The Washington herald., 1922-01-12
Big SIN HARMONY
Delay Caused by Differ
ences of Views, But No
Serious Obstacle Seen.
DELEGATES USE
THREE LANGUAGES
American Representatives
For Combining Naval
Subjects i'm One Treaty.

ptsulon documents remained tncom-
plete last night The best that
Secretary Hughes could ropor; ON
them was that very satisfactory
Pr1gress" was being made.
During the stormy day the Eve
heads Of delegations. representing
the United States. Great Britain.
Japan, France and Italy. went over
tie main treaty clause by clause
There was discussion Of most nara
graphs. This discussion was al
ways In two. sometimes in three
languages This made for delay. OF
course.
No serious obstacle, and nothing
that promised to block finaI agree
ment developed. There were ,dif-
ferences Of opinion. They eften
had TO do with construction. oc-
casionally they went to the facts
presented Some temporarily had 20
be laid aside in order that they
could be referred TO the British
admiralty. Others were reserved
pending cabled reference TO Tokyo.
But there was. admittedly, a gen
eral sentiment OF conciliation I'm all
OF the discussion. The delegates
are anxious TO complete their task
as rapidly as possible. They canpor
sacrince accuracy and unsnimIty {.
speed In consequence. suggestions
OF an early date for a plenary SEES
sion were not forthcoming.
When we hold our next plenary
session We want TO acQuaint the
nerio with All Of the facts about
the subject under discuEKion 81
Delegation chairman last nfsht.
1T would be folly Just 10 can
meeting to allow someone 10 de-
liver a speech on a subtect ,hs,
already has had many columns on
speechmakinE devoted 10 81 in IN.
ohcial communiques. We All ar.
as anxious to clean up our WORK
and get home as anyone could b.
Fat we cannot sacrifice future com
plete Understandings TO a msr. de-
sire to get back TO normal lsbors
The American delegation Aeld A.,
meeting yesterday prior tc a..
gathering Of the ive-power dele
cation chiefs Secretary Hughes re-
ported on the progress Of the ne
EQUATIONS. The American delega-
tion is understood not 70 LOOK with
any great sympathy on the sug-
gestions from British sources that
the naval treaty be Split int s.~lf
DOZEN parts So that one treat
would cover capital ShIps. anoth.r
suomartnes. another auxiliaries and
mine layers. another naval holiday
and yet another poison gas and IN.
like. The Americans believe thai
all Of the matters dealing With ths
naval situation ought 20 be placed
IN a single comprehensive treaty
which would be binding upon an
concerned So far as the poison
gas proposition is concerned: and
the question OF resfirminE inter
national law affecting war. shot O.
pieces by all parties in the late
war, they can easily be set form
In a separate document as they are
eventually to be made subject for
exchanges to have them bind Al,
civilized nations. But 70 split up
the naval problems into separat.
topics and separate treaties is a
suggestion that meets with very
little responsive sympathy in Amer
lean sources.
Attitude on submarine..- :
Naturally the British have been
very anxious that the submzrfne
and auxiliary questions be treated
separately. Their spokesmen have
very frankly announced that they
VIII not be bound by any agreement
that would limit the extent Of IheN
anti-submarlne feet which Is 10
include the great North Sea trawl,r
vessels and hundreds OF other craft
OF limited tonnage and high .;peer
They have hoped that the French.
who won their point for unlimited
submarine tonnage, would support
them 50 that the submarine. ques-
tion also would be a matter for
separate consideration. The Amer
cans however up to the present at
least have seen no rea son WHY tbs
should be so.
incidentally the British prOpa
gandists have eeer spreading IN.
suggestion that France might NJ
the last moment abandon her ey-
treme submarine viewpoint and ac-
cept the plan set :o-rh hS M-
Hughes and amended By him after
the committee took up the suhls-l.
They have been asking whether "
was too late for this 80 be done.
The inevitable reply Is that until
the treaties actually are sigusd
they OF course are subject 20
&hahbe o1 any OF tne uele EatipnN
parties TO them. However. az
French headquarters IL wac stated
last night there was not the slight
est Intention OF making any con-
cession In the submarine matter
we consider that the subject was
closed by the action OF the Frencn
cabinet" explained one OF The DEL
egates.
no AmbiEusns Language.
II was stated last night that the
utmost care is being taken 20 clari-
fy every matter that will be touched
in the treaty. There win be no aus-
biguous language used. The re-
gions and territory affected will he
set forth In the clearest and most
unmistakable Language and every
effort made to avoid clausss that
would be subject 20 two possible
meanings and thus provide n ne-
dium for objections in the senate.
I'VE are EoIue 70 have a nat un-
Coaftaued o. Poec Firc. =