Show BRITISH CHANGE CRUISER VIEWS O'Higgins' Death Delays Possible Up Blow of Parley GENEVA July 11 my By By The Asso Asso- Associated elated dated Press What Iress What was regarded a aa as asa asa a significant change In the British Britis attitude toward vard the cruiser problem was evident this evening when it was wa announced In authoritative e circles that tha If the British and United States could coul agree to limit the number of 10 ton cruisers to about ten Great Brit Brit- Britain ain aln am would be prepared to accept th the American maximum total tonnage fig fl- figure flure figure ure of tons The idea Id a back of this thi plan was that tha if only a small proportion of ton ton- tonnage tonnage tonnage nage were expended upon the larger large cruisers Great Britain would hue have enough tonnage left leU to maintain th the number of small cruisers which sh she regards as necessary for tor the needs need of the empire The tragic death of ot the th Irish Iris statesman Kevin l jester ester yesterday esterday day has by some strange destiny o of events c served to tu prevent any Immedi- Immedi Immediate ate collapse of the tri trl naval nava conference Out of respect to the memory of Mr who vho was present at Gen Gen- Gencva Geneva eva only last week as es the the live of the conference of the Irish Free state the delegates decided t to postpone indefinitely the plenary pub pub- public lie lic session which has been requested ted by W W. C C. Bridgeman head of th the I British delegation Mr Bridgeman had asked for a I meeting In order to give ghe the British I delegation the opportunity to state Its I position on the cruiser problem to clear up what he ha called misunderstand I standIngs stand and to ask a series of ques QUes- QUestions questions of the American delegation Today's projected pro eted session had been considered potentially filled with dan dan- danger ger The American delegation d did no not desire it because it believed that little good goo could be accomplished by a 11 pub pub- public lie lic debate of this nature The Amer Ames AmerIcans leans were verc ready however to an answer an- an answer answer I any of the tho questions which th the British might propound anti and mIght even have asked a few questions them them- selves cs |