New Britain herald., 1930-01-13
Conferences Start to De- termine Procedure in MeetingAF French Asked to Refrain From Coming to Session With PrecOn- ceiyed Notions.

NO'ii't NIA'N 'OhtiN iJCStiIl tiIc IlIldl round of consultations preparatory to opening of the conference one week from tomorrow.
 The first meeting of the delegation since the Washington sailed last Thursday was understood to have been called for today for a general survey of the task ahead with the purpose of going into detailed sub jects later.
 Although these meetings will con- tinue during the remainder of the voyage. it is unlikely that there will be any public announcement regard ing them, since all the major points of the American position have al ready been determined and were an nounced before the delega ton left Washington. The present discussions are concerned rather with methods and procedure.
 Change In Atmosphere
 The change to a program of work was reflected in the more business like atmosphere of the delegation headquarters as the ship, now well past the tip of Newfoundland, point cd its ice coated bow northeastward on a direct course for the English channel.
 A blue coated marine-one of the detail assigned the delegation through the confercnce-took his station in the lounge outside the door of the suite of Colonel Henry l.. Stimson, secretary of state and del cgation chief to act as his messen- ger in summoning the delegates and advisors.
 The children's dining room two decks below was transformed into a Workroom for clerks and ste nographers. The naval experts found new tasks assigned them in prepar- ing data which will be wanted at London. These have been at work since leaving New York, being about the only ones who have not enjoed the three day holiday.
 Cold Has Increased
 The cold has increased somewhat since the departure in spring like weather from New York last Friday. The bow of the steamer is coated with ice, and there is gleaming | coat of frozen salt spray over all the superstructure. There is a biting breeze and a rough sea which has given the ship a heav roll.
 Although there has been consid-
 orablc illness aboard. not one of the
 delegates has missed a meal in the | dining saloon. Both Secretaries Stmson and Adams are particularly good sailors, with long experience on the water.
 Discussion yesterday revealed that at present available funds for the . delegation are only s200.000 and that g even with the greatest economy this amount cannot be stretched over two . months. With expectation that the conference will last three or four months congressional appropria- ton to carry the party through was | looked upon as inevitable.
 Aside from transportation costs of SoO.000 it was estimated that the daily expenses of the delegation would be approximately $3.000. Note to French Is~u2d
 London. Jan. 13 tP)-A note from the British government to the French. published today. tacity asked that French should not come 10 the naval conference with a pre- conceived stand from which it might uc difficult to rcCcdc.
 The note reaffirmcd the British expression of faith in the Kellogg anti-war pact as q basis for prospcc- tive naval limitation in contrast to the French view that the covenant of the league of nations should be the basis instead of the Kellogg pact
 | The British note expressed prefer cnce for the handling of limitation of warships by classes, types. and categorios, rather than on the French thesis of Slobal tonnage. The British gave little encouragement to the French suggestion of q pact of aggression and mutual security in the Mediterranean.
 Tho note was the answer of Ram say Mac Donald's government to the French communication of December 20 in which various French views with reference to the coming confer cnce were set forth. Although Lon don after publication of that note saw in it no insurmountable ob- stacles to q naval agreement. certain Washington circles regarded it as distinctly cloudinE in possibility of a five power.
 Pleased At Attitude The British answer concluded with the expressions:
 ''His majestys government note with particular pleasure the opinion expressed by the French government that none of the problems mentioned in the memorandum amount to ir- removable obstacles and they share entirely in the confidence felt by the French government that there will be cordial cooperation amongst the delegations to promote the conference and that success will ter minatc their labors"
 One point on which the French has at other times expressed itself nrmly-that it needs submarines to protect it's coastline-the British note hardly mentioned But at Shcf field. A. Y. Alexander, First Lord of the admiralty. Sunday, expressed the readiness of the British government to agree to their complete abolition The admiralty head added that if this could be achieved it would lead