Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-13
POWERS NOT
IN ACCORD ON
.SCRAPPINC PLAN
British Would Use Dis
mantled Ships as Train
ing Vessels-Americans
Oppose Idea.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE big
Five" made further progress yester-
day in the final revision of the ma
val treaty but encountered diff
ference of opinion when they came
to lay down rules for the scrapping
of prescribed battleships.
For the American delegation ii
was proposed that the surplus yes
sells be rendered entirely useless.
France supported that view with
Italy indicating similar attitude.
Great Britain and Japan withheld
assent, the suggestion being made
that the dismantled ships might be
used as harbor guards or training
vessels.
When the five delegation heads
adjourned after several hours OF
debate the question remained un-
settled and will be taken UP again
today.
Most Of Text Approved.
Except for the article dealing
with Pacific Notifications all of
the text of the treaty proper already
had been practically approved and
should Tokio's reply on the fortifi-
cations provisions be received in
tiNe plenary session for public
discussions of the completed treaty
may be held Saturday or Monday
The japanese said yesterday that
they expect to receive a message
from Toxic by Friday night.
Indications that an agreement will
not be difficult were supported by a
declaration of a Japanese spokes-
man last night that he saw no OBJ
lection to including Bonin island
and the Oshima grous in the status
quo" agreement on Notifications. 1t
is said to have been over these
islands that the issue referred to
Toxic arose.
While the delegation chiefs were
continuing their discussions yester-
day the Japanese and Chinese re-
sumed their interrupted negotia-
tions over Shantung and reached a
tentative agreement regarding with
drawal of the Japanese troops sta
toned within the province.
Meantime also some members of
the delegations began to lay their
plans for resumption of the general
Far Eastern negotiations, which Will
follow completion of the naval
treaty. For the japanese it was
consideration of the "21 demands
would be quickly ruled out by the
Far Eastern Committee
Chinese Issues Taken Seriously.
The American delegates seem to
regard settlement of other pending
Chinese questions as of great i'm
portance, and that actual signing of
the naval treaty probably will be
delayed until the Far Eastern treaty
also is ready for approval.
1t is presumed that all the other
MS Oltt VI tllS
conference, including the treaties
or agreements relating to Siberia
submarines and gas warfare, also
will be brought to conclusion at the
same time. Definite decision is
said to have been reached to ex-
clude the submarine and gas resol =
tions from the naval treaty, and
to make them the subjects of one
or more separate agF sments.
Yesterdays differences over meth
, ods of scrapping probably will not
preclude an agreement. The Ameri-
can view is said to be that use OF
the abandoned warships as harbol
station ships or for gunnery train
ing would not accord with the spirit
of the scrapping agreement, because
it would permit the vessels to con-
tinue as naval units. Other delega-
tions countered with the argument
that absolute scrapping would mean
useless financial waste,
The question over the Pacific for
tifications, however, was recognized
as of deeper significance. Under
the broad lines of the original
agreement for Notifications "status
quo" in the Pacific islands proper
ly belonging to the homeland" OF
the United States and Japan should
not be listed among those on which
no further Notifications may be
erected. The hitch arose when the
draft treaty came before the big
Five" with a map attached includ,
ing the Status quo some of the
| tarritorv Janan had regarded as part