Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-24
PARITY BROUGHT TO FORE.
Anglo American Understanding On
strength OutstandshE Development.
BY BYRON PRICE,
Associated Press stan WritsF.


LONDON, january 24.-Delegates to
the Fiye-Power Naval Conference
virtually wound up their f1rst weeks
work today with q whirl Of activity,
bringing Anglo American parity sharply
to the fore for the first time and point
ing to publicity for all future fun meet
ines of the conference.
htthe suggestion Of Henry L. Stimson,
American Secretary of State, the
troublesome cruiser problem, which
wrecked the Geneva Conference, seems
certain to be the flrst taken up IN ar
ranging details Of parity of the British
and American navies.
Favor Open Sessions.
The move for the admission Of cor
respondents at future conference meet
ings, such as that Of yesterday at st.
James palace, also originated in the
American delegation. Senator Robinson
strongly urged such q step and Senator
Reed supported him.
The days round of conferences also
kept the italian demand for parity with
the French and Anglo-French disagree
ments over the scope of the conference
constantly under the microscope.
The French went to No. 10 Downing
street this morning. where, with the
British delegates, they examined at
length a memorandum prepared by Rene
Massigli of the French delegation, and
Robert Leslie Craigie of the British
foreign ONCE dealing with points OF
difference.
Dino Grand, Italian foreign minister
also saw Mr.. Macdonald and then
hurried away for an appointment with
cession of conferences kept the general
picture of the negotiations changing
rapidly.
Experts Not Present.
The American delegates, meeting In
their conference room 1--WE stories above
Piccadilly in the Ritz this afternoon,
engaged in a general week end roundup
of a half-dozen important subjects In
which the Americans were interested.
The meeting was held without the pres
cnce of naval experts, however, Secre-
tary Stimson keeping the principal
decisions in the hands of the delegates.
Although the various international
groups of experts have been meeting
daily, all their findings are to pass
through the hands Of the big five,
which meets again Monday.
There will be a week end lull with
Secretary Stimson and Prime Minister
Macdonald both getting away TO the
country, although Premier Tardieu had
abandoned his trip to Paris In order
to be on hand for the Monday session
The general activity, however, led to
some predictions that the conference
would make faster progress than had
first been expected, Premier Tardieu
even predicting an adjournment by the
end Of February.
See Treaty Possible.
The English and French experts re-
port dealt with the possibility Of gen.
eral non-aggression pact dealing WITH
the Mediterranean. The French like.
wise have indicated q desire to exclude
from the negotiations entirely small
types Of ships, including the smallest
submarines 1t is understood the Japa'
nese are favorable to this step.
The feeling developed in some in
fluential quarters that the discussion
are paving the way for French partici'
patton in a five-power treaty, perhaps
with q reservation stating she regards
the arrangement as for a period only
hoping later to couple 1t with q widel
disarmament plan covering land arma'
ments and linking with the League o.
Nations disarmament efforts.
The suggestion was advanced tina
limitations might be so arranged as Il
permit France to transfer to the crllisel
mage allowed her under the Washing
ton treaty, but which she never used
This was offered as q possible mean
of permitting her to 60 on with cruiser
building, which he regards essential.