Evening star., 1921-11-19
BRITAIN |ND0RS|NG
| HALT ON WARSH|PS
Blow to Contract Holders and
Workmen Shows English
Sincerity.
SOME BIG PAPERS SILENT
Disappointment on Tyne 1s-Soften-
ed by Changed Outlook OF
Workers.
SOME BIG PAPERS SILENT
Ru the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, November 19.-Suspenslon
of all naval construction by Great
Britain, including work on the -FOUR
capital ships of the super-Hood type'
and the questions arising as result
of this action by the admiralty, were
the chief topics for todays news
papers. Two or three of the principal
newspapers refrain from comment
but the majority of the others hearth
ly, indorse the governments decision
The Daily Telegraph says that the
SUSPENSION of work involves great
sacrifice and q grieVous ploW 10 'ie
firms holding the contracts anu ~ ~
their thousands of workmen' as wei,
as a disappointment to many ha'"'
men.
Many in Accord.
But the navy is in wholehearteo
for limitation of naval armament L
which we have accepted in principle.
the newspaper says, Tand: as ptOoa 70
of our sincerity, 1t must surrey oe
accepted as convincing evidence tna
this country is not So'efheo ~
The Daily Chronicle thinks the oe,
cision wise, both from national ana
international viewpoints. :. ,,:
sneak louder than words II sIysS
..and the decision shows beyono fcasii
,hat when we accepted the prlnclple
of the American proposals we msan.
all we said" Referring to the iac.
that the United States Will continus
building warships the. the N ne%spAp %et our
concern. Our shipbuilding has never
been directed against America. ,s-
The Daily News describes the sus-
nansion of naval building as yer!
wise and seemly act, and the Da'i'
Express says: tn the
other nations concerned and eHeo.
tive proof of Great Britalns earnes'
determination to carry out the prf
mary object of the conference.
Attacks Lloyd George.
The Morning Post is strongly nos,
tile and charges that Premier LLOYD
George issued the order on ms oM -
initiative. contemptuously NOUNS ns
inc behind the backs of Lord Lee
Of Fareham. first lord of the az
Tnira1tv- and Admiral Earl Beatty.
The newspaper believes that II Ad,
miral Beatty had been in England
he would have resigned rather man M
contends that the admiralty step
ia not in accordance with the pro-
ceedines at the Washington CONFER
ence, and that there is no real rela-
tton between them.
All the newspapers refer at length
tn the question of unemployment
caused by the order, and Whlle IVY
or three contend that 1t will not add
greatly to the ranks of the ldle' tne
majority concur in the belle1 tnae
the outlook is serious.
Workers Are Alarmed.
They point out that thousands OF
persons are employed by the snip
Yards, and that thousands more
would have been eventually engaeeo
in the subsidiary work. Reports from
the various shipbuilding centers say
the suspension caused consternation
among the workers. although not all
the Yards are equally affected.
A dispatch to the Times from New
castle SAYS that, while natural dls-
appointment is felt on the Tyne'
where thousands already are unem-
ployed, the chagrin is softened by the
apparently changed outlook OF the
workers. They seem to realize the
enormous sacrifices brought on ny
modern warfare, and some OF them
are less enthusiastic in regard 70
warship contracts than before the
war, even showing some aversion 10
working on armaments.