Show TENTATIVE PACT ON N DESTROYERS CRUISERS MADE U. U S. S Britain Limit Set at Tons Japan to Get Get LONDON LONDON July July 19 United Press PressA A A tentative agreement has been reached at Geneva among the delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates to the tripartite naval conference confer confer- once ence it was learned authoritatively today The arrangement calls for a total of tons of cruiser and destroyer destroyer destroyer de de- de- de str strength among Japan Great Britain and the United States The division would be as follows follows- United States tons Great Britain tons Japan tons tons' It was learned however that any final settlement at Geneva must be contingent upon arv agreement as to maximum tonnage of other classifications of ships GENEVA July 19 AP AP-A AP A s sensation sen sensation sen- sen n- n was caused here late today by the official announcement that Earl Cecil member of the British delegation to the tripartite naval c conference will return to London tonight and W. W C. C Bridgeman head of the British delegation tomorrow for tor the purpose of consulting with the British cabinet and elucidating the British position at the naval conference Captain Edgerton of the British delegation also will return Instead of ot Admiral Field who Is Ill The Journey to England will mean several days' days suspension of the naval conference The British declined any further statement except to say eay that the remainder of the delegation will wUl stay on In Geneva It Is believed here that the London ton Lon don consultation was considered necessary because of the seriousness seriousness seriousness serious serious- ness with which the British representatives representatives representatives view the problem of the size of secondary cruisers and the caliber of their armament The American delegation Is contending contending con con- tending for the right to build large size elze s secondary condary cruisers capable of ot supporting inch eight h guns to which the British are opposed GENEVA July 1 U United Press Progress toward reaching an agre agreement ment in naval limitation was reported by the Japanese British and American delegations today after atter their leaders had met and conferred conferred con con- at the suburban villa of Yo- Yo tano undersecretary of the league of nations Hugh S S. S Gibson chairman of the con conference terence and principal American delegate said that progress was general Despite denials It has become known that radical differences exist between naval and foreign office groups on bo both h the Japanese and American delegations The latest plan was un understood to allow Great treat Britain and the United the United States a cruiser tonnage of against for Japan place Japan on a a. parity with Great Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain in submarines and restrict gUnson guns gunson gunson on on all except a specified number of cruisers to six-Inch six c caliber The American delegation was said to be emphatically opposed to the proposed restriction on guns and the question of size of guns was believed to be developing Into the main Issue at controversy overshadowing overshadowing over over- sh shadowing for the present the heretofore heretofore here her I to fore dominating problem of total i cruiser tonnage |