Show UNDERSEA CRAnWill CRAFT CRAn Will REMAIN A AS ASt t Of WAR AR Experts at Geneva Agree 5 Inch 5 Guns on Subs to Be Largest 2 TYPES PROPOSED U. U S. S and Japan Disagree on Age Limits GENEVA July 1 AP Th AP-Th Thi AP-Thi The time for abolish abolishing ng submarines as en engines engines engines en- en gines of naval warfare apparently ha has not yet arrived for the naval experts of the tripartite naval conference conference conference con con- ference failed today to follow the American suggestion made on the opening day of the conference that the United States would be be willing willingto to consider aboH the submarine rine if such sUh action were made ade uni uni- versa versal I. I l It Is understood od however that the experts agreed today upon upon the Inch five gu gun as the largest canor cann can can- n nt for or submarines PROPOSE f S SUB B TYPES c s The ft ij e l i- i rifles es Od one orle with maximum size of Jf l tons and the other a a. maximum of 1600 tons Ons with an age ige ge limit of ot 1 IB 15 years The Am Americ Americans ns are reported to favor a higher r maximum size than 1600 tons on account of the paucity of American of-American ican naval bases It also Is said that the I Jap Japanese nese sug suggested ested making the age ge limit for submarines 12 years The morning session o oi ol the tech lech technical meal committee was given over tV tO discussion of each country's re requirements requirements requirements re- re in submarines A was issued saying saying saying say say- ing the delegates went over over the topic of ot characteristics of submarines submarines submarines' rines rines' and amplified their earlier proposals regarding submarines TO CONSIDER FURTHER It w was ws s decided the comm announced that in the light of this Continued on page rage 8 UNDERSEA CRAFT WILL REMAIN AS r WEAPON OF WAR Continued from page 1 1 further Information the various proposals should be carefully considered considered con con- I by each delegation and the subject ct continued at 10 1030 30 Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning Up to the present the discussions discussions discus discus- in the technical committee have been confined principally to the characteristics of ot different classes of and certain tentative tentative tentative ten ten- agreements agreements' have been reached Beached Such provisional agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments however remain subject to revision after decision has been made by the plenary session as to the major question of the total tonnage tonnage ton ton- nage and the numbers in different classes of ot vessels |