The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-18
Baron Shidehara Taken
Ill, Delaying Work of
Full Committee.
CONFERENCE HELD
BY NAVAL EXPERTS
Submarine Question May
Cause Difference of Opin-
ion Among Enveys.

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wants additional ships Her pro-
portion OF capital craft should bo
IN her opinion. more than the SO per
cent suggested by the United STATES
In types Of defensive vessels. not
submarines, she might" desire
even 20 approximate that Of the
greater navies.
That was the big outstanding d.
velopment Of yesterday in tho lint
tation Of arms conference. But IL
was only one Of several as follows
l. Ambassador ShIdehara. the
japanese plenipotentiary, and one
OF Japan's chief delegates. was taken
7 III He VIII be unable TO sit around
! the conference table for at least
/ lorty-elght hours. Meanwhile the
tull committee named 20 reach
# decision behind closed doors OF
the Far Eastern and Pacific prob-
lens will be unable to function.
However the delay will he ad
vantageous. Owing to congestion on
the Pacific cables. Il will reoufre
at least that period Of time TO-
the Japanese delegation TO ev-
change views on China's n-orossr.
with the new government al Tot.
2 The steering committee n ths
conference reached an agre4.,enr
whereby the proposals .mciaDv
fathered by the Chinese de'eEsfsor.
will be dove-tsiled nto lb, s-rrrsl
subjects Of the official ae-~ds ana
considered with them.
Baron Ksto RetIcrrt.
). Baron Kato. spokesrra- sor ~.
japanese delegation. State~ fhst "a
Tar as the Chinese pron.saI- were
concerned the Japanese -arcep-es
them as the subject for oizeafssIon...
This was as far as he c uid 70 ~
his statement He and Ms $50.
ciates still are conside aE the,
and they are in commune a Z - .~f,h
Tokyo regarding them.
4. The committee Of ma, exDer+~
Of which Col Theodore a5sereif
is chairman. held extendc sssSior.
They admitted only prog 4.s. Rsr
when a suggestion was Fs thaf
there seemed unnecesss defas-
one Of the leading hgui % the
conference said: This e. the yoosf
momentous proposal ever mad. tf
representatives OF friend natfaRs
IL requires careful thought and
study. The committee has had IN.
matter before IL for two DAYS II
decision is looked for now an
can say IS that the world is rosr
unreasonable"
8 The French delegation let It he
known that 81 Is favorablv dispose,r
10 many Of the suggestions made IN,
China and that IL Is willing 10 do
much 10 assist China 10 her rirbtrui
place among the nations. even 10 the
~
existing rights in the Celestial Empire
s. All OF the powers accent t-bir.-s
suggestions as an excellent basis rar
discussion. The American delegation
considered the Chinese proposals in
secret conference. While absolutely no
official information was forthcoming
sfteTward. advisors Of tho Americans
said that many Of tho Chinese sug
gestions would he found % be sIpnC
lines which entitle them TO tho j.o-r-
plete sympathy Of the United States.
Z. Chairman Roosevelt of t,'e special
committee Of experts considering tho
Hughes proposals reported To the
American delegation on the progress
that his committee is making. The
discussion 50 far. he explained. haS
! been friendly and there is hopes =
agreement
8. lntimstion was given that M mat
ter what decision is made hv the cN-
perts regarding the elimination Of the
submarine as a naval weapon con
sideration % this phase will he forced
in open session 70 make the record"
even though the nation 50 bringing
II into the open may eventually agree
TO the conclusons Of the experts
2. Certain Of the delegations now
here are making quiet Inquiries as 20
how any conclusions reached At this
conference will be carried into er".i
by the United States They seek cn.
liEhtenment on whether the senate
would rstify a treaty that w"u'd
make the agreement effective.
10. Premier Lloyd George has csblo1
the British delegation that his home sf-
fairs are being speeded up and that
there is a strong probability that he
will be able to reach here about the
first Of the month. This would bring
him here shortly after Premier BRAND
starts for home and before any definite
action could he taken on the Far
Eastern and Pacific problems.
IL. British officials denied that
their army totals more than 7o0.o""'
saying that il composcs > "le "a
Britain and $50 600 in the roionisi
empires. This does not ine'pde tne
territorials.
IL. British and Italia h-tf
formed conference cabinet tthn
their delegations to insur "a
united front shall be pres 81 p
all subjects. -
second Conference Uilt~~-
IS. Suggestions were made that a
second conference will be needed
next year. This conference could
take up land armaments and the
detailed methods in which the bros
general plans for clearing up the
Far Eastern problems, as decided
on here, were to be made most ef-
fective. This would anord EIpexs
year TO secure tranquilits ah6
would eliminate the Necessity -
making the Pacific and Orien, c9<
cisions matters for treaty fuie AZ
present n
The day saw secret ofpicaa@fi<.
well at work. In only rre ~
stance was an officisl Cos naaisp,e