Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-30
NAVAL CONFERENCE
MAY END WITHOUT
FINAL OPEN BREAK
Recess for Six Months and
Calling Off PIenary Ses-
sion Considered.
HARM SEEN IN PROVIDING
FIREWORKS" AT CLOSE
British, However, Expected to In
sist on Publicly Stating Views
Again Monday.


GENEVA, July 30.-Adjournment
of the tripartite naval conference
possibly for a certain period of time
without the holding of a final plenary
session is now considered possibility
here. There is a growing opinion that
a public session, with fireworks py
both British and American delegates
would do no good and concelVaply
might do harm.
The talk of adjournment is due to
the apparently irreconcilable nature OF
the British and American views Oh
how naval armaments should De Inn
fted. The Americans firmly advocate
liberty of action to construct cruisers
armed with S-inch guns Wlthln tue
limits of the total cruiser tonnage al
lowed. The British seek to have oeH-
mite sizes of cruisers made obligatory
There is some doubt as to Whether
+be British delegates would consent
70 adjournment of the conference
without having an opportunity 10
state their views again in puoilc
session.
At anv rate the idea Of adJournlng
the conference for six months OF
wear in order to give the powers tlliie
Tor further reflection has been ao,,
yanced.
Ewes Turned on Washington.
All ewes appear to be turned on
uashington to learn whether anything
will develop to change the stand oi
Hugh g. Gibson, chief American deie-
gate. that the latest British plan tor
freatv on cruisers, deStroyerS ana SUP
marines was unacceptable, Dut theie
is no mistaking the feeling. tnat oI,ly
an unexpected concession belore tiie
plenary session set for MONDAY can
save the conference. H..
British circles have indicated that
the British might be disposed 10 ais'
cuss any American proposal for a GER
Tain number of S-inch-gun cruisers for
the United States besides those per-
nnitted under the British plan. Moth
ing came of this and the idea was not
even transmitted formally TO tne
American delegation.
While a British spokesman empna-
sized anew that it was the WISH oL
his country to restrict the numper OF
so-called offensive warships and Volceo
the belief that no real limitation could
he brought about If the nations did
not agree upon the exact number OF
powerfully armed cruisers that might
be constructed, the Americans are
known to be particularly dissatisfied
with the concluding paragraph OF the
latest British proposal.
Opposed as Reviying Building.
This clause, which is understood to
nrovide latitude for transferring ton
mage from one category of warshlps
to another, has been described IN
American quarters, as likely to lead
To competitive construction-the very
thing the conference was supposed TO
prevent. .s,.;,o,
The chief Japanese delegate, Admiral
Saito. has booked passage on a Jap
anese steamship sailing from Naples
for Toxic August Is. He is taking
the water route, rather than the trans.
siberian Journey, on the advice OF
friends, who insisted the latter would
he dangerous because of the presence
in Russia of many Koreans, said to be
violently opposed to japanese rule IN
Korea. Admiral Saito is governor
general Of Korea.
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