New Britain herald., 1930-01-16
HEAVY GALE HITS
 STEAMER BEARING
 NAVAL DELEGATES
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tatiOns in addition to finding time for much needed rest and recrea- ton. Today problems on the con- ference were virtually thrust aside while all members of the party oc- cupied themselves in packing and making ready to quit the ship.
 Heavy Weather Intsrfercs
 Heavy weather upset the plans Of Captain A. B. Randall to berth his ship at Plymouth late tonight and it is now expected that Plymouth will be reached Friday morning. The delegation will immediately take q train for London, arriving there about , p. m.
 The Americans will arrive in Eng land without having formulated definitely plans Of procedure, but it was considered likely this would be discussed at the conference tomor- row of Colonel Stimson and Prime Minister Macdonald. AS chairman of the conference the premier will be looked to for suggestions, al though Colonel Stimson is anxious 10 help in any way possible.
 It is the American delegations hope that as far as possible the ne gotiations be directed specifically to the purpose of the conference, that is, consideration of what changes can be made in the Ea-tleship pro- visions of the Washington treaty and what limitations can be placed on other CategOrieS of ships.
 Unwilling 10 Comment
 Members of the delegation have been unwilling to comment on the possibility that other elements, such as the French suggestion of Medi- terranean security pacts, may be- come seriously involved with these purposes. IL can be taken for granted however that the Americans will listen patiently to any proposal designed 10 gain the desired ends.
 In some of the suggestions thus far advanced such as the Meditcr- feels il has no concern while others hitherto discussed are not likely to gain the Americans approval.
 Nevertheless the general rule as far as the Americans are concerned will be to permit free discussion and to place no restrictions on the early stages of the negotiations while the national view points are being de- velopcd fully.
 Papers Ra:se No Objection
 London, Jan. l6 GP, - London morning papers today cditorially raised no objections to Premier Ramsay MacDonald's idea of event ual elimination Of the capital or bat tleship from navies of the world.
 Even the Morning Post, the peren- rial advocate of a strong British navy. expressed q hope that such a method of saving money on naval armamcnts would be agreed to by all powers.
 The British conservative press, however, still harped uneasily on the question of reduction of British cruiser strength, reiterating the alarm already expressed and thelr contention that the proposed limita- ton 10 50 cruisers involved great danger to British security.
 The conservative Morning Tele- graph found absence of any refer ence to cruisers in Mir. Macdonald dissertation yesterday to be most disquieting. The Morning Post en- dor5ed the stand by Lord Bridgeman former first lord of the admiralty that the labor government had as signed only "unconvinCing" reasons for the proposed reduction in cruiser strength.
 The Liberal Daily Chronicle said it would rely on the Kellogg past The paper sought to assure visitors to the conference here that Lord Bridgcman does not represent even any considerable minority opinion ir