The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-29
KELLOGG RAPS
ANGL0-FRANCE
NAVAL ACCORD
Agreement Of France and
Great Britain Utterly I'm.
acceptable to u. S.
FEARS NAVAL RIVALRY
'Recrudescence Of Naval Com
petition Disastrous to Ma.
tional Economy
FEARS NAVAL RIVALRY

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Franco British naval accord 10 ut
terly unacceptable to the Uniteo
States.
It is considered by Secretary KEEL
logg ~ proposing that sharp re-
strictions be placed upon vessels Of
particular value to tho United
States, with Great Britain left un-
limited in the construction Of fight
ing craft Of . type essentially suited
to her needs. Further, he feels that
it would defeat the purpose of naval
arms limitation and lead to IRE
crudescence Of naval competition
disastrous to national economy"
All this was made clear in iden-
tical notes delivered to the London
and Paris governments late yester-
day in reply to the British note Of
July 81 and the French communica-
ton Of August 3.
"The American government seeks
no special advantage on the Sea-"
Secretary Kellogg said, "but clearly
cannot permit itself to be placed in
= position Of manifest disadvantage"
Such Z situation, he believes.
would result from IN application Of
the French English accord. From
the British note outlining the agree
ment he drew the conclusion that
the limitations to be determined on
the basis Of the accord would deal
with four classes Of war ships: capi-
tai ships, aircraft carriers Of more
than 10000 tons, surface vessels of
or below 10000 tons with guns Of
from six to eight inches in caliber,
and submarines Of moro than 900
tons.
Glasses Provided For
The note went on to point out
that the first two classes were pro-
vided for ut the Washington arms
conference, which would leave only
the last two to be discussed by the
preparatory commission for tho dis
armament conference, to which the
ssaanee-D rleish sAAat D. - ~
subalitted. ~. 4 rs. 4 !.
This. Secretary Kellogg declared.
would leave without restriction sur
face vessels armed with guns Of less
than six-inch caliber, and submarines
Of less than 600 tons. For fighting
purposes, he asserted, vessels of this
description have = high combat
value, particularly to q nation pos
sessing well distributed naval bases.
The limitation Of only such sur,
face vessels as are restricted in class
3, that is, cruisers Of or below 10000
tons, armed with guns Of more than
six-inch or up to eight-inch caliber,"
the note said, would be the impo-
sition of restrictions only on types
peculiarly suited to the needs Of
the United States. The United
States cannot accept as Z distinct
class surface CONTESTANT vessels of
or below 10000 tons armed with
guns Of more than six-inch and up
to eight-inch caliber. It is further
clearly appale nt that limitation Of
this type would add enormously to
the comparative offensive power Of
. nation possessing large merchant
tonnage on which preparation may
be made in times Of peace for
mounting six-inch guns"
Disagrees on Subs
As to submarines, Mr.. Kellogg
said that much the same idea would
apply, and asserted that the United
States cannot accept submersibles of
more than 600 tons as q distinct class
for limitation, leaving smaller types
unrestricted.
"Six hundred-ton submarines" he
said, "are formidable combatant
vessels. They carry the same tor
pedoes as are carried by larger SUBJ
mersibles and are Of equal destrlc-
tive force within the radius Of their
operation.
"The United States would gladly,
In conjunction with Ill the nations
Of the world, abolish the submarine
altogether. If, however, submarines
must be continued as instruments Of
naval warfare, it is the belief Of the
American government that they
should Be limited to q reasonable
tonnage or number"
In conclusion, Mr.. Kellogg invited
France to submit to the United
States for discussion her disarma-
ment- plan Of > total "global" ton
mage for Ill classes Of fighting
ships, o. contrasted with the Ameri-
can proposal Of limitation BY spe-
cific classes.
This Was regarded as Z concession
to France and unter-concession
to Great Britain, in view Of the con-
cession made by the latter to France
In the negotiations which led to the
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