Show British Ask for New Instruction Delegates Expected to toMake toMake toMake Make Cruiser Tonnage Proposal at Geneva GENEVA Swits July Tuly 16 AP AP- AP The next word in the tripartite naval negotiations apparently must be spoken by the British admiralty Reliable information here tonight is that the British delegation has asked London for instructions as asto asto asto to how far it can go In meeting the insistent demand of the American Ameri Amen can and Japanese delegations for lower total tonnage in cruisers than heretofore has been claimed by the British upon tile answer ot me Ine admiralty seemingly depends the tate sate of the thon n naval v val l conference for everybody Very dY ie realizes lizes t th the existIng existing existing exist exist- ing deadlock c continue for r more than tha a f Mars cw-Mars and that the oxygen t of if f life must be injected Into the negotiations or the delegates must separate their separate their mission Unaccomplished un un- accomplished d. d U. 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S AND JAPAN UNITED However much the Japanese and Americans may be divided on some points they are united on insisting upon what they deem a reasonably reasonably reasonably reason reason- ably low total to tonnage nage of cruisers as essential to any treaty of limItation limitation lim lim- of armaments The situation is described b by most of the delegates as far from hopeless but with all admitting that within a few days the conference conference conference con con- ference must be adjourned be-adjourned or reach a basis of discussion for total Continued Continue on page 7 J British Ask for 0 New I Instruction Continued from page 1 1 cr cruiser ser tonnage which would hold holdforth holdforth holdforth forth some chance of success DETAILS AHEAD Once this basis of ot dl discussion i is reached the delegates delegat s must take under consideration such important import import- ant questions or details as the tho size of cruisers under the ton ton OOOO-ton maximum fixed at Washington and th the size of the guns to be mounted on these The problem for the British appears to be that of ot whether wl er they can can forego their projected program In cruiser building and thus reduce their estimates for the for the cruiser strength under the projected project project- ed treaty to something below tons In an effort to meet the Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese who would like to see the cruiser strength of ot Great Britain and the the United States limited d to tons e each ch The g general n ral atmosphere of ot the conference tonight Is that all the delegations are disposed dispose to make concessions regarding detail D Despite De spite a decided lessening of the tension which Is evident there Is no assurance felt whatsoever at this moment that the conference will succeed WASHINGTON July 16 AP AP- AP Little hope o of Immediate solution of the Geneva naval limitation problem was held out by W Washing ton officials today on the basis of week-end week reports fr from m the American Ameri Amen can delegation Th The conference apparently was reviewing the results of the plenary session of last Thursday when the position of each government on on n. n th the cruiser problem was restated without without without with with- out any new factor entering into inte the discussion to give promise of a basis for agreement Reports rr from m Ambassador Gibson were s said ld to be largely routine and to shed no o newlight new newlight newlight light on the situation NO SIGNIFICANCE A call by the British ambassador Sir Esme Howard on Secretary Kellogg dIng ing the day also also- was described as having no significance so far as any new move toward compromise might mig be concerned The ambassador Is remaining In Washington under from his government in order older to keep In intimate touch with the state dep department during luring the conference conference conference con con- ference but If his convex conversations with Mr Kellogg served to sUgg suggest St Sta a new line of approach ch to the problem problem problem lem at Geneva Washington officials officials off I- I failed to reflect any enthusiasm for the project It was emphasized emphasised that In putting putting putting put put- ting forward a tentative sug suggestion estion for a total cruiser tonnage for Great Britain and the United States of tons th the Ameri American Amerian an group had gone gone far In its effort to conciliate conciliate con con- ciliate British demands odema for fOT nearly There appears to be absolutely absolutely no prospect for any upward revision on the part of the Americans Even the ton figure was held to add to the difficulties les cf ct the conf conference rence in one respect foras foras for foras as Ambassador Ambassador- Gibson pointed cutIn out cut in his speech speech- last last- Thursday the number of of- ton cruisers which the Washington government would fe feel l it ne necessary essa y to construct wo would depend to a large extent upon the total cruiser tonnage limit fixed by bythe bythe bythe the conference LIMIT TOO LOW In any event the American gesture gesture gesture ture toward compromise was vas wholly who who- ly by unavailing because it was vas unsatisfactory un UI- satisfactory to the British who found the limit too low and to the Japanese who found frund the figure al altogether altogether altogether al- al together too high for Japans Japan's needs Under the circumstances circumstance t was clear plear that nothing more could be expected from the American delegatIon delegation delegation dele dele- gation until the Japanese and British Brit Brit- ish lab positions are reconciled Examination of tentative propos propos- proposals als abs brought up during the te technical discussions of the week has E officials here that they represent no more than a change 1 ange in wording while among na naval al officials it was val frankly declared that all of the British stipulations and con conditions were aimed at naval superiority forthe forthe for forthe the the British cruiser fleets not only as to types of ships but also asto asto as asto to the size of armament which would give Great Britain a decided military advantage because of her large lange merchant tonnage available for wartime conversion State department are much more more reserved In comment on the British suggestions It was made clear however that they do donot donot donot not feel that thet the success of the Geneva conference is so all tant to the Washington government for either internal or external reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons as to Justify the sacrifices In national security which would Involve in involve In In- volve volvo for the United States in concurrence concurrence con oon- currence In the British viewpoint |