South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
POWERSACCEPT.
j. S. PROPOSAL
FOR CARRIERS
Unanimous Agreement Given
$4,000 Ton Limit for Eng
land and America.
FRENCH AWAIT ORDERS
Lord Lee Brings Disavowal of
War Intentions From Sar.
raut and DeBOn.
By Associated Press

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WAsTIINGTOSv Dec 3O.-Agree-
tnents reached Friday by the naval
committee OF the arms conference
included size and aggregate tonnage
limitations on aircraft carriers and,
subject only 20 French government
combinations. on size and armament
OF auxiliary craft.
That cleared the committees
decks. pending replies from the
French and Japanese governments
on the Root resolution 10 initiate the
banning entirely OF submarine war
fare against commercial craft. Ad-
journment was taken indefinitely.
but probably only until next week.
when these resolutions are expected
10 have been received and compile
ton OF the naval Limitation agree
ment in committee made possible.
The Root subcommittee Will take
up Saturday the drafting OF the Root
proposal 20 reaffirm existing rules OF
naval warfare against merchant
craft and declare their application TO
submarines. and invite adherence OF
all powers. simultaneously. the
committee OF naval experts will
work out n replacement chart for
capital ships TO complete that section
Of the Limitation agreement.
Limit Auxiliary Craft.
The American proposal to limit
auxiliary craft other than aircraft
carriers 20 10000 tons and their ar
mament 10 guns OF not more than
eight-inch bore was approved for
maIly by all delegations bat the
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pending Rdvices from Paris
The American proposal TO limit
aircraft carriers 70 a maximum OF
27.OOO tons displacement was unani-
,nously accepted. the basis OF rela-
tive aggregate tonnage arranged be-
ing: Great Britain and the United
States, 1875. 900 tons each, or five
carriers OF the maximum size; ia
pan. 81 900 tons. or three ships OF
the maximum tonnage; France and
Italy. $4,000 tons each. or a little
more than would be required for
two maximum size ships. The
French tonnage resulted from the
statement OF French experts that
on exs mination OF the question.
France might prefer TO have three
20,000-ton carriers or two $1,000
ton craft.
When the naval committee met
Friday, Sen. Schanzer said the Root
proposal 20 ban submarine warfare
against merchant ships entirely as
amended by Mr.. Balfour OF the Brit
fsh delegation. 10 be Immediately eff
fective as between the five signatory
powers pending its ratification as a
new statement OF international law.
has been communicated 20 the Rome
government. which prevented fur
Their debate by the Italians. Mr.
Sarraut made a similar statement for
the French group. and Chairman
Hughes agreed that discussion in
the circumstances would be OF lin
tied value. but invited comment by
Eny delegate.
Lord Lee. for the British group,
said he felt there was a "misunder-
standing IN the French group as 20
the British attitude on the subma-
rine question"
4 cannot help feeling" he said.
that here we have a unique oppor-
tunity for the French delegation
.and government 20 reassure the
British admiralty and public opin-
ion IN regard TO this matter OF which
] hope they will avail themselves.
Lord Lee then referred TO recent
articles on submarine warfare in the
French Revue Maritime signed by
Capitaine de Frigate Castex, at
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