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a largo ' undersea fleet received much
attention in today's new simpers.
n majority of the editorial writers
assail the French attitude which the
Dally Telegraph sn.vs faces the world
with tbo "poi-:;'.)ility of the World wide
orientation of naval policy sway from
the capital ship uiul toward tbo sub
marine."' Tbo newspaper thinks the
Die t:aliitcnanco of largo submarine
'fleets and "the armada:! of auxiliary
craft which must bo built, manned and
trained to cope with them" will wipe
i out all saving eftected by adoption of
!tlu ratio for capital ships,
j Klihu Hoot's proHnls for regulation
jof the use of submarines receive much
attention. The Dally Chronicle, com
ments: "It is dlt'llcult to believe Mr. Kool in
not In humane collusion with Mr. Hal
four for the wholo object of tho proH
sals is to make It not worth while to
build submarines for the destruction
of commerce,"
Tho newspaper ask, however,
whether such rules could be enforced
if adopted.
'the Dully Mail thinks if tho rules
aro generally adopted they may bo
useful "for tho hiimanteuilon ir the
submarine moans virtually tho paral
ysis of tho submarine."
tlotk to prohibit tho use of (ubitia
lines against merchant vessel.
A decision was not reached owing
lo the lack of Instructions by tho
French delegation from their gov
ern moot,
Homo modifications of tho Hoot
resolutions were advanced and It was
expected that they would be referred
to the drafting committee for final
revision hoforo Ulaimaal.
Memlient of tho American delega
tion expresaeil much .lolUtaeilon over
Ihe virtual neoopUm'o of tho plan for
tho limitation of auxiliary vessels,
tonnage uitil armament.
This. It waa said, would work to
prevent to a pertain lotlonl competi
tion In naval construction of auxil
iary rrnft.
(Continued from page one.)
placement wb understood tf linve
boen virtually aaiioed iiixm at tho mor
ning nesoion today of the arms confer
ence naval committer.
All of the powers' delegations ac
cepted the Amoilean propowul except
the French, who while holding formal
approval In abeyance rhUI such appro
val wan expected.
The dttlercutlons of nil the iwwers,
however, were 'understood to have
given their assent t.j the nddillomil
provision of the American proposal
that the guns of auxiliary craft be lim
ited to eight inches.
WASHINGTON. ltd. After
disposing of tho American proposal to
limit tounago and armament of aux
iliary voK.it I tho committee renewed
discussion of the second Root renolu-
immense expenditures necessary for
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TARlS, Dec. 30. (My Associated
Press.) .The French government will
be glad to discus the status of sub
marines with reference tj merchant
shipping as well as the humanitarian
bearing of their use. It was said la
official circles hero this morning.
Regulation of the uses of these craft
might, 1t was added, arfect the Ques
tion of tonnage, but the question of
the status must come first.
It was pointed out In these quarters.
with reference to tho tonnage issue
that France. Includfng her colonies,
has a coast line of 15,000 miles to rte.
fend, while tho Vnited States, includ
ing Alaska, has about 11,000 miles.
Airplane Ratio Proposed ,
; WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. (Hy Ass
dated Press.) When the subject of
limitation of naval airplane carriers is
reached in tho conference, probably
today or tomorrow, it Is stated that
the llritlsh will propose the applica
tion of a definite ratio ns in the case
of capital ships.;
i The British arc said to be ready 1 1
propose an allowance of flvo-five-three-two-two,
which, translated means that
Great Britain and America each would
have a ratio of five, that Japan would
have a ratio of three, and that France
and Italy each would have a ratio of
two. Tbo British proposal also con
templates a maximum size of these
ships of 25,000 tons. If British tons
are meant by this, then the ships
would correspond practically in size
with the maximum proposed by the
American delegation w hich was 27,000
tons, American measurement.
Hughes-Sarraut Clash
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. A rather
emphatic exchange alsa was reported
to have occurred during the morning
bession of the committee between Sec
retary Hughes ad M. Sarraut
' During consideration of the second
Root resolution M. Sarraut, it was said
announced acceptance by France in
principle. Immediately Mr. Hughes,
as chairman, inquired with consider
able emphasis what acceptance in
principle meant and how France could
accept a broad principle such as that
embodied in the Root resolution in
principle.
The French delegation's head, it was
stated by one of the delegates, did not
reply directly to the pointed inquiry
but merely responded that the French
delegation could not give its formal
acceptance until after Instructions had
been received from Paris.
Papers Assail France
LONDON, Dec. 30. (By Associated
Press.) Efforts at the Washington
conference to curb use of the submar
ine as a weapon and France's claim for
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