New Britain herald., 1930-04-10
FIVE POWER NAVAL
 TREATY IS PLANNED
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each other and the other powers or the cruiser and lesser craft ques- tion, are In practical agreement on a five year battleship holiday, limi- tation of submarine size and hu- manization of submarines. One or more separate agreements involving these points might be drawn up entirely aside from the three power cruiser limitation treaty of the United States, Japan, and Great Britain. Both Italy and France probably, some circles be- lieved, would sign, leaving the more difficult cruiser question for settle ment later.
 Sounds Death Kncll
 Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, sounded what was accepted generally as the death knell of the five power treaty idea last night. He told French newspapermen that if the Italian position of demanding parity with France remained un- changed today. there was nothing to do but wish all success to three power pact, part good friends, and continue the Franco-ltalian nego- tiations later.
 The Italian position if anything was regarded as strengthened. The Italian ambassador at London, An tonic Chiaramonte Bordonaro, in the absence of Dino Grandi, who was i'll with a cold, reiterated it to Premier Macdonald about as fol- lows:
 That unless France grants parity in principle to the Italians the Italian delegation did not care to discuss the French British security formula, whatever it might be; that Italy did not care to proceed fur ther unless assured of material re- duction of armaments on all sides, and that the present conference is neither time nor place to discuss league of nations security obliga- tions.
 While these things were happen ing members of the Japanese, Amer ican, and British delegations re- moved the last great obstacle in the way of three power agreement with Japan's withdrawal of her request to be allowed transfer of 10000 de- stroyer tons to submarine classified ton. Only a minor point or so now remain and they probably will be eliminated today.
 Will Withdraw From Farley
 As it now stands the French and Italians, conference circles believed, will withdraw from the barley after a plenary session probably early next week. at which the respective national viewpoints will be made known and their disagreement reg istered.
 The work on the three power treaty will be pushed, and possibly completed quickly enough even to allow the American delegation, or most of it, to return home on the Leviathan April oo. after all.
 What was thought to be the first of the conference farewell parties was given at Stanmore. where Colonel Stimson's country home here is located, the American secre- tary of state entertaining Mir. Mac Donald. There will be garden party at Stanmore Friday.
 Mir. Macdonald was heard to say very definitely yesterday that he in tended to go to Scotland for the Easter holidays. Some interpreted this as meaning that everything here will be over by then. The French delegation was understood to be returning to Paris next week, and M. Briand even may precede them. Signor Grandi was expected to go to Rome next week. The gen. eral impression was that neither the French nor Italians would, return here.