| Show MA BREACH NS MS BRITONS nan Ban Makes State- State B Kr Lt It Assailing Big Cruisers N OPTIMISTIC I and Washington egress Doubts A Switzerland July 8 st tithe the crisis in the tri tri- val conference Is far from not only continues but ie more acute was indi- indi a statement issued to the afternoon by W W. C. C 1 f st lord of the British aming the United Bridgeman hinted La of large large- Ii B might be construed rather than t tE or declared it was wasim- wasim r lie at a low total t rie ri- ri e tonnage in of jl warship was to be beo o 0 types that became wc pons t I t t the British proe pro pro- e ased entirely on a doVa de- de Va Great Britain proper d defense ge hat is understood the th be he herA e hope of rA NS N'S S 'S FAULT Id man baxi declared that a had id not favored the offensive cruisers e ye authorized at the tT In 1922 and jias s them now because bi ged ed to build some Int in innot t 0 not Great Britain's tal ta 1 tonnage wa was wal high S t thas' thas has been forced APPY APPY delegates ates wore smiles as ased ased ed from the private sese ses- ses e committee of today and ande w v e expressions by both s and nd observers that e very much bet bet- betS S produced ti the distinct hat the tension of the theda da had lessened mea mea- 5 a hat the e fitt attacking the genuine cn h n ifs problem is nt of the conference s a d' d in general terms It Is od that no advance was wasIng ving Ing the difficulty a Isen sen fr from m the diver diver- re es presented by Great Greate e one hand and the theand lone ate te i and Japan on the theRE theRE RE SUBS S to head of the Jap- Jap ga Jon Ion explained the thees theesa es ese esa proposal which fole fol- fol e f the American n mm- mm nOR n- n Os OR Is for cruisers and requests a higher ot of submarines cu lye lve ve committee durS durR dur- dur S R Or ort discussed reports b 1 the technical al co con cond com com- d and anti sub sub- Inna e figures on oil these of easels did not i it is lure gure ure in the reports fl or this Js Is that the thea a proposed new gures guies for submarines In ii tE estimates contained t iiA American proposals dis Js showing a re real l 1 to et together Hugh c f of American delear dele- dele ar upon leaving the H He laughed away ren re- re n 0 ln Jn the Geneva morr- morr morn morn- apet's apers that the confer confer- tl ed on page 4 4 J G A BREACH WIDENS BRITONS HINT AGGRESSION Continued from page 1 1 ence once was about to break up addIng adding adding add add- ing Far f from om It it its I HOPEFUL SIGN The fact that a plenary session of the conference has been tentatively tentatively tentatively tenta tenta- set for Monday is taken as asa asa asa a hopeful sign by observers Indicating Indicating indicating Indi Indi- cating that the situation has has e eased considerably The discussion this morning was most amicable frank and free the participants asserted and real progress however slight was ef ef- ef The drafting committee of the tM executive body was meeting this afternoon to put the finishing touches on Its report of what hat the conference has accomplished accomplish to date this to embody the points on which the three delegations dele the United States Great Britain and Japan are in accord The report will then thep be submitted to the delegations delegations delegations del del- separately and after be beIng being being be- be ing revised and approved will willbe willbe willbe be made public probably tonight The executive committee Is meeting meetIng meet meet- Ing again tomorrow morning at 1030 o'clock WASHINGTON July 8 United Press Press Officials Officials here today f faced ced the possibility of failure of the Coolidge e naval conference at Geneva Ge Ge- neva I The administration definitely decided decided de de- de- de not to agree agree- under any conditions conditions conditions con con- to a total cruiser tonnage of more than or as asa asa asa a maximum for tor Great Britain and the United States Much to the surprise of Washington WashIngton Wash Wash- ington the British show w no signs of receding from their demands for seventy seventy one ong cruisers totaling from lom to tons The present British modern cruiser limit including ships building is 15 compared compared with tons for the United States U U U. U S S. PREPARED The Tile administration is prepared if It Britain forces a break to adopt the following measures 1 Put the full tull blame for the conference failure on the British 2 Start an auxiliary naval building program to approximate British strength Officials are mystified by the British demands Here are some of their unanswered questions How can the th-e British taxpayers afford to double the present BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish cruiser strength Why did the London government