Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-30
ROUGH SHEDDING
FACES 4-POWER
PACIFIC TREATY
( IN UPPER HOUSE
Echoes of the Proposed
Fight on Ratification
Continue to Reach Dele
gates to Conference,
PARLEY BRANDED AS
FAILURE" BY KING
Friends Said to Believe VIII
son May in Some Way
Make His Position Known
Before Very Long,
lBr The AssocInted press.l

Washington, Dec. ~ Cby the AS
sociated Press) The arms confer
ence naval committee spent all of
today debating proposals to restrict
submarine warfare, but got no fur
ther than a general understanding
to reaffirm existing principles of
international law.
A dispute over phraseology
blocked formal adoption of an af-
firmatory resolution. and the sub
ject was laid aside for considera-
tion by a special subcommittee on
drafting The naval committee it.
h self then began what promises to
be prolonged debate over the
American proposal to prohibit use
of submarines against merchant
vessels altogether.
Air Warfare Restrictions.
Meantime, the subcommittee on
aircraft decided to abandon any ef-
fort to limit the airplane strength
of the powers and to recommend
instead that an attempt be made
to agree on restrictions that would
make air warfare conform with
considerations of humanity.
Even such regulations. however,
were said to be considered by sub
committe members as difficult of
formulation.
All the other naval and Far
Eastern discussions before the con-
ference remained at standstill to-
day except for an intimation from
the Japanese that only mediation
by the United States and Great
Britain could save the Shantung
negotiations from deadlock. 1t was
declared both for the Japanese and
Chinese that their governments
had gone as far as possible towards
compromise, and hope Of set
tlement was seen only in the pos
sibility that some new element
could be injected into the CONVEX
sations.
Experts Far Apart.
There We're indications that the
naval experts Of the various powers
were far from an agreement on the
rroposal that airplane carriers. be
limited, and all the foreign delega-
tions were waiting on further in
structions as to the American pro-
posal to establish 10000 tons as the
maximum size for any auxiliary
warships. There also was a halt
shin agreement itself, a proposed
meeting of experts to work OUT q
replacement chart being postponed
until later in the week.
So far as the capital ship ques-
ton is concerned. all delegations
appear to regard it as good as set
tied, although no draft of treaty
embodying the agreement has been
prepared.
France has accepted, subject to
a reservation she has not yet fully
explained, so considerable discus
sion may take place before even
that part of the work of the con-
ference is ready for final approval.
Another Problem.
In regard to another conference
problem-the new Horsepower Pa
cific treaty tiere were signs to-
night of revived discussion among
the delegates because of the sug-
gestion of Japan that some action
be taken to clarity the scope of the
agreement In its relation to the
major islands of the Japanese en-
pire. Baron Shidehara of the Jap
anese delegation. after discussing
the subject with Secretary Hughes,
took the Japanese request to Ar
thur ]. Balfour head of the Brit
ish, and it was said afterwards that
some definite clarification scheme
might be brought forward formally
in the near future.
In view of the difference of
opinion on the treaty's scope be-
tween President Harding and the
American delegates, the japanese
think there at least should be an
exchange of formal notes among
the four powers setting forth the
meaning of the pact beyond
dispute. They are said to desire
that the main japanese group of
islands be not included under the
treaty, but on the other hand, the
British desire that Australia and
New Zealand shall be within its
scope.
Prospects of Fight.
Although the senate is not In
session, echoes of the proposed
fight on ratification of the four
power agreement continue to reach
the delegates. In statement to-
day, Senator King, democrat,
Utah, referred to the treaty and
set forth a summary of what he
called the monumental failures"
of the Washington negotiations
The ratification fight also was
discussed today between Senator !
Borah. republican. Idaho, a /
leader Of the anti-treaty> forces
IN d Joseph p. Tumulty, |
former secretary to Woodrow Will
son, in a conference which gave
impetus to speculation as to what |
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