Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-30 | Page 11 | Naval Power Measurement in Hands of Committee

Naval P Power W r Measurement in Hands Hands' of Committee Progress for Pact Move Claimed in to I f Determine Methods S. S r Dispute Over Global or Categorical Tonnage to toBe toBe Be Threshed Out LO DON Jan 30 20 AP AP Th The en entIre entire entire en- en tire question of how to measure naval na pow power power wh r-wh whether r by total tons or ot by tons In separate categories categories- A problem which has vexed d naval na limitation negotiations for years was put today in the tho hands handi of or a special committee by the London L al iava conference nc This plan of or treatment was adopted adopt adopt- ed d on the tho motion of at Secretary tary SUm SUm- ion oon on American delegation head at at-a at a lull fun session sIon lon of the con conference renta permeated per b by a to general willingness to compromise but marked nevertheless less lefi by plain reiterations of ot dl- dl Verse verco national 1 viewpoint WANTS DAY IN COURT The secretary or of states state's proposal wu wai wa accepted accept d unanimously although Italy gave ga notice that sh she sha felt her claim for foz parity with France should have ha h hd had d pre precedence and aDd that she would accept the decisions regarding regard regard- ing limitation methods only on con condition co con con- dillon that thai she he have O a a. day In Jn court later The Italian dissent was present present- M d d in In pointed phrases b by Grand Grandl Italian lUllan foreign minister known by everyone to speak with the full authorization of ot Premier Mussolini He declared that while Willie tho tilo whole parity qu question stIon might be left aside ulde Italy fItas was willing that the terms of ot limiting navies be considered In the end therefore Sec Secretary tary SUm Stimson's Stimsons ons on's motion had a a. un unanimous To vote ote Ic PRESENTED BY TARDIEU The French Preach compromise pl plan n was presented present by Andre u the arrangement he proposed permitting of ot tonnage ton ton- shifting to a limited extent another to tot ml nag nage e from ono one class clus to t satisfy national needs within the tonnage allowed Neither ho nor any tn other of or this mornings morning's speakers speak peak ers lS l'S mentioned exact Hugh S S. Gibson American amb ambassador ambas amba Ul- Ul veteran of or orthe ador to Belgium and the eb abortive Geneva M a confer conference nce de detailed detailed de- de tailed to the conferees how the United States Slates had bad always stood for tor definite limits In each cate category or but now not willing to stand In the he hc heva va way cray of neg negotiations or to Impose its Us will m on other nations was ready read ti to 10 consider tho the French compro compro- mise Under Secretary proposal proposal pro pro- Josal the original plan of or a a. steering steer steer- ing Irig committee of or t two o delegates from each country was wa-s scrapped In private discussions tho preponderance preponderance preponderance derance of or British representation on such a a. committee had been raised sharply In view le of the presence hero here o of representatives es of all the Dominions MUST B BE UNANIMOUS The committee members now ac actually actually ac- ac will bo bG named by heads of the delegations and operate through thorn thom with the unanimous agreement agree agree- ment necessary for tOr an any conference action It was not considered likely that any of or the tile delegates would serve ser on the committee which probably would be made up of a definite number of advisers After the plenary pie pie- Ilc nary Dary session adjourned sine die Premier MacDonald expressed the tho view Jew that the conference now was vas In measurable distance of a a. solution solution solution tion of the old problem of global or total tonnage limitation of ot versus stricter limitation by cato cate gorles gories III