New-York tribune., 1922-01-04
|Gpon as,ti Holy Realty
70 FoI|osv FreucF, Lead

WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 6Ry The As
aociated Press The American propo-
81 . prohibit the use OF submarines
7rainsr merchant vessels. now the pre-
3o1'inant issue Of the arms nego1ia-
-ions ID, been accepted n principle ~
-rurce Uur her DELEGATES have re
srvsG lin4l approval pending & discus
sicu oi rs precise language Of the
declaration.
British acceptance previously mad
cen given. and although neither yhc
all@ns uor t.e Japanese had received
nal Instructions to-Ai Eht' thor were
objections tnat neither Rome nor
o,Ac would iAterYose scrious obiec-
ieu f ihr proposal received France S
nj approved.
Fhe sxscs ratrre of The French res
F.1 81 sas rot revealed, bot the i'm
cess IN ,xa. 70 lhered ia sonie quarters
~ j Wsyr. concern such q dehnltion
te.n, Of 'Ht declaration as V0uld
t'ear last What cOHduc. would
>H-rte-l ficw merchantmen. IN view
ttits from submarine at
ary->lAed D.scu$sior ;,
,ssu'a tAe point De raised an inter
'asrs 40A many-slde5. discussion
result. tor IN several quarters
..'4 ose heer apparent = tendency to-
Tsrs. Lna opiaioa that The term "iner-
ips sroulI be strictly defined
,-yrs,s stipulatious as to whether
'rs:ehaara1sa are 10 be permitted to
s.a sud netrcr ii is to be perm ssible
eCVisc vors hlnS as vessels Of con-
seste
fsr Ireuch delegation, however, in
Making known tnelr acceptance in
.'~neirle. hss en-hasi7ec that ther
nor oily agree SO tha original proposal
"f riihu Root that tho rev prohibition
of euDmar'ne warfare become effective
"lt also 20 the amendment of Arthur
falfou.. Nnich would maze 3he pre-
Ailion immediately effective rs be
-Neen The .iva great powers.
1t Tive same tine the French have
..5eept4o the additional Root declare
iNn under which any submarine com :
man 3cr Violating the rules Of inter
sa5ios.sl law would be liable to trial
Tor an ;c5 Of piracy. In regard to this
also acccptances stiil are awaited from,
he other foreign governments. II is
possioie tho delegates instructions
Flt b. sufficiently complete, however
ler1it meeting ot tkc naval COM
9it+oe 0 the whole tomorrow
ne French acceptance was commu-
seated u Secretary Eughes by Am
5assadcr JuSserand late to-day while
'he formal proceedings Of the confer
rec were passing through another
period of outward inactivity but while
Developments that touched on several
5ther important issues Of the Wash
lngtoA negotiations were stirring be-
mud tne scenes
Harvey Ready for Debate
= was said al the White House that
Ambassadc: Harvey had not been i'm
>1ructed to raise the submarine issue
Il tne Cannes conference, but there
we're Indications that if it should be
brought forward by some other power
le would be in position to discuss it.
In discussing tonight the French ac-
csptance os the submarine restrictions
u Sarraut declared that his govern
zen accepts frankly not only the Root
rsso'utioos bat Mr.. Balfour's proposal
' respect to the second one
ASKED Il i. would be necessary "to
discuss the resolutions" he replied:
We accept fully the spirit of the
-esolutions, which includes also the
.pirit OF the second one with Mr.. Bal
ours addition. The naval experts will
give the resolutions precise form so
nat there may be clear understands
0g os them"