Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-03
TIME MAY BRING
END SOUGHT BY
PEACE LEADERS
British Press Expresses Dis
appointment Over French
Attitude.
SUBMARINE QUESTION
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.

BY NORMAN W. BANTER
LONDON, Jan. 3.-Wbether the Foot
rules, If accepted and adhered to by the
nations at the Washington conference,
can bring orosr out Of the chaos caused
by the refusal OF France to accept sub
marine limitation is a question which not
only occupies the foremost place in the
British press but is attracting all shades
Of opinion.
The majority Of the visws expressed IN
editorials and by public men create the
impression that the British think the
Root proposals, If carried through, would
in time lead to the end sought by the
British-the abolition OF the submarine.
There is a fairly strong opposition
current. however, which says inter-
national rules can not be relied upon TO
prevent action in time of war directly
contrary to established and accepted
practice. This school, Of course, gives
greatest emphasis to the infractions OF
the Germans IN the World War and Is
confident that in the event OF another
war reasons would be found as easily
for disregarding new submarine
pledge.
SUPPORTERS OF
ROOT IDEAS.
Supporters Of Mr.. Roots ideas base
their optimism upon the following
argument: No nation signatory TO such
q convention would, in time OF peace,
make willful preparations for disregard
ing the submarine code in tina OF war
and consequently no nation would be
allowed by It's people to embark on a
scale sufficiently large to be menace
In fact. such speculations-whicha ban-
don the idea of an agreement on a sub
u-4,, ind "a
able feeling here that it is yet too early
TO say some common ground can not be
reached. Frankly puzzled at the French
attitude, even as the French appear TO be
at sea as to the storm which IS raging
about their heads, E considerable section
of the English press feels the answer
to the BRAND riddle wiz De forthcoming
soon, possibly at CcA-es. This weeks
issue of The Nation, in expressing the
hope that something Of this nature Is in
the offing, says If this proves true, much
will be saved, but Il some agreement Is
not reached, expenditure viii merely be
transferred from one naval weapon to
another.
SEE NO CAUSE
FOR DESPAIR.
IF France should agree-as We suppose
she will-to some Limitation on subma-
TluG~t even AuUuEA tue A--nAS Nc a 10 -
one. much will have been saved, though
much viii remain to lie DONE" says The
Nation But whatever happens, we shall
have no cause to despair. The good
work has been begun and viii go on.
But we must not fall short in our duty,
which is TO sag that If submarines are
unlimited while capital ships are lin
tied, a policy approaching insanity has
been adopted. The Washington confer
ence assumes international good faith in
the case of the great powers, and II that
good faith really exists and can be de-
pended upon, # can be made to apply
to submarines just as much as to capital
ships or to any other horrors prohib-
tied In war IL the Geneva or Hague con-
ventions. If submarines be unulim-
ited-though we do not believe they VIII
be for Iong-all that would have happened
would be that the expenditure had been
transferred from one type Of naval yes
sci to another We should be like the
tribes of savages who agreed to give up
daggers. but felt free to exht lit their
resources on poisoned assegais. copy
right. 1921, ly Public Ledger Company.