The citizen., 1922-01-12
Arms Conference Receives the
Completed Program for
Naval Reduction.
SUB" TONNAGE NOT LIMITED
chlSs Delegates Reveal Alleged Fran
eo3apsnsse Secret AilIanee-AIiied
Supreme Council at cannes-et-
ter Debate over Irish Treaty
in Dali Eireann.
ey EDWARD W. PickARD

WITH its work almost @ completed ,9
w so far AS IL can be, the arma-
ment conference at Washington met in
plepary session at the close of the
week and heard q report of the pro
gram for naval reduction and limita-
tion as completed by the naval com
mittee and its corps of experts. The
treaty for teE-year naval holiday 10
be- entered into by the Ave principal
powers of the world was presented,
together with the technical details
for carrying IL out.
As finally decided upon, the agree
ment Ia not 81 drastic In its plan for
reductions as was proposed by the
American delegation. but the fact re
mains that IL puts an end, for dec
ade. 20 the navy building race that
threatened to swamp the taxpayers Of
several nations. and II is admittedly
great step toward world peace.
Notifications OF the original plan re
suited In slight increases In the ton
mage limits and II is asserted these
changes really strengthen relatively
the American navy.
For the United States, Great Britain.
Japan, France and Italy. the capital
ship ratio Is 5-5-3-l .67-l .67 The tonnage
allowed America and Britain Is raised
from 500. 900 TO $4,000 each. and that
OF the others is proportionately in
creased. France Is permitted To build
q limited number OF capital ships dur
ing the ten-year period. and Great
Britain may construct two 3IWS-ton
vessels Of the Hood type. France
won out In her contentious concerning
submarines and auxiliary craft. No
limit is placed on the aggregate ton
mage of these vessels hut their max
imum size and gun caliber is fxed.
limit Of 10000 tons each Is put on aux,
Hilary ships and light cruisers, and
their guns are not 10 exceed eight
inches. The ratio for airplane cur
riers Ia TO he 5-5-3222-2 - and the
maximum tonnage for the two largest
powers l35.OOO These vessels are
limited TO tonnage OF 27,0D0 each,
and their gun caliber is restricted.
American naval officers. IL is as,
serted, rejoiced over Japan's success
ful demand that she be allowed to re
tain the dreadnaught Mutsu and
Frances persistence regarding subma-
rines and auxiliary ships. In both
cases the necessary adjustments re-
bounded to the relative strengthening
OF Americas navy. II retains two al
most completed dreadnaughts, and II
will have almost as great tonnage
In submarines as Il hrst proposed in
stead Of only G0,0n0 tons. the point
20 which the American delegates were
about TO recede when Great Britain
asked the abolishlng of the U-boat.
The British announced that II France
had a greet submarine feet, they must
be permitted 10 build as many auxiliary
cruisers as they wished. and II is now
agreed America will equal the British
feet In every respect
AZ this writing there appears 10 be
little doubt of the approval by the
conference OF the Root resolutions de
the employment OF submarines
against commerce as piracy, aud Mr.
Ba ifour's amendment under which the
banning OF submarine operations
a sgalnst merchantmen shall become i'm