The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-05
MCDONALD PLANS
REDUC7IONONLAND
AS WELL AS AT SEA
Hopes League Of Nations win
Call Great Powers Toueth.
er in Conference
CAPITAL SHIP SLASH AGREED
America, Great Britain and "a.
pan Expected to Follow
$50 Ratio
CAPITAL SHIP SLASH AGREED

A<OaAuOAIs TeOs Os-AJ-A00ettaQQ
Of submarines will be favored by
Great Britain 1t . public pleuary
session Of the naval disarmamenf
conference which will be held
next Tuesday.
Great Britain, Il was aated.
will raise the matter Of abolition
Of undersea craft, placing herpelf
on record ~ ~favoEing this coarse.
The United States previously, .
well - Great Britain. had indi.
Gated , desire for the abolition q
submersibles. Japan, France and
Italy have always held that sub-
marines are necessary defensive
weapons for them.
1t Is understood that at Tnea..
days meeting the French proA.
ably Will submit = proposed treaty
TO make submarine warfare q
humane. This treaty would n.
place the n adopted It The
washington conference Of 1872
but never ratified.
Today's session Of the biz five
was brief lasting only fo~ety.fiye
minutes.
London, Feb. 5.-Ny-An iuterna,
'ional disarmament conference deal.
ing with land as well a. seeL forces
after the five power conference has
been completed was predicted BY
Prime Minister Macdonald today.
The prime minister. replying to =
question as to whether he would con.
slider calling q conference Of the
great powers with q view to q reduce
ton OF military forces, pointed ont
that the disarmament problem. IN
GLIDING land forces. had been under
consideration by the Leae,,e
Of Nations for some time.
Il hope that at the conclusion of
the five power conference q further
meeting of the preparatory commas
SION on disarmament will be hello
which will enable the next assembly
u the league to arrange for summon
ng an international disarmament
h8tCcnne0t II Seen
The highest authority stated today
hat America, Great Britain and
Japan expect to reach q tentative
agreement within q few days for re-
1uction Of capital ships, or battle
hips contained in those countries,
This source stated the Americans
lad submitted definite proposals. "a
Great Britain and japan. Whfla de-
ais were withheld 1t was understood
he proposed reduction would follow
he 5-5-3 capital ship ratio egtabNrh.
q at the Washington conference.
1t was said, however. that the mo.
'osed agreement between the three
would be only tentative. the
Americans ~contending It was contine.
mt upon the settling Of the cruiser
question.
Acceptance Forecast
The general problem OF battleshtrs
5 being negotiated now between the
Of the three countries.
he general attitude Of the three dele
alton chiefs Is said to b that there
re prospects Of ready acceptance az
hough thus far there : no agreement
'etween any two.
The British capital ship total now
lands at 20. The Americans have 10
the big ships and the Japanese 10.
these limits were set by the Wash
ngton conference.
Members Of the French deleeation
expressed their approval Of the pro-
'osed agreement and said they would
e In accord with any such develop.
nent.
The delegations this morning de-
oted their time to discussions among
heir own members.