government government govern govern- ment accept pt an invitation to a naval limitation conference If it mea meant t to to insist on an increase Instead in instead instead In- In stead of of limitation What International al political consideration considerations considerations con con- if any are behind the British stand If war between Great Britain and the United States Is unthinkable as the respective diplomats have de- de declared de de- why why should the British Admiralty admiralty ad ad- oppose an actual cruiser equality between the two natives President Coolidge Is loath to en entel enter enter en- en ter tel an armament race But naval officers and congressmen say flatly they will Insist on a huge naval na program If Britain refuses to sign signa a 0 reasonable treaty IS LARGE CONCESSION Even if Great Britain accepted d the American proposal altor for a ton cruiser limitation this country would have to triple Its present strength This In Itself I Is a large concession to the British It Is said I If It Britain at Geneva followed the course course of of the United States at the Washington n conference she would agree to scrap some of her modern cruisers rather than insist on multiplying multiplying mul mul- them It is added Despite the growing pessimism here there Is still sun some hope that Japanese support port of the American plan pan and the opposition of British taxpayers to the British expansion n plan will force the London government government government govern govern- ment to substitute a a conciliatory policy for tor the present allegedly diehard diehard diehard die die- hard admiralty y ta taLO tactics LO LONDON O July 8 AP AP Possibility ity of a breakdown In the naval ne negotiations negotiations nei ne- ne i at Geneva neva was as emphasized emphasized emph sized In dispatches from Gen Geneva va Washington and New v York displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played in today's newspapers Indicative of of the opinion In some ome quarters quarters' Is the comment of the Westminster Gazette which refers to trying remove to-remove to remove the obsession of the United States States' that Great Britain either Is refusing parity or forcing the pace In cruiser build build- ing lag The paper Intimates that the thc deadlock Is due to Americas America's refusal to agree aglee tc to the British cruiser plan which It describes as the only practical one b before Core the conference confer confer- ence The Dally Daily News editorially re recalls recalls recalls re- re calls that at the Washington conference conference con con- ference there was no suggestion that cruisers were to be regarded In a separate category from other tonnage WAR INCONCEIVABLE At the same time the thA paper declares declares declares de de- clares there is something In Great Britain's contention but argues that fruitful discussion between America and England Is alone possible on tacit assumption that war between them Is Inconceivable On that assumption it says s America can reasonably be asked to consider our enormous maritime obligations while we can afford to regard with considerable philosophy enormous additions to the American fleet if It the Americans desire them The News thinks that the impH- impH Implications of the foregoing assumption have not been thought out and the ground for tor the conference was as not no adequately prepared Therefore It suggests the b best st plan would be to adjourn the conference until until those necessary preliminaries are completed The Daily Dally Express urges that if it the conference falls the fact need not be taken too seriously REFERS TO ELECTION Nobody it says really y reposed much confidence in the discussions The foreign policy polley of the Unit Unit- 1 ed d States State is ott often ofte closely losel los ly related to toa toan a an impending p pl presidential If el election elec- elec c- c t Ion tion 4 10 v- v n 1 n OSAKA Japan July 8 AP AP- AP Press and public are becoming In in irritated over what what is described as ns the expansionist trend of ot the Geneva naval discus discus- sl ns Great Britain and the United United United Unit Unit- ed States are are urged by the newspapers newspapers' newspapers newspapers pers pers' pers to to lead the world toward Pence Pence-a Iea peace e-a e a path which they they say Japan Is prepared to follow Business pen men t take ke the point that the tho capability of cruisers lr in pi protecting protect protect- elect electing ing trade routes is extremely doubtful doubt doubt- doubtful ful rul and place stress on th the development development development develop develop- ment ment of aviation instancing the tho lIght flight of Colonel Lindbergh bergh and others as well welt as the activities of German submarines s during the war |
