The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18
FARLEY TO DENY
FRENCH REQUEST,
ENJOYS INDICATE

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mat And all this she demands
while sho continually Crics hcr
poverty TO tho world She justified
hor great army by pointing at Ger
many. | suppose she Will Justify
her demand for "a great navy by
pointing TO the menace Of little Hoi-
land"
Atmosphere grows Cold.
The belief In general that once
they have stirred up. the FrcnCn
will withdraw their demand
Meanwhile the distant GOODNESS
between tho French and British IN
Washington has bnen intensified by
the latest developments. British
representatives have been more
OutspOkcn than others in their con
demnation OF French policy ana u
was AN official spokesman for the
British who first communicated to
tho press tho news Of Frances de-
mand In tho secret session OF the
naval committee.
This fact has made the French
highly indignant. So incensed
were they over tho matter of the
leak" that Ambassador Jusssrand
called on Secretary Hughes ana
l'Ahh tan tAA'uuth tDnNNFtnIlOn IN
which Il is understood he voiced a
vigorous protest. II was even re-
ported in French quarters that an
investigation" would be demanded
IL was also intlmatei I'm French
puartcra that an open session would
be demanded so that France could
Publicly clear herself OF the charges
that have been made against her
In other quarters.
PARIS Dec. 17.--Francc's de-
mand for u navy equal TO that OF
Japan, which has aroused storm
In Washington. London and Paris,
was largely the result of personal
initiative on the part of the Frencn
delegates attending tho Washington
conference, IL was learned this after
noon from high sources.
Most of tho members of the gov
ernment said they were taken COM
pletely by surprise by tho news from
Washington.
Tho foreign office was astounded
at the widespread reaction from tho
| French naval programs. Foreign
office officials said they could not
understand why anyone should
doubt Frances necessity for n large
fleet TO protect French colonial In
tercsts.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 17--The five
powers of the Washington confer
ence failed to settle the question OF
| French naval ratio at a lengthy Sc
cret session in the Pan-American
building today and the matter was
allowed TO go over tho week end for
another meeting on Monday.
There were indications when tho
meeting adjourned that the session
had been tense one NJ. Sarrault.
head or the French delegation, is
understood TO have voiced formal
protest over the manner In which
news OF Frances demand for 10 new
battleships was made public yester-
day and there ensued what was de-
scribed as n general discussion"
/ BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1T.--France
continued today before the naval
committee OF 15 to present her case
as to naval strength and, according
to British spokesmen, did not recede
from her claim for the, same ratio
as Japan"
Sarrault. head Of the French dele
cation in the absence of Premier
BRAND. was said by the Britisl,
pal speaker during the three hour
session today.
The meeting apparently did de.
iVolop, however, a clearer under
standing In British circles as to Just
what ratio France desired. II wai
estimated In British quarters thal
the l0-ycar capital ship buildinl
program previously outlined by tn,
French would result in tonnag,
ratio for France in 1891. at the enc
OF ,ho naval building holiday, OF I'll
: as compared 20 Japan's place In tn
: triangular 5-5-3 agreement.
In estimating naval needs on tn
basis OF colonial possessions tn
British spokesman said:
Il suppose the French feel tina
: they are entitled to theoretlca
J.. recognition anyway"
q The suggestion that colonial pos
y sessions requested such naval recoR
., milton as the French proposal con
. tempiated. IL was added, would thro'
), the whole conference project so IA
[ as II has yet proceeded "out OF gear,
by Associated Press
LONpoN, Dec. 17.-Surprise an
, disappointment are expressed by e
: days newspapers Mt the roarrang'
I ment OF the naval limitations II
, the United States, Great Britain an
Japan at the Washington confel
ence. Frances naval aims. as ou
? lined in Washington, are also grecte
with adverse criticism.
/ Supreme Court Denies
m r ~ d.