Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-31

! BY the Associated Press.
| LONDON. July 3l.-Details of a
Franco-British naval compromise, men,
toned by Sir Austen Chamberlain.
foreign secretary. in the House OF
/ Commons yesterday, are stated to have
been cabled to the British Ambassador
/ at Washington, where they are ex-
pected to be presented today or tomor-
! row.
| A government spokesman told the
Associated Press today that a compro-
| mise had been reached between the
/ TWO methods OF naval armament redJc-
/ ton on which previous conferences have
/ split--namely, limitation by total ton
| mage favored by France and by catego-
| ries favored by Great Britain.
/ (Under the total or global tonnage
! system no restriction Is placed upon
+, the types OF vessel 70 be included under
the total tonnage allotted to any coun-
| try. while under the category system
the total tonnage of the various types
OF war vessels is agreed upon.l
Submarine Question Involved.
The question of submarine construe-
ton is definitely involved IN the COM
promise, the spokesman said
In the event that the United States
and other nations accept the eompro-
mise, another meeting of the prepara-
tory commission on disarmament of the
League of Nations win be called to
consider the next step
In the event that the United States
and other nations reject the compro-
mise. meeting Will be called to
consider notifications of il, The
compromise viii not become effective
until the major powers accede to it.
The government spokesman care
fully explained that the naval compro-
mise In no sense is an agreement as TO
definite reductions. 1t Is essentially a
tions can be made. What those princi-
pies are. however. the government is
unwilling to state at present.
1t was stated that the compromise
would not affect the kellogg outlawry
of war pact, but that the pact would
have much effect upon the compromise
IN that the pact raised the ideal Of out
lawing war toward which the naval
compromise was considered a concrete
step
The hope was expressed that the
principle which has now been reached
would inspire the calling of another
naval disarmament conference. for
which the work. of the preparatory
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Possibility OF renewed discussions
among the principal naval powers hing
ing on the submarine was advanced by
some observers today In commenting on
Sir Austen Chamberlain's statement in
the House of Commons.
Sir Austen indicated that the first
open discussion of a compromise prob
ably would be by the preparatory COM
mission Tor disarmament conference
OF the League of Nations.
When this commission found its
work brought to a standStill last March
through tine impoSSibility of reaching
an agreement. the question of the con-
struction OF submarines was one of the
main dinicultieS between Great Britain
and France, Great Britain, having a
large merchant fleet. wanted restriction
OF submarine construction. France Was
opposed
Lieut., Comdr. j. NJ. Kenworthy asked
IN commons whether the proposals for
armament limitation were purely naval
or not. SIR Austen replied that the
Proposals which he had indicated dealt
with disagreementS which arose with
regard to naval issues In which Great
Britain had great interest. as her mill
tarv Iorces were very small when COM
pareo with those of other countries
Discusses kellogg Pact.
Turning nom the discussion Of dis.
atnament 10 discussion of peace. sir
austen made THIS comment In regard
to the kellogg treaty outlawinr uEr a.
an instrument of national policy.
III American opinion ranges Itself
hehind It's own treaty. then. indeed. the
tteatv VIII be a most formidable de-
tetfent to war and an additional and
most valuable security 10 peace. This
y what his maiesty's government hopeS
II viii be"
Former Premier David LIoyd George
said that unless the kellogg pact were
followed by disarmament on the part
oI tne powers and by the withdrawal
uI ailied troops from the Rhineland
the people would understand that thev
mad been tricked and that the whole
thing was 'pure humbue''