New Britain herald., 1930-01-30
Omen Way to Yard stick

London, Jan. 50 (P)-The five big world naval powers, by their dcci- sion today to take up the whole question of now to measure naval power. have opened the way 10 the , formulation Of brand new naval yard stick"
 Geneva's disarmament experts fashioned an older yard stick which vas designed 10 fix the Nalucs for cruisers by taking into Consideration other matters than their tonnage. Today the delegates of the big five voted 10 devise a yard stick much broader and more general in scope. In 2 spirit of conciliation and compromise, they agreed in principle 10 fashion system of measuring na vics which will be combination of two opposing systems.
 | The United States Great Britain and Japan have held that the best -way to measure uavios is to divide them up definitely into Walship types. They held that the world should know exactly just what total tonnage nations Twill have in battleships. cruisers and submarines. l Great Britain went further in in ssting that lhe world should also know how many warships of siv- cn type each country will have.
 Two Nations Differ France and Italy have had an entirely different conception. They maintain that the best system Of measure was simply to give each nation the right to build so many , hundred thousands of tons Of all types Of warships with the under standing that the nations be left free 10 split up this total-that is Elobal tonnage into those particular types Of Warships which they decm- cd best suited 10 their national de feuse needs.
 But this conception met "ltA strong opposition from inc United ! S,at,s. Great Britain and Japan. These three powers insisted that suS- picjon and doubt would result from this uncrHanty as To whether crul- errs. dcs,roy,ra or submarines were 10 be blowing through the world | 4oa highways.
 The French. in view of this criti- rIsu. framed q compromise, This na- that uayirs should be moasur- rd b, reckoning the total tonnage ot tail varshire and by eumulancouslN .,usdiu@ up thus to'1i into the var ious types o ~arshp~ ln other u ord4. 20 many thousand tons ot cruisers drstrogrre and submarines .fouId h,. huilr IfuW,H,r Franc" dt - tachrd nu important rouduiom II Nas and still is tna' 'hr nations IgouId have r." prNllrc" Of traus- f,rrwg stated p,reru'1@' ot ton nag. from our 1Npo oi "arshlp to 7ro'rrr. for lezrauro destroyer ton na.r could br shifted o''r 10 the aluizrr category and Hiro versa. France believes that Inc French nood4 changed n%un 'mc and that elasticity should prevail in the con- 9,ruction oF "arshi3s.
 |. x. l tr>l to Accept
 The United States. hy tola. E rcso- IlllhIl 10 Itk' II i@ f'@Il II 'll'I.N'. l'lt' V under udNls,ocnt by a special com mittr". Nas the first 'o accept th' compromise proposal for discussion always with the understandings thai notice shall be given long tune in advance Of any intention 10 shift over.
 Tht five powers represented ha'r agreed 10 make this compromise th,
 basis Of study. So much progress has already been achieved in pri- Ha'o conversation that no nsupcr- . ablr difficulty is expected ju reach
 n= a commou agreement in Im- porttu' feature of the agreement + expected To provide for couplc}s publicity as 10 all huldug mtou-
 tious. by 'Di- inc world is 10 know just nN'al kind of ~arslljps arc plauncI
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