Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-01
SUBMARINE FIAnE UP
CONFERENCE FEATURE
Jusserand andIord Lee Clash
Again Over Sub
mersibIes.
sHANTUNG PACr is READY
sHANruNG PACT is READY
Chinn nnd japan Complete Draft OF
Treaty Restoring ShnntunE TO ltc-
pubiic-Plcnnry Session Today to
Announce Treaty Texts.
IRy Associated Press. ]

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 3l.-Prcpara-
lions to present publicly the five
power naval and submarine treaties
mt tomorrow's open session of the
arms conference were completed in
committee today after the British and
French delegates again had INDUCED
In sharp exchange over the subma-
rrc issue.
y; the same time, the Japanese and
Chinese about completed their draft
ing or the treaty by which Shantuhg
is TO be restored To China. and il was
predicted that this agreement, too,
might lie formally written into the
book OF conference accomplishments
at tomorrow public meeting.
Left in Protocol Form.
Until the last minute il had been
undecided whether the submarine
declarations and the accompanying
resolution condcmning use of poison
gas in warfare should be put into
formal treaty or left in the form OF
n protocol not requiring parliament
tnry ratification. Expressions at the
committee meeting. however. arc said
to have revealed a prcpondcrancc Of
oil iaiOn in favor OF the latter course.
In their final agreement on Shan
iang, il WAS learned tonight, the
Japanese and Chinese accepted in
substance the proposal supported by
President Harding, providing that the
rS.ng tao Tsinantu En!:wa SHALL he
purchased 10y China ans. paid for with
t"emsury notes, and thar TWO Ja,,I-
nesc officials be included in the
operating personnel during the pc
ritd uf payment. Tbs notes are to
he for fifteen years, with All option
OF fan payment ia five.
The sudden flare IN over tho rptcn-
ton OF submarines i'll the navics Of
the world came as an unexpected fea-
lures of tUday's naval committee ses
sion. and led to u debate between the
French and the British which APP
preached in intensity of feeling the
exchanges which took place when the
question first came before the confer
ence several weeks ago.
Jussrrnnd and Lee. Clash.
In today's discussion mbassador
Jusserand took the lead for the
French and Lord Lee for the British.
the former bringing the subject to
the force ny announcing that he had
received informa ton from France to
rcfute Lord Lees previous charges
that a naval article by Captain Cas-
tex. OF the French navy, seemed to
indicate French policy of unre-
stricted submarine warfare.
buSStluHd uctldTfu l<oTu Lee
had omitted 10 say that Captain Cas-
tex concluded his argument on sub
marines by the words the Germans
argue in this way" Therefore, the
Ambassador commended, the article in
question had been cited in a manner
not quite fair to France. Moreover,
he added. the subtitle character of
the German submarine warfare" had
been omitted when the article was
referred to. He asserted that Castcx
was only a lecturer at the staff or
Eanization school, while the real
views of France on submarine war
fare, clearly expressed by responsible
men like Commander Vincent, opposed
German methods.
DeleEates said tonight that II was
planned to hold only one plenary
session tomorrow morning, and then
resume committee work tomorrow
afternoon. The meeting OF the sub
committee on the Chinese Eastern
Railway was arranged for 3 o'clock
tomorrow, and OF the fun Far East
crn committee at 1890