Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-14
DEBATE PROCEDURE
TO EXPEDITE WHOLE
ARmAmEKTS ISSUE
Washington, Nov l4-Naval experts of the for
eign powers today continued to examine the Ameri-
can proposals for limitation of armament heads of

the American, British,
Japanese, French and
Italian delegation confer
ring to map out plan Of procedure to
expedite consideration of the whole
armaments question.
American officials emphacized that
the plan presented to the conference
Saturday by Secretary Hughes, was
purely an American proposal and that
advance knowledge of it had been
kept carefully guarded from all the
representatives. Of the other powers.
In consequence, it was assumed, sew
eral days would be required for the
naval advisors of Great Britain and
Japan to prepare any estimate of the
aCCeptability OF the sweeping Ameri-
can proposals.
There was the usual battle over
publicity. One element was for the
greatest publicity possible about the
executive sessions, to which the pub
lie will not be admitted, and the
other element for absolute secrecy
with all sessions. A middle ground
was found and it was agreed that the
side announcing the results of secret
deliberations at the open sessions la
ter communiQue should be issued
after each secret session.
British 0. x. modified prihcip pies"
Washington, Nov. 1l-Great Brit
aims acceptance in principle" of the
American proposals Of limitation of
naval armamcnta ao Il will DC laid be.
fore the conference tomorrow will be
based on what are described as Ger
tain definite notifications. 1t was
officially announced for the British
delegation that at !omorrows session
NJ. BalfCur viii make speech accept
ing lin principle" the American pro.
pCsals.
Japans acceptance lin principle"
at least has been forecast by state
ments by Baron Admiral Kato and
others Of the Japanese delegation.
London, Nov 1.-THE American
proposals for drastic limitation of
naval armament have been received
with expression of much favor in
British official circles. While the
cabinet will not officially discuss the
proposals until the British experts
have reported after examing them, it
is stated the cabinet whole heartedly
supports the broad principles contain
ed in the address Of Secretary of State
Hughes.
The opinion is generally expressed
that such a plain statement OF policy
made at the outset of the conference,
will materially assist in the achieve
ment of a definite, all-around reduc-
tion in ornaments.
Not To Step Construction.
Washington, Nov. 14.-The Ameri-
naval program will not be stopped by
the navy department unless a definite
international agreement is reached or
except on direction of congress. Sec
retary DENLY stated today The SUI
per-dreadnOught West Virginia will be
launched Saturday and work on The
other twentyeight ships and forty
submarines now building or projected
Hurts U. S. More Than England
London, Nov l4.-The American
plan for a ten year naval holiday and
the scrapping of all but a limited mum
Der of warships calls for much less
sacrifice on the past of Great Britain
than By the United States and Japan
in the view of the naval correspond.
ent of the Daily Mail
Other correspondents point ont that
Great Britain has already taken the
load in tho rpduCtiDO Of naval ar,ul-