Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-02
SUBMARINE PLANS
DIVIDE DELEGATES
At NAVAL PARLEY
America and Japan Take
Stand Against Limits
Urged by British.
PROBLEM OF CRUISERS
IS FAR FROM SETTLED
Question of Changing Washington
Treaty Expcct.d to Be Discussed
Before Disbanding. 80
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland. July o.
Difficulties have arisen in the tri-
partite naval conference concerning
the submarine problem.
Both the United States and japan
are reporfed TO be insisting upon more
elasticity in the sizes of undersea
craft than would be permitted under
the British project of dividing them
into two categories of 500 and 500
TONS maximum, respectively.
Urgent dispatches were sent TODAY
10 Washington, London and Toxic
asking advice on the various counter
proposals submitted at today's meet.
ing of technical experts.
Wants More Swift Boats.
The Associated Press learns that
Japan is backing her demand for a
higher proportion of auxiliary war.
snlpS than was established at the
W ashington conference for capital
SHIPS, by emphasizing the claim that
the political situation in Russia. rem.
ders it advisable for her to have a.
considerable number of swift war
craft, including cruisers and de-
StroyerS.
That the tri-partite conference will
become one of naval augmentation
ratner than limitation is asserted by
the mysterious Admiral B" in a
caustic newspaper article today, com.
nleltlng on Great Britain's reported
oeliIaIla 1or cruiser strength far in ex.
cess OF any existing figure.
Admiral B" remarks that the shin.
building yards will have a merry tins
turning out cruisers if the British
request is granted
Cruisers Are Problem.
While further discussion on sinh.
marines by the technicians was the
chlei matter engaging the conference
today the cruiser controversy re-
ma1ned far from settled.
Great Britain is understood To ha
asking for total cruiser tonnage esti.
mated in some quarters as equal IN
what the United States had in mind.
both for herself and for Great Britain
namely, something like 7S cruisers.
totaling $4,000 tons. The opinion ts
prevalent that the British are likely to
ask for maximum strength of 500, 900
tons, their plea being based on com.
mitments to protect the dominions and
the far-dung trade routes.
No one is ready to predict just how
the differences will be composed, for
the Japanese are understood to be on
the side of the Americans in their de.
sire to fix total tonnage for this
class of warship at as low a figure as
possible.
Refuse to Air Controversy.
The American delegation has stead.
fastly refused to allow the controversy
to be aired in the press. Hugh S. Glib.
son. heading the Americans. said
I'VE are asking the other delega.
tons for highly confidential informa.
ton in order to adjust our own de.
n1ands. We would not be playing tair
If we gave out these projected figures
and used them against the other i'm
terets.'
Admiral Hilary Jones, his chief
naval adviser, said: 1.-THE divergences
Of opinion on cruisers We're at first
very great, but we are gradually get.
ting closer together"
Will Discuss Reopening Treaty.
AlthouSn the United States has re-
emphasized its opposition TO
bringing up the question of changing
the Washington treaty as it relates to
capital ships during the present con-
ference. the understanding today was
that developments indicated the sub.
ject would be discussed before the
conferees disbanded.
1t was thought likely that at the
of the deliberations on
auxiliary warcraft, for which the con-
ference was called by President Cool.
dge. the delegates would frame Q
resolution on preamble to the treaty
which it is hoped to adopt. setting
,orth the desirability of a technical
study of the sizes of waships as
to the second conference
It Washington in 1881.
RITMARS OF CRISIS DENIED