Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-13 | Page 3 | Watch France's Stand on Arms

WATCH VATCH FRANCES FRANCE'S STAND SM ON ARMS President Believes Naval Navil Powers Will Favor Limitation Plan Plau WASHINGTON Feb By U-By 12 ByThe The Associated The Press Press The be- be belIef be belief lief I Is held by President Coolidge that the naval noval powers signatory to tho the capital sill limitation treat treaty will look with javor upon his proposal to extend that treaty to lighter righting fighting craft although officials are some some- somewhat somewhat somewhat what skeptical over tho rance might take That Great Britain and Japan were favorably impressed wd with dill the overtures Is Indicated In press ad ad- ad Ices from London and Tokyo Toko Official comment has still to to come from Italy although 0 pro ro speculating there on tha Rome nome attitude REASONABLE PLAN N Tho basis baals for tor Mr AIr Coolidge's n- n cx of ot favorable lion lion is explained at tho the White WhiteHouse louse bouSO as ne the reasonableness of ot tho American pan p an n because It pro pro- proposes pro proposes poses merely an extension of ot the formula already agreed upon by the Washington treaty reaty powers The president feels eels hi his proposal a means of escape from the tho deadlock In the tho Geneva preparatory preparatory tory disarmament conference reo re- re resulting suiting from a a disagreement as os to which branch of ot armament should first bo be tackled In a plan calling or curtailment of air all land and anda Ilea a forces He also believed It if the Geneva delegations are arc s In in applying reductions to cruisers and submarines as were done with capital ships In tho 1921 Washington conference removal ot o his anglo of ot the problem would pave vo the way for tor agreements In other directions TURN TO FRANCE ntA Official attention however Is turned particularly to Paris because of the tho belief of the sue sue- suet euc-c euc t C ss ss as of any further poWer poor five naval limitation discussion depends to a large extent on whether Prance will modify Its previous pre stand for discussing all armaments and undertake the more limited negotiations Mr Sir Coolidge has sug- sug suggested sug suggested The Paris attitude altitude Is described as being opposed to the American plan as now lined up with com corn comment comment ment nent Indicating a II government do- do decision de decision either cither openly unfavorable or In so many precaution precaution- precautionary precautionary ary sty condItions conditions as to maico It to dovetail with the Coolidge Idea dea