Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-01


Drafting of the Root resolution ON
submarine warfare regulation was com
pleted by another subcommittee. Only
minor verbal changes were made in the
original proposal to reaffirm existing
principles of international law in re-
speet to search and seizure.
Standard Ton Agreed on
Naval experts in still another con-
ference ub-division agreed on a stan
dard international ton measurement,
to be applied hereafter in naval discus
sion in place of the varying units of
measure now involved.
Meantime. cable advices regarding
the conference at Cannes and indica-
tions among various delegations here
revived discussion of possible change
of attitude of France, which would
permit an agreement in the not far dis
tant future on submarines and auxiliary
craft. There was no official back
ground for such an expectation, but the
Cannes deliberations between Premiers
| BRAND and Lloyd George are to be
watched carefully from Washington.
Along with these speculations has de-
veloped new interest in the proposal of
President Harding for future world
conferences that may be the beginning
of an association of nations" That
proposal is one of the most persistent
elements of the negotiations here and
may be brought to the point of final
action before the conference quits.
Aircraft to be Free of Curbs
The final draft of the report of the
arms conference subcommittee on air
craft was completed Saturday and sub
mitted for consideration by the confer
ence. The protraeted discussions in
the SUBJ committee are known to have
brought out the feeling among the rep
resentatives of all five powers that no
impediment had been put in the way of
commercial development of aircraft.
such as might result from an attempt
to prevent creation in each country of
an air force quickly convertible to war
machines at need.
1t has been contended, on the con-
trary, by some experts that, in foster
ing development of a new and swift
means of communication and transpar-
tation. the governments represented at
the Washington conference would be
taking very direct step toward les
sening the probabilities of wars in the
future.
Solves Resources Stress
Many scholars are said to be agreed
that uneven distribution of natural re-
sources among various nations has
been the underlying cause of most
past wars. Another war promoting
factor, it has been held, has been mis-
understandings between people due to
lack of adequate communication faciIi-
ties between countries.
In the probable future DEVELOPMENT
of air navigation may lie cure~ for
these fundamental and hitherto un-
avoidable causes of war. it has been
said. Through air transportation most
experts expect to see wide access TO
natural resources of the world made
possible and consequent lessening in
the struggle for actual physica, con-
troll of those resources, They alst, anti,
c,pate gradual development of quick
between widely separated peoples and
resultant better understanding be-
tween such peoples and less chance of
misSappreheusicns which might lca,l to
war.
Far East Remains Thorn
In the fer eastern negasiaiions. re-
suits are not so promising. Ghina re-
asserted her desire to bring the dead
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full conference and to agam request
conference discussion cf the II de-
mands. Japan will oppose beth pra-
posals, and there ars Indications she
will not be alone.
Naval experts Of the five powers
made progress Saturday in what was
described as the work of '.moppinx up
technical details Of the naval limitation
agreement. They went over q great
deal of ground touching On capital shin
replacement plans, methods Of scrap
ping ships to be destroyed, regulations
to govern conversion Of merchant liners
for war use and the like several agree
ments on minor points being reached.
The experts will get back to. work
Monday afternoon. despite the holiday.
Their session Saturday was said to
have been highly encouraging that an
early agreement would be reached on
all technical matters referred t0 them
by the full naval committee Is be
shaped for inclusion In the naval Nmi-
tation treaty. All expert ecil,in,ttec
members wera said to have shewn q
desire to 20 operate a. to reach Z
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