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Show I PEOPLE MAY BLOCK FRENCH U-BOAT PLAN NEW YORK, Dec 31 Prediction that the French people would block i ho French government program of submarine building, was made by General Gen-eral Sir Frederick Lambart, Earl of i nvan. military aid to the lirlUhh umi delegation before he sailed for home today on the Olympic. 'Tho Nationalists in France are growing stronger," ho said, 'And I doubt w hether they will submit to the cOiit such a program would involve." The Earl of Cavan, who will succeed suc-ceed Sir Henry Wilson as chief of staff of the British arm on Pebruarv 3, wan accompanied by a number of British officers who nerved in advisory advis-ory capacities at tho conference. Other passengers included Lieut. General Vaccarl. Italian chief of staff, military adviser to the Italian delegation, delega-tion, .and H. Wlnrham Steed, editor of tho London Times. |