New-York tribune., 1922-01-02
of Paris
Navy Claims
Called Unfair

(Cou.lnusd from caae en.}
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r,ior,s evnos;4;or - .,,in .oroe,, o.,,,
:" r0''''o'' !" WIS e'u"'ry cou'o
not tail to suggest n want Of under
standing The passion for disar,nn.
u,or. -, 1T, ''"
reaction rom Che sfrenvous r''',@ cTort' yo+ g.
rendered. nereesrr', a',r;4e 9;n.'as 4t .nor's
.cndsd t,u.ars va u.i' 'rs 'no WAr
INV fr,.,mcnt ~ r'',.'ng rsigt h,.aUnoins upon ,
was rnf nctnsl at ,n,' ,'o,,, ,Ss,," ''aI
seemed TO nnnv eyceIIer+ 1u'r'.,,, n.rsnn.
it was fault 70 rcn,a;,, Sr,,oS ,.:. o''"C
enemy in tho ,ield '''' ''V
The attitude Of Franco ~, .No ~a,.o1
o,eetio, .,,,,;.d. U' .n'. ." '"e naval
harrass,,on+ uvIe., ,'l;tI, -, W s"s Same en-
otrnn,c ds,jco'. "'.' NY 1900 elemenl o.
raw Ind hce,, oir,no+ 's''ve' NnoSS
durjuo. the terr;fic a+,vr oOI"',s -. ueg'ccoeQ
tho ;+s,,sdor ~ ,,.mV 80 ues'c 10 dFiVe out
shi,a r. ths,. r'vse!6..u 4 cam 'or inc
va H.. aVu',o 'eccs5ary' she
were ere an impertinence.
cond;+ionit" tGt' 20 :, sn'pa Tor France, N her
', V',u'.'o". ah"','o ~ was ,rr t
- ,.oa, rrn'ne' M"en re ;i'c ali trying to save
scrann;u, o',;S. ,j"osl'k ouE navles md
iNonoh : 49, ','~ nS shipS' an al
had no ;n,,,aS;oss l5 ~s'' nnoNn th"t france
,ot. ;.,..", - Htu perhaps no ultl-
anS n@I', ,".v"..on mn, pt re otn
lcae COWS f,,+,s,o : :ou,v hoC 40 80 IN
Il eenr, ,aros.s rSa'e % ION should make
c,s;s, ,',.'a ees'S'y 1or her safety, her
ond ,'', a. ""s conde'nheo as preposterous
'''u ",, s"1 was treated almost RS q moral
oe!lnquent.
"o .hlhGs must III al fairness, be
= "o"l.tsep: ,it one IS That the aonfercnoc
a. " SH'nR,on Is not y supor-govern-
ana 'hH ~ Is the unWritton law
oa !.S pEoceaure that every nation
iupIesen,cd IN 1t shall freely use its
own judgment RI 10 its rcouirc,nerta
1os 40, defense. This means that it is a
usl%rIufe from the basic understand
.nR upon which The whole negotiation
r1"cceas 70 question the motives Of
ph!clcl!ant or to eudcavor to influence
ac1on by accusation OF reproach. If
ynat wero permitted and nrar+icof
president Hardirg's excellent method
OF understanding BY agreement vo,,,d
soon come so naught.
rru,oh ,~,.,
''"'' NAaisu AeasonabIc
Iha other thing to be remembered
ls that it is a violation Of The funde-
zion of [efens;,-o - sne Jusx equanza,
that when, for any reason. a nation 'hau ba.
not been contestinp IN rLc rocn .;os .s
armament il must suffer for re ;ta o,',,, ,Vr
inactivity and is NOT ia be ai,ou,aa ~
relative place IN a scalc nf 'iaFo'1u dafo1S -
be mutually agreed rpon. When tbere,
fore, Franco Claimed fhc lick, W.
naval nositjor. not infcr;or - $hat ~ % =
Japan, she was mal;rr no nranos;aro''1 sj.ac 80
claim. JaDaO has no a;stant cnio,,;o,
her needs Of defense .ro lin,jted a. 'aes'
small area, and that in an ocnsn -,
which all hes. irsu1sr nossas,;n,, 80
insular tiominions Ave v:'7 nrotoc,eG frnl'l nlin
attack bv .ho nlcdcoe ~ III ~ , '.o",
Dowcrs evcn nnnr,,.;,,,,. ol,, ,lII '.'u ava
But what Of Franco 1,i.b b.r do,,,,,o
front ON +ha Atiortio .ni 49,; ~ ~ ovupie sr,
tarra,oa- ho, ae,e" 10Y "'iu .ae Medl-
TX 00o ~,;loe "a aJea:c ooAs1 me OF
cN,,,. I.' Io'o1'tes sc1IIered IN
eo,, ~, 5o0 oon sllu eioSo oaC req
has Creaf Nri5a;n s,.r;rh ~ 'Hp.oai Shlps
ro+? IN ,xHst .s'"-n 1,,,ar,a Jr+o'' rance nas
"a dcfend ,y'eT .o..l'N's l"'eleoVs
And fnaj,v ~,',,a, amar', .~.,oe Has i'a. zone
Rrita;n ~ tocs nr 4,o ''"s Hisa'
+Las Er.,o ~ va. .l0 So any "nere'
Ao foe~e ''''' ''o' ""'o cause
|' lo@'
Criticism Declared Unjust
Whom France i: conte~+ - ..,-.
not 5000 tons Of , caniral - prsSfss' b4
onlv thr yipht ~ h,;]d ''.i Sm'ps' l, pl's
choose and fnds :, u''o ,nno ,mu.m IL sne
presencc Of Crnat Bta t.,vessSrH' xxx ooo ~ .ne
GreAt Rr;tar ~. +yo 1rn;4n, WIZ oUu,Voo mas
reason to fear France. Wherein then
!! !,.. ne justice Of wounding the sensi-
pllit'es or proud nation, who is get
tlng nothing out Of this conference
N comparison with wnat other nations
gre getting. BY intmatirg her essen
tlal and permanent inferiorty as &
sea power! AND When, IS an act OF
Tood Tili' she over'ooks this slight to
81 she +bs sFsesfuly a|.s M = accedes 70 the wish