Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-07
SUBMARINE WARFARE
PLACED UNDER BAN
BY FIVE POWERS
Arms Delegates viii Now
Provide Penalties for u
Boat Piracy in Time Of
War

great naval powers, having pro-
claimed to the world their determines
ton to ban submarine warfare Of
the Lusitania type, today were ex-
pected to agree on a penalty to back
up the new U-boat rules.
Before the arms conference naval
committee today was the proposal OF
Elihu Root which outlaws as a pi"
rate any U-boat commander who vior
lates the new rules,
These rules. also drafted by Root
and representing the only limitation
the arms conference will place on
submarines, because of the French
naval stand, prevent the use. Of SUBJ
.-.arines against merchantmen, be
they armed or unarmed and. regard
less of cargo, so long as they are
private vessels, not directly enga ged
with the army or navy as bellig'
erent. IA
Approval by the five powers OF
the rules as principles OF tnterna-
tional law, leaves unsettled in the
naval limitation program only the
question of penalties to be imposed
on ruthless U-boat commanders ana
whether a limitation Of 10000 tons
is to be imposed on auxiliary craft
other than airplane carriers.
The international agreement for
an increase of Chinese tarin
rates to an effective five per cent
was adopted today by the nine con-
ference powers sitting as commit
tee on Far Eastern questions.
All of the eight powers approved
the program for increasing Chinese
revenues and the Chinese delegation
accepted the report. submitted Sy
Senator Underwood, chairman OF
the subcommittee.
The Far Eastern committee also
adopted resolutions providing or
eventual withdrawal OF foreign
troops from China. Upon the re-
quest of China the resolutions pro-
vide, the ministers at Pekin OF the
eight powers will meet with a COM
mittee Of three Chinese to discuss
the troop withdrawal question.
A meeting Of the five powers lAvaI
committee of the arms conferences
was called for this afternoon. 1t
was considered possible that both
the submarine regulation proposals
and the draft of the naval treaty
would BE presented for approval to
this meeting. =
Approval by all the powers having
membership in the committee OF the
proposed rules regulating use Of sub
marines was forecast prior to the
meeting, following the announcement
that the italian delegation HAD de-
cfded today to give it's approval.
The committee of naval experts at
their first meeting today worked
principally on the definitions OF
naval technical terms to be written
into the general naval treaty. An
other meeting this afternoon WIS
called to conclude this phase Of the
experts laborS.
Far Eastern Status
With the Shantung, submarine
regulation and details of the naval
limitation settlement all pressing
toward decisions, the Far Eastern
committee of the Washington con-
ference resumed it's sessions today
and opened up new sources of de-
bate.
The Chinese went into the commit,
tee meeting insisting that the COM
ference take up the "21 demands"
and the Japanese protesting that the
subject did not come within the
scope Of the conference. Spheres Of
influence and the situation in Siberia
were other troublesome subjects ON
which the Far Eastern discussions
al - T.,
future.
In the submarine RECITATION nego-
tiations a meeting of the full naval
committee Of the whole was indicat-
ed as imminent, the Italians having
received instructions to accept in
principle the Root regulation pro-
posals. The italian acceptance was
said to- be conditioned on French
accession, however. and the attitude
Of the French has not been fully de-
fined in spite of their announcement
that they would accept the Root pro-
gram in principal. The naval com.
mittee meeting may be held late to-
day.
The naval experts were again in
consultation with members of the
subcommittee, indicating that their
work was about completed.
The Japanese and Chinese were
preparing to go into conference again
late in the day over Shantung. Air
evidence pointed to an early conclii-
sion of the Shantung conversations.
one way or the other.
Shantung Problem
In the first meeting yesterday
since the conversations" were adj
journed because of the deadlock over
this issue, there were no outward in.
dications that either side had aban-
doned its former position on 1t. The
meeting was held late in the day after
the Japanese delegates had informed
Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Bal
four. who, through their observers
had been Sitting in during the
conversations, were the indirect
means brining the two delega-
tons together in an effort to break
their deadlock. that they had re.
ceived the instructions awaited from
Toxic and were ready 7eet again
with the Chinese.
In addition to expected ratifica.
ton by the Far Eastern committee
Of the subcommittee decision to In
crease China's tariff schedules under.
an international commissi- plan,
that body faced the possibility of en-.
countering new troubles at today's
meeting through China's request
that the famous "twenty-one de.
mands" be brought up for confer
ence discussion. A protest against
this course was lodged by Japan at
the last meeting Of the committee
and stubborn debate was expected
by some delegates before the point
is decided.
Italy Accepts
Italy has decided to accept the
second Root resolution prohibiting
attacks by submarines on merchant.
ships provided the FRench delega-
ton does the same, it was said in
authoritative Italian circles. This
decision will make it possible to hold
a session of the full naval commit
tee fodaV q