Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-05
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Piracy. Italy alone remains to accept
the propositions and discussion b.
the full naval committee may take
place late tomorrow.
At tomorrow meeting of the Far
Eastern committee however. now
troubles may be encountered through
China's request that the famous - 1
demands be brought up for conference
discussion. A protest was lodged BY
Japan just before the last meeting OF
the committee adjourned ana what
Promises TO be Il stubborn debate is ex-
pected byI some delegates before the
point is decided.
In some quarters, also considerable
discussion is believed likely before
there is a definite decision on tile Root
submarine proposals. France has II.
dictated desire to see some of the
terms of the resolution fully discussed
and clearly defined. and although ;ha
French said tonight they did not pro-
pose to press the point. it was ind-
Gated that some troublesome points
probably would be objected into the
conversations sooner or later ty some
ore of the foreign powers.
Meantime the American advisory
c. p-mittce met and canvassed opin.o
on the submarine question with the
result that the committees previous
position for retention of underwater
warcraft within strict regulations was
rcatf1rmed. Members said a survey
editorial comment and pubic opin-
on generally convinced them that :he
people strongly desired that
submarine operations be brought with
n the considerations of human war
fare.
Important as the submarine discus
s1ons are considered TO be. they were
almost ovcrshaoowed in the minds of
the delegates today by the Shant,Ing
controversy which attracted incrcas-
ing attention not only because II
gave promise of n settlement after
many months Of debate but also on
account of conflicting reports of the
real attitude of the Chinese govern
mert at Picking. The Chinese dclega-
ton had no sooner denied an asser-
ton by the rival government at Can
ton than they had been instructed
to accede to the Japanese terms than
a similar story cmanated from Jap
anesa quarters.
Mingled with reports of direct ey-
changes regarding Shantung between
Toxic and Picking. these rumors
served to throw the whole situation
into uncertainty. The result was that
when the two delegations resumed
their conversations on the subject
both held that the question had be-
come too delicate to be commented
on publicly. So far as they We're re-
vealed, the proceedings at today's
meeting failed to bring the two
groups closer together, but both APP
parently left the committee room ex-
pecting that tomorrow would sec the
negotiations ended.
The naval experts have agreed on
something like 80 proposed sections
for Incorporation in the naval treaty,
and tomorrow's session OF their sub
committees may result in compile
ton of that feature of the negotia-
tons. At today's meeting, they are
understood to have agreed on a time
limit of 1G months as the period to
be allowed for rendering useless the
ships originally to be scrapped under
the treaty and to have set a similar,
limit of>six months for the disman-
Ting of ships that are to be declared
obsolete later under the operation of
the replacement scheme.
Japan's acceptance of the Root sub
marine resolutions in principle, cou-
pied with further exposition OF the
French position. has advanced the
question to a point where a meeting
Of the full naval committee may be