Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12
SCRAPP|NG RULES
NEW PROBLEM FOR
ARMS CONF ERENCE
Some Would Not Entirely
Dismantle Surplus
Vessels.
SUGGEST USE IN GUARD
OR TRAINING SERVICE
American View Is Spiri, of
Pact Requires Craft Be
Made Useless.
Pacific ronrs Ann DISCUSSED
inclusion of Houin Island nnd O>ium,n
Group !" "Stntns Que" tnu>c>
reference Ia FOX yo
GBy Associated I.ra.s !

WASlilNGrON, Ian. lI-The big
i've mad" further progress today in
their final revision of the naval
treaty. but encountered IA difference
OF "rini"n when they came to lay
down rulcs for the scrappinr Of
prescribed battleships
For tn" American delegation. /,
waS proposed that the surplus vessel.
10" rendered entirely useless France
i""dlIN supported that view. with
iialN indicating II similar attitude
Great britain and Japan withheld
assent. however the suggestion he
in" mad" that the dismnntlcd ships
might h" used as harb6r guards or
training. vessels
u" Work ON Question Again
When tn" five delegation heads ad-
j"urncd after several hours of The
d"hai" IN" question remained un-
settled and will hc taken up again
tomorrow. During their two sessions
TO-DAY. however. they had completed
approval Of the first Of tho treaty
anncN"s "mhodying Replacement,
chart. ana they expressed hope to-
night that all Of the five cnnoNS
might be- disposed of tomorrcw or
Friday
ENccp; for thc article dealing with
Pacific Qualifications. all OF III. tex,
ni tho treaty proper already had
been virtually approved. and should
T"ky"'s reply on the fortiiicaiions
provision Ice received In Time a pr.
iimimarN session FOR public discussion
Tor completed treaty may he held
Saturday or Monday. The Japanese
Indicated today that they expected
/" receive the awaited message
from their capital by Friday night.
Indications that an agreement will
not he difficult were supported by q
declaration Of a Japanese spokesman
tonight that h" saw n" objection to
in"iud" E"nin Island and tho Osh-
ma group in the status quo" agree.
m"nt on fortiiirati"ns. It is said To
have been over these islands that tn.
iSSu" now referred to Tokyo arose
Agree "u Troop Withdrawals
While the delegation chiefs vert
continuing their discussions today the
Japanese and Chinese resumed their
interrupted negotiations over shan
lung AMI reached II tentative agree
m"nt regarding withdrawal Of IN.
Japan"s" troops stationed within the
province.
Meantime. also. some members of
tn" Nari"uS delegations began to Law
'hc'r p!anN for resumption Of the
general Far Eastern negotiations.
which viii follow complexion OF the
naval treaty. For the Japanese /,
WAS predicted that III. Chinese plca
Tor consideration Of the twcnty-onc
demand would b" quickly ruled out
ny thc far Eastern committee. a view
mat seemed 10 be supportcd bv
minority effort in the American 81
vls"rN committee to instruct the del
"Sh'l"n I" support China's request.
Chinese issues vital.
Th"r" was Increasing evidence
however. that the American delegates
regarded settlement Of other pending
'hIn.S" questions as OF great import
anr". and that actual signing OF tho
naval treaty probably would be de-
IaNcd until m" Far Eastern treaty
ais" is ready Tor approval. L, has
h""n IN" American position that the
two subjects are not intcrdependcnt.
hnt II is known that certain advisers
I" 'h" delegates have strongly urged
conclusion Of the two pActS stimuli
iancouSly.
II is presumed that all the other
engagements growing "uj ~ the con
terence. inclu!in" IN. treaties or
agreements. relating Ia Siberia. sub
marines and gas warfare. Will also lie
brought L" conclusion at tn. same
Time. bchuit" decision is said to
nave been reached to exclude the sub
marine and Gas resolutions from tho
naval treaty and 80 make them the
subjects "f Oh" OF more separate