The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-30
Submarines Are
Vexing Problem
AT Conference
One Resolution Adopted In
Principle and Second Con-
sidered. France Upsets
Plans by Her Stand.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O-Submar-
ines and their uses came before the
full naval committee of the confer
ence for the limitation of armaments
at yesterdays session and two import
ant resolutions were considered, one
being adopted in principle and the
other left for further discussion. Both
resolutions were submitted by Elihu
Root.
Approval in principle was given to
the first of Roots resolutions making
the use of submarines conformable to
International law The resolution
was then re-submitted to committee
for minor changes to be made in
drafting.
The second resolution recognizes
the impossibility OF using the submar-
inc as a commerce destroyer and in
viting the assent of all nations there
to was considered by discussion of it
was not completed when the commit
tee adjourned. Relative TO the sec
ond resolution the British delegates
said they would accept it only on
condition that it should become ef-
fective upon ratification by the five
greater powers irrespective of any
action by other nations.
BRAND proposed submission of the
second resolution to committee after
he had expressed adherence to ii in
principle Schanzer for Italy pointed
out that the first resolution seemed
to permit the use of submarines and
the second to prohibit. Root replied
that the first merely stated the law
as it stands and the second proposes
changes in it, that the present law
| is inadequate and a new law is neces-
saTy. He opposed reference 10 com
mittee. 81 should be ashamed to con
tinue this conference without decla-
ration against submarines" said Root
"a declaration that will make it plain
to all the world that no man again
can commit such an act as the sink
ing of the Lusitania without being
stigmatized as pirate
France Criticised
The London Daily Chronicle, ac-
cording to yesterdays dispatches, in
commenting on the conference says:
1T is useless to try to find pretty
names for the ugly fact that by the
French action a great part of the
hope of limiting naval expenditures
has been defeated"
Paris dispatches said that the
chamber of deputies endorses the ac-
tion of the French delegation in de-
manding submarine tonnage of
10000 instead of $4,000.
Entente Attacked
Senator King has issued a state
ment in which he says the conference
will be likely to be more memorable
and historacle for its monumental
failures" than for its achievements.
He said that many senators are in
doubt on Interpretation of the pro-
posed quadruple treaty. Senator
Borah and Joseph Tumulty discussed
the proposed entente but nothing of
the conference has been given out. 1t
is surmised Wilson's attitude toward
it was considered.
Japan refuses to accept the inter
probation as to her home rights that
has been put upon it.
Reported Agreement
1t is understood the naval commit
tee has practically agreed to accept
the American proposals to limit
auxiliary craft to a maximum of TO-
600 tons displacement. The French
are said to be holding formal approx
al in allegiance pending further ad-
vices from Paris.
All delegations are understood to
have agreed to limit guns on auxili-
airy craft to inches.