Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
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gotioq1s adopted by Mir Hughes, but the apprehension of ihe French delegates a, reared to De qUieted when it was explain e cat the state department that the secretary had acted in his capacity as chairman of the conference and had ad- oTesSed Al Brisnd in his capacity as heal of the French delegation.
 The oeiicacy of the position in which the French delegates found tha-usal,es was further increased by announcemes or the results Of the London conferenra m press dispatches which reached Wash lngton ahead of the premier's mssSaxe of instruetions In the furry at delegation headquarters some of tho lesser French officials talked of the possbiIi,v of s cabinet crisis in Franco should [; nrore true that NJ. Briand had suddenly thrcSyr over the 55o,000 ton plan for which his representatives here were stosstiv con- tending.
 Members of the delegation would not go into details regarding the message they subsequently received rrnrn thesr premier, but there were indications that they had not found ifs dis;as,eful II was declared to be rather in the nature of counsel and advice than mandate and was said to leave The real decision to those who are on the ground in Wash ington- Whether the 350.o00 ton r'an is to be pressed again when the committee or hfteen assemblies tomorrow was not. revealed
 There were many indications tl.a. with any recession on the c2nitql s1,i- question the French would attempt io associate s-rne form Of assurance that ihey uii ha' given the prfvilecs of i..- GrfSfi Vair Suhmarr1e Sren-f There is TO tendency 10 link the i-wo ;n- 10 one formal agreement. hr. it is a-- parent tho French want il made r,erf-c-- ly clear that whatever ratio they accept for capital ships shall nor apply ais, tc auxiliary craft
 II is not improbable that the French reprssa1 tatives ats0 VIII ws5it srch @ ma d1fication of the naval ha'fsay 27a~ as will permit them to rr-Iaca th-i present obsolesceut battleships with yes sels of the post-JutIand type so far a~ 1 they can hIild them within the specified ! tonnage limit
 ! Because of the war the French navai i experts declare their feel is badly r. l need of r@placements and thera seems s0 1 be nc disposition 10 d.sout that claim 1 4 rdTiacenent provision would not bo 2
 surprise h the final French program ac- 1 cepted by the other Dowers
 1 The problem of submarines vhicn is 1 to be taken up as soon as the five nowa' 1 ratio ships is settled. presents increasinc complications. Great Britain wants tc abolish the submarine and has asked fol 1 the privilege of presenting her cls' against 1t at a public sessi-n of the con ference. There is no expectation ever by the British themselves. however. :ha they will carry the point but they hon to cut fin half the submarine tonna-. tentatively suggested for the Uritet
 States. Great Britain and Japan in tn.
 American reduction plan.
 ] As the capital ship problem verge
 toward a decision. the naval experts O
 all powers are giving more and more C. 1 their attentinn 10 the submarine ques
 ton as one likely to present a trouble
 some knot for tlls conference t0 Eanti-
 The trend of the French negotiations c' capital ships themselves, bringing int prominence the possibility of a Frenc' request for substantial submarine h creases, has given additional color to tha prospect
 Although the French capital ship ais
 cussions sinnered down at their cruasa ' stage to direct exchanges between Nil
 Hughes and Premier Briend, 1t va
 learned today that the American Geie . gates repeatedly had sought 10 impres ! on the French representatives here, | | informal conferences, the necessity for : recession from the 350. .000 plan.
 In these behind the scenes consulta l; tions the French delegates were told b their American colleagues that the - were proceeding on a false basis whlc 3 ] should be destroyed before 1t would } n possible to erect any sound structure : q shelter the conceptions Of relief Of tt world from the heavy burdens of cor d petitive naval increase. l. was po!nts . out to the French that there was n5 dii - position whatever on the part of Amei f lea. to question the right of France e build any number Of ships she cared 7 construct to meet the needs. of nav f defense America did not challenge th' r inherent right f France chose Co exc [ else it. fl was explained
 ] But on the other hand. t was point' " out. America had the right to recall
 the French mind the irrimary purpose V the conference to which France had su
 sr.rfbed when she accepted the iTvi;ato
 That purpose. it was said, was not 70 {
 yyba tshould be the naval strength or ~ = various nations at this conference c
 simply to get them 70 agree to stop Il
 ruinous race for naval supremacy. 0 was pointed out that America had N'
 untarilv undertaken to throw into q ; depas Of he ocean ships to the value ;r s30O .0O0. 600, nd Great Britain had n h this proposal by agreeing to erl7lica .- It Then it was asked what sacrifice " ie France to make to compensate taesc co
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