Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
JAPANESE SEEK COMPROMISE.
Viscount Ishii COnfers With Bridge.
man to End Deadlock.

GENEVA, August R.-The dead
lock in the tripartite naval conference
was the subject of a long talk today be-
tween Viscount Ishii Of Japan and w.
C. Bridgeman, first lord of the British
admiralty, but so far as is known moth
ing has taken place which reduces the
risks of the conference failing. After
his talk with the Japanese statesman,
Mr.. Bridgeman conferred with the
representatives of the British domin-
ions.
The activity of the Japanese is Gre
ating the impression that either they
are seeking to suggest some compro-
mise or they are getting ready to sug'
gest adjournment of the conference
without holding the public plenary
session which has been definitely fixed
for Thursday.
The British apparently still find 1t
difficult to believe that the Washing
ton Government is backing Hugh 5.
Gibson, the chief American delegate,
in his insistence upon freedom to con-
struct cruisers with main armament
of S-inch guns. When a newspaper
man asked the British spokesman to-
day if there were any change in the
situation, the latter rejoined: Wont
there be other news from Washington
about the cruiser questions"
British Remain Adamant.
When the newspaper man answered
that all press reports seemed to indi-
cate that the American Governemnt.
like Mr.. Gibson, found the British
plan quite unacceptable, the spokes-
man replied: "All that America wants
is not a limitation but liberty agree
q ment."
"Adamant," is said TO have been the
word used by Mr.. Bridgeman in char
acteriZing Great Britain's attitude con-
corning the necessity of adopting the
British plan. He is understood to have
added that the British cabinet adhered
10 this view, the British believing their
plan the only way of really limiting
the aggressive" type Of cruisers.
on the other hand, the Americans
maintain that the United States has
been making concession after conces-
sion and that their disposition to re-
strict the number of 10.000-ton cruisers
10 II or thereabouts is really a con-
cession which would doubtless meet
with criticism in Congress if incor-
porated in the projected treaty.
Hope for Continuance.
If the British, aided by the Jap
anese. can find no way out of the
cruiser difficulty before Thursday the
conference is expected to collapse on
that occasion, but hope is still enter
tanned in some quarters that the Brit
iah will make "A move calculated 10
render further negotiations possible.
At all events. should this move not
eventuate, an effort doubtless will be
made 10 have the conference adjourned
without any public session, which
would quite possibly be replete with
accusat0ry arguments once it opened
and which many people believe II
would be best TO avoid in the interest
Of maintaining good mutual under
standing.
Even if the Americans win then
demand for freedom 10 allocate cruiser
tonnage in the manner best suited Il
the national need, two other aspects
of the British plan recently submitted
20 the conference stand out as un
doubtedly difficult Of adjustment botf
for the Americans and japanese.
Obsolete Ships Clause Opposed.
These are the British recommcnda
tions for an agreement to retain =
peI cent additional tonnage in thu
form of obsolete warships, and th'
British suggestion that each natior
Signing the treaty retain the preroga
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