The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-23
AGREEMENT
IN FARLEY
DUE SOON!
Complete Program on Naval
Reduction Is Expected
Before the New Year
BY CARL II. GR0Ar

WASHINGTON. Dec. ga com
plete agreement by the arms limita
ton conference on all phases Of the
limitation % naval armament pro
gram Is now confidently expected by
the American delegation before the
New Year
From leading mesnber Of the
dele cation Is was learned that inter
national developments OF the las,
two days. not yet revealed. are re-
xponsihie for this view.
With tho five powers agreed on
the hattleship ratio. the drafting OF
. treaty for the worldwide limitation
Of naval armament--the first Of sts
kind IN the worlds history-awaits
agreements on submarine md auxlli'
AIRY craft
The United Press was reliably In.
formed that settlement OF these two
questions Is probable along these
tineS-
1. Approval OF International rules
o. warfare which would declare
against use 81 the submarine In the
unrestricted manner employed By
Germany during the world war.
:. Formal rejection Of Britaln's
plea fer the abolition Of the suhma'
r1ne.
:. A lower limit OF submarine ton
mage than that proposed by Secrc-
tary OF state Hughes. which calls
for %. eoo tons for Great Britain and
the United states. $4,000 tons for
Japan and proporiouate amount
for France.
T. France win be brought into line
IN the whole program by granting
her q slightly larger quota OF auxili-
AIRY craft than that commensurate
With the capital ship ratio Of i.,s.
The belief prevails In American
circles that France either win not
press any large demands for auxiii-
airy craft or present them for certain
political purposes and then back
down when she Is assured Of com.
promise
The Italian Delegation has suggest,
I'd TO the conference that another
meeting OF the confcrees be held In
the future should any small nations
not now represented attempt TO build
up menacing navies by adding heavy
Submarine fleets There ts also a sug.
gestson not yet acted on that smaller
nations rnust In some way come into
an agreement as TO rules Of warfare
and as ~ private construction OF bat.
fleatfttn9 for other MOVERS
The British position on rubma-
rfnes. II Is generally admitted In
American quarters. makes Il neces-
sary for this country to Accept lower
submarine tonnage.
While the Hughes program calls
for the scrapping Of about half %
the bastleshlp fleets. u provides for
the junking Of only about per cent
~ this cnnntry's submarine fleet and
requires Britain and japan TO build
more undersea craft
According 10 figures made public
by Hughes. the United States rcduc-
ton would be 5000 tons 10 the 20. 900
ton limit: Great Britain would have
20 build 1900 tons more To core up
10 this limit and Japan would have
TO construct 5000 tons TO reach tho
s3eeo limit proposed for her by
Hughes.
PARIS, Dec. :3.--T-ne French dele
gates at Washington win not be IN
strictsd TO hold out any specific
ratio Of submarines or lighter naval
craft. but will be permitted TO nc
ccpt any figure they believe neces-
say for French security.
This statement was made by an OF.
fetal here today.
The decision to allow the French
delegation to use their own discretion
In the matter was reached at a con
ference OF Premier BRAND and NJ.
Gabriel Guisthau. minister Of marine.