The Raymer enterprise., 1922-01-12
Arms Conference Receives the
Completed Program for
Naval Reduction.
"suB" TONNAGE NOT LIMITED
,chIta Delegates Reveal Alleged Fran.
eo-Japansss sserst AllIanes-Alllsd
euprsms Council At cannes-6lt-
ter Debate Over Irish Treaty
In Dali Eirsann.
sy EDWARD W. PlcKARp

MYTH its work almost completed,
w % far a. II can be. the arma-
msnt conference at Warrington met In
plsnary session at the close Of the
week and heard . report Of the pro-
gram for naval reduction and llmita-
ton % completed BY the naval com.
mittse and its corps Of experts. The
treaty for q ten-year naval holiday to
b entered into BY the Ave principal
powers Of the world was presented,
together with the technical details
for carrying 1t out.
Al finally decided upon. the agree
msnt ID not 20 drastic In it, plan for
reductions ~ was proposed By the
American delegation, but the fact re-
mains that It puts an end. for dec
ads, to the navy building race that
threatened to swamp the taxpayers Of
several nations, and 1t ID admittedly
a great step toward world peace.
Notifications Of the original plan re-
suited In slight increases In the ton.
mage limits, and It Is asserted these
changes really strengthen relatively
the American navy.
For the United States, Great Britain,
Japan. France and Italy, the capital
ship ratio IL 5-5-S-1.67.1.87. The tonnage
allowed America and Britain is raised
from 10000 to $4,000 each. and that
Of the others Il proportionately In
creased. France 10 permitted to build
limited number Of capital ships dur
ing the ten-year period. and Great
Britain may construct two 87,000-ton
vessels Of the Hood type. France
won out in her contentious concerning
submarines and auxiliary craft. No
limit Il placed on the aggregate ton
mage Of these vessels, but their max.
imum size and gun caliber Is fixed. A
limit Of 10000 tons each ID put on aux
Hilary ships and light cruisers, and
their guns are not to exceed eight
inches. The ratio for airplane car
rlers is to be 5-5-3-2.22-2.22 and the
maximum tonnage for the two largest
powers 185,000. These vessels are
limited to tonnage Of 27,000 each,
and their gun caliber Is restricted.
American naval officers, It is as
serted, rejoiced over Japan's success
full 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. 1t retains two al
most completed dreadnaughts, and 1t
will have almost as great tonnage
In submarines a. It nrst proposed in.
stead of only 10000 tons, the point
to which the American delegates were
about to recede when Great Britain
asked the abolishing Of the U.boat
The British announced that II France
had Z great submarine deet, they must
be permitted to build as many auxiliary
crcassrs a. they wished, and II ID now
agreed America will equal the British
feet In every respect.
At this writing there appears to be
little doubt of the approval BY the
conference Of the Root resolutions de-
claring the employment Of submarines
against commerce az piracy, and Mr..
Balfour's amendment under which the
banning Of submarine operations
against merchantmen shall become Inn
msdiately effective - among the i've
major powers.
Japan and China, through their
d delegates, resumed the interrupted
conversation" over the Shantung Is
sue, but 20 far a. ID now known they
did not make notable progress toward
an agreement. The arrangements for
payment by China for the Kiaochow-