Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-27
WASHINGTON SEES
. PLAN READY FOR
. EARLY LAUNCHING
Failure of Present Meeting
to Agree on Submersi-
blcs Forecast.
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FRANCE AND JAPAN
OPPOSE ALLOTMENT
Contend That Undersea
Strength Not Sufficient Tn.
der Proposal.
COMMITTEE TO MEET TOMORROW
Naval BODY Gathering POSTPONED
Awaiting Word From Pnri.
FRANCE AND JAPAN
OPPOSE ALLOTMENT
COMMITTEE TO MEET TOMORROW
Nh'h' Hody Gathering Postponed
Awaiting Word From Paris
nnd Tokyo.
,sssytt
tBy Associated Press.1


WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Thc arms
conference naval committee. which
faces n pcrpieXing situation in its
effort to agree on limitation OF sub
marine strength. tonight POSTPONED
It's next meeting until Wednesday. so
mat the French, and possibly also the
japanese. might receive from home
officials more definite, instructions re-
gardtng the compromise proposal OF
the American government
All Indications here, however
pointed 20 continued objection to the
American plan by both the Japanese
ana the french groups. At the same
'imc the Americans and British ap-
peared To feel that in Offering TO
scale down their submarine fleets to
$4,000 tons each they had made "A
maximum concession in the interest
OF an agreement.
Plan for Later Conference.
IN these circumstances, more def
mite shape was assumed by the move
ment for later conference. to bc
attended by n larger number of ma
lions. for another examination of III.
whole submarine problem, and for.
future meeting of the great now
ers TO assess the general possibili-
ties OF further armament limitations.
Iherc were indications that the
plan for world submarine confer
cnce would be put into concrete form
very quickly. The proposed new CON
terence of tho powers on the general
subject probably would be held I'm
l'2S Or 1929, and provision for it
would be made In the treaty that is
TO embody the decisions OF the pres-
cnt meeting.
Await Word From Paris.
fostponemcnt of the naval com
inittce meeting from tomorrow ,o
Wednesday is understood to have re-
suited from request from the
French delegates who have not vet
hcard the formal verdict of their
home government on the Amcrican
plan To fix American and British suh-
marine strength at 10000 tons ond
To max status quo arrangement
Tor France. Italy and Japan. Th,
impression among the members OF mo
French delegation was that the pIon
would bo wholly unsatisfactory to
Paris. \ submarine tonnage OF 90
200 has been suggested for Franco
ny her naval experts. and under tho
American proposal she would have
only about $1,000
The Japanese maintained silence
as /" their future course in the ncgo-
tiations. but there was no evidence
mat they intended to reccdc from
their fiat refusal TO accept the Ameri
can compromise. The Japanese dele
gates have told the conference they
consider $1,000 tons OF submarines
necessary to their national security
in place of the $1,000 allotted them
in the compromise arrangement. In
some quarters, however. il is hopcd
that further adviccs from Tokyo may
soften somewhat their position.
DuiidinE Holiday Suggested.
should tho American plan fail 10
bring the powers together. il is suE
SeStcd by some of those connected
with the conference that considcra-
ton may be given to n proposal for
u general building holiday In sub
marines under an agreement that an
five of the powers would leave their