Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Work Assigned to Committee
Is Continued by Delegates
at Surprise Session That
Catches Many UnaWareS.
BRITISH DOMINION
BREACH is REPORTED
dispute Over Representation,
Opened by Colonies, Prevents
Selection of England's Two on
Body to Consider Categorical and
Global Limitation Methods.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 31.-PlanS of
the Naval Conference to let a
special committee consider the
two rival methods of measuring
navies-global and categorical
were sidetracked today, at least
for the present.
Faced with an apparent hitch
in the British effort to choose
committee members to speak for
both Great Britain and the do
minions, the full conference itself
continued today with the work
previously assigned the commit
tee, and decided to hold another
meeting on the same subject
Tuesday.
There was no indication the special
committee plan had been officially
abandoned, but neither was there any
thing to show that arrangements had
been made for it to function. Mean
time the two British places on it re-
manned untitled.
Whole Conference to Act
The understanding after adjournment
of today's session, which lasted an hour.
was that the whole conference sitting
as a committee of the whole probably
will fully supersede the special COM
mittee.
A long meeting between Prime Minis
ter Macdonald and the dominion repre-
sentatives who speak for Canada,
Australia. India, New Zealand. South
Africa and the Irish Free State preceded
the conference session. No announce
nent was made, but it was learned that
no acceptable way had been found to
represent all British interests through
two committee members. the number
from each nation who we're to have sat
on the special committee.
The executive session of the confer
ence, which had been unexpectedly
called at 8 pm, was adjourned an hour
later this afternoon. It will meet again
on Tuesday.
Premier and DOminiOnS Confer.
The only explanation offered respect
ing two-hour session the prime min
lister and the Dominion delegates held
during the morning was that they dis
cuSsed procedure.
The calling of the full conference
as many of the delegates did not at
tend. It was announced that Henry L.
StimSon, the American Secretary of
State, would not go because the subjects
to be considered we're the same as those
referred yesterday to the new commit
tee.
Hugh S. Gibson, American Ambassa-
dor to Belgium, and Charles Francis
Adams, the Secretary Of the Navy, were
present for the American delegation.
They are the American members of the
new committee.
Reports of disagreement between
Prime Minister Macdonald and the
Domtnions have been printed repeatedly
In the English newspapers and resulted
In an Official denial.
One of those present at this after
moons conference session was Eric
Colban, chief of the disarmament sec
ton. of the League of Nations and the
Leagues observer at the Naval Confer
ence.
Not Plenary Session.
The delegations were called together
for this afternoons meeting as a COM
mittee of the whole and not in plenary
new agenda committee under way
caused much surprise, most of the dele
cations at first misunderstanding the
call sent out by the Secretariat
The subjects listed for discussion
were identical with those of yesterdays
plenary session, consisting of the French
compromise proposal of global tonnage
and the British proposal for categorical
limitation.
The meeting called for today virtually
marked the end of the conference ac-
Invites for the week, most of the dele
gates planning to get away tonight OF
tomorrow for the week end. The
American delegates and their wives will
be the guests of Prime Minister Mac
donald tomorrow at Chequers and the
prime minister himself will act as guide
in a sightseeing tour of historic
Buckinghamshire
Today the prime minister entertained
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