Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
Allotment of Submarines and
Claim to Build New
Cruisers Rejected.
BRITISH PREAMBLE PLAN
OPPOSED BY AMERICANS
Suggestion for Anti-War Pledge
and Consultation Agreement
Had Been Advanced.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

BY Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1880.
LONDON, England, March 11.-De-
spite the optimism ceaselessly protested
on this subject by the American dele
gates to the London Naval Conference,
it is learned that the Japanese are still
far from willing to accept the latest
American proposals presented last night.
They refuse an allotment Of $4,000 tons
Of submarines to our $4,000 tons and
refuse our claim to build 1000 or
10000 tons of cruisers with 6-inch guns
and of $500 tons.
The atmosphere Of the japanese
delegation is pesSimistic.
At the same time the American dele
CATION rejects the British idea of
strengthening the preamble of the naval
treaty to meet the French suggestion
Of pact.
Foreign Minister Aristide BRAND of
France had a long talk with Italian
Foreign Minister Dino Grandi today in
which. it was learned, not the slightest
progress was made.
Tonnage Stim Discussed.
Naval experts are still discussing the
French and British figures on existing
tonnage and proposed requirements.
The heads of the French and the
British delegations will consider the ex-
pertS' report late today in the presence
OF the American Observers" as our
delegates are being called because of
their desire to refrain from interfering
In the Anglo-French dispute.
The committee on humanizing sub
marine warfare is deadlocked. Great
if0ivA GA.
s1Sting on the full Root resolutions of
the Washington treaty, including the
third, providing for treatment as pirates
OF submarine officers breaking the rules,
and the fourth, prohibiting the use of
submarines as commerce destroyers I'M
der any conditions. The French reject
these last two articles.
The big five are scheduled to meet
late today.
The British cabinet yesterday unani-
mously rejected the French draft pro-
posal for q Mediterranean pact Of mu-
tual aid.
Writing into the naval treaty 4 pre-
amble reiterating the Kellogg pact
promise not to go to war, and into an
article 81" corresponding to a similar
article of the Washington treaty, some
kind OF hve-power consultative agree
ment, was advanced as an alternative.
It continues to be doubtful If France
would consider these measures suficient
justification for serious reductions in
the French naval building program.
Once again, therefore, there is talk of
reverting to the original American plan
Tor hve-year, five-power agreement on
building and reconstruction programs
without regard to ratios and implica-
tons OF national prestige.
Terms Are Summarized.
1t is this idea which, as was pointed
out exclusively in these dispatches,
underslays the American compromise
proposal to Japan. The terms of this
proposal, as now amended, may be sum-
married. thus:
l. Capital ships. The United States
to scrap three, Japan, one.
2. Aircraft carriers. No change from
the Washington figures.
8. Eight-inch-gun cruisers. The
United States to maintain the right to
build 18, but to promise actually to
build only Is by 1886, and Japan, there
fore, to remain satisfied with IL.
q. Slx-tnch-gun cruisers. The United
states to have 147,000 tons, Japan
$4,000 tons.
S. Destroyers. The United States to
nave Isl, 900 tons, Japan, 10000 tons.
o. submarines. The United States
70 nave $4,000 tons, Japan $1,000 tons.