence
discussions through suggestion from
japanese quarters that tho -four powers
rgrec not 10 apply the terms of the
pact 20 the principal Island o. the
Ian1ncS" empire
An Interpretation not applying n
N, treaty 90 tho major Japanese Island
would bc u reversal ~ tho understand
irr saId ~ have existed among M,
delegations whom the treaty was signed
I, would o. ulvcrs, also 10 tho IN
t,.ure'atiou, announced hy the Amcri
crn delegation hut m harmony witt
that voiced hv President lIlrding
Srould tho Toxic government decide
fo'mpllv 20 suggest such an agreement
~, move might rrcciriiatc in int-icat'
rtuatiou In tho conference.
Another suggestion involving in
t,rostrg political considerations cam'
during tho d1v from French circles II
vrS hint .dNaueod informally Will,
o., drl,gl'ion waited for news Of m,
-, ,,isiDu OF thc cabinet in Paris thai
Fr woe u.eht hc willing 90 agree 60 a
status quo limitation of submarine
~ submarine strength f tho otho.
powers would io.u with her in @ treat,
designed 90 pr.s,r,, roace iu European
water"
~ ouiHu.l .loh treaty would o,
similar Ir purpose to that just con
,ludcd to D tpr fh' pIrne. and woul,
hr,o ,s rs ,isratouca France. Grca
Britain lnN and Germany Shoul,
thry drsIru fu do -o. DO was said ih,
nt.d States and Japan might ais,
participate n tho agreement although
the inclusion OF tha four European
powers including Germany. cxprcssll
would o. considered Indispensable.