Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-18
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From Our Special Correspondent

Washington, Nov. lS.-!t IS expect
ed that when Premier Brand SPEAKS
for France on the question OF land
armament at the next open sessioi, u,
of the armament conference ne VIII
plead that France asks nothing bet
ter than to cut her land forces to the
hone provided her security is guar
anteed.
Imnerialistic and militaristic ambi-
tions will be disowned by the French
premier who will enlarge on the
needs of France and probably set
the discussion on its way by an
nouncing that France must have an
active force of approximately 7OO,-
600 men, of whom about half are for
service in continental Europe, the re-
mainder being used to guard Frances
overseas commitments in Morocco,
SYRIA and Far Eastern Asia and else
where.
Admiral Baron Kato and his fel-
low members to the conference on
the limitation of armaments and
Far Eastern questions are perpleXed.
The plan submitted by the American
secretary Of State for a limitation
of ornaments of the principal naval
powers came as a distinct shock to
the representatives of the govern
ment of the Mikado and they have not
as yet recovered from the effects OF
the recoil.
In other words, the government OF
japan has "scrapped" it's proposals
for limitation of ornaments which
were approved by the Imperial gov
ernment after the agenda had been
submitted by this government to
Japan and is now at work upon new
proposals.
But it is not the intention OF the
representatives of Japan to make any
proposals at all respecting a reduc-
tion in it's naval armament until
after they have sounded out the SEN
timent among the other delegations
now participating in the conference:
Japan is playing a waiting game
and will make no move whatever
until she is forced to take some ac-
tion.
Harry M. Daugherty, Attorney
General of the United States has
lust been discovered. Up to today
people have been wondering about
the middle name of the law officer
of the government, but Mr.. Daugh-
erty has refu4ed to spill the sefret.
He has been smoked out at last,
however, and now that the discovery
has been made it is no wonder that
he kept the matter in the dark as
long as possible. The NJ in the name
stand for "Micajah."
1t is possible to state on the au-
thority of American naval experts
that considerable progress in work
ing out notifications to the Hughes
naval limitation plan has already
been made by the technical naval
committee. While an agreement is
not yet in sight the committee has
already gone far enough to warrant
the belief that there is good prospect
of an early report to the main Com
mittee on Limitation of Armaments.
Japan wants the Hughes plan to
include a proposition for dismantling
naval bases in the Pacific, and
wants 70 per cent. of the total naval
strength of the United States and
Great Britain in capital ships, in
stead of 60 per cent.
Great Britain wants submarines
tonnage reduced or eliminated en-
tirely and the size of submarines re-
stricted, wants the replacement plan
modified and wants larger allow
ance of light cruisers for patrol
work.
Probably dozen or more sug-
gestions have already come from
various powers that the United
States enter into alliances of various
sorts. 1t is desired by Great Bri-
tain that there shall be tri-partite
alliance with Japan; it is desired by
Japan that there be an alliance to
administer China. This government
will enter no alliance, it is stated by
high authority in the American dele
cation. 1t will consent to no ar
rangement that means the use of
armed force to effect its perpetuity.
1t will have no superstate, no COM
bination of powers to rule another
power or powers. 1t intends only to
enter agreements that can be per-
petuated by international good will
and amity. 1t will give no guarantees
and asks none. 1t will not agree to
go to the defense of any nation. It
will not bind itself to war in any
form.
Isaac Gregg.