Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-23

In rssponse to the objection that the
five powers could not banish tho SUBJ
marine IL outside powers retained II,
Lord Ice said that euch an argument
would hold against the capital ship
plan just as well. lie believed that II
Tho fivo powers here represented de-
eide to ban the submarine. they had II
in their power to compel other nations
to do the snme.
Answering the suggestion that sub
marines we're chcap war weapons, he
said he did not believe that It was
the idea Of the Washington confer
ence 10 make war cheap. When war
was cheap In tho old days war was
continuous. Perhaps tho dearcr war
was the better. 1t would then be
shorter.
Great Britain, said Lord Lee, had
one of the great submarine fleets of
the world. She was ready to sink IL in
i..id-AtlantiS next week il other pow
ers would do the same. That was the
British offer and. said Lord Lee, he
thought II would be a greater contrl-
button TO the cause OF humanity than
Tthe limitation OF capital ships.
Mr.. Hughes, who spoke next. cor
rected Lord Lees figures by saying
| that the United States now had 95,-
900 tons OF submarines and therefore.
In fixing the new limit at 10000 tons
America was taking n reduction. Ho
admitted that for Great Britain and
Japan there would DO an increase IN
submarines with the adoption OF his
original plan.
Other Delegates Voice Opposition.
NJ. Sarraut, speaking for the French
delegation, 10 whom large part ot
Lord Lees address WAS addressed, re-
itcratcd the French attitude, which
was that the submarine was pro-
| cminenly a defensive weapon. es.
pecially for nations with a small al
lowance of capital ships. such as
France would have under the IL,
ratio.
Because the pGermans made dis.
honorable use of the U-boats, he ar.
gued. was no reason for asserting tina
there was not an honorable way {,
use the submarine. Therefore IN,
French delegation was opposed to tn,
proposal of tho British delegation fol
the abolition Of the undersen craft
THE French believed that proper re
lstrictions could be placed upon its use
AS TO the alternative British plan {,
limit the size OF submarines, tn,
French did not agree TO that either
Large submarines, they thought, wer'
necessary for maintaining communi
lcation with distant colonies and mad
\ IA. -
pedoed ships.
Senator Schanzer, speaking for Italy
said that his nation had tho deepes
Isympathy with any movement TO maxi
war less inhuman. He said that Ital
ians had favored the abolition of 'polsol
gas. But rs for submarines, thei
naval experts did not share the Britisl
opinion. They believed that the Sub
marine was an essential weapon fo
the defense Of the Italian coasts.
Senator Schanzer also thought
doubtful if a conference OF five power
could pass laws banning submarine
for all the powers. All in all, tn
Italian delegation would have TO on
| pose the British idea.
Mr.. Hanihara. speaking FOR Japar
said that his country was opposed
! all abuse Of submarines. but felt tha
Z there was a use for the craft whic
; was not only justiflable but necessar
: from the point of view OF defense. II
! favored the adoption OF internationg
| rules TO control the use OF submarine
. British Doubt Rules Without Lcagu
e 1t wiz be seen from the discussio
that the only thing offered 10 me,