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[REVTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, June 21st.

The reports of the first day's proceedings at Geneva have elicited optimistic predictions of success on the part of State Department officials.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Proposals Bubmitted,

GENEVA, June 20th. The Tripartite Naval Arnaments Limitation Conference has opened Mr. Hugh Gibson, of the United States, was appointed president

Each Power submitted proposals: as a basis for discussion.

The American proposal was that the cruisers of the United States and the British Empire should be from 250,000 to 300,000 tons, and of Japan from 150,000 to 180,000 tons, and as for other craft the limita tions of total tonpage should be as follows:

Destroyers, U.S. and Britain, 200,000 to 250,000 tons: Japan,: 120,000 to 150,000 tons.

Submarines, U.S. and British. 80,000 to 10,000 tons; Japán, 30,000 to 54,000 tons.

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The United States were willing agree that all the Powers lish submarines.

For The British Empire. Mr. Bridgem:n emphasised that he spoke with the cong-nt of the Dominions re! resentatives. and whatever treaty Light result from he conference should be made in the names of the heads of the States, the participation of the several parts of the Empire being shown by appropriate geographical entries in the list of plenipotiaries.

The object of the British was economy, but he made a reserva-

tiou, amely that owing to the posi tion of British in relation in Europe it was necessary to guard against an increase of naval strength on the part of non-signatories to any agreement relating to the United States, Japan, and the British Empire, therefore, provision for re- consideration would be needed; but he hoped that the European Powers, would adhere to the agreement. Message From President Coolidge, Mr. Gibson prefaced his speech with a message from President Coolidge, declaring that the Presi dent was only inter reting the over- whelming sentiment of the Ameri can people in stating that, the United States would do its utmost to make an agreement "possible. Mr. Gibson added that it could be

assumed that the conference start- ed in agreement on the following points, namely:

That in the interest of interna- tional understanding there should not be any competition between the' three Powers on nayal armament.

Their respective navies should: be maintained at the lowest level compatible with national security, and should never be of a size or character to warrant suspicion of aggressive intent.

Future construction should be kept at the minimum.

Japanese And British Proposals.

The Japanese proposal was, first that no new building programine should be adopted as to new ships acquired for the purpose of increas ing naval strength; secondly, that the naval strength of each Power shall be determined for surface ington Treaty should be extended auxiliary craft and submarines resto all categories of combatant pectively on a basis of the tonnages vessels of the three Powers, of the existing effective ships and

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Mr. Gibson said that the United States had no intention of main- taining force as a threat to any power, and did not desire to initiate a competitive p

“programme. The American suggestions were based on the following considera- tions; that the ratio and principles of the Washington Treaty should be applied to cruisers, destroyers and submarines, and any agreement by the three Powers to limit the build- ing of auxiliary vessels should be enterminous with the Washington Treaty, and contain a provision respecting revision in the event of CONDITIONS OF THE FLIGHT. an extensive building programme by a Power not a party to the agree

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The British proposal is to extend the life of existing capital ships to 28 years; to reduce future battle-

Reference has previously bean ships from 38,000 to something

made of the trans-Pacific flight under 30,000 tons,, and their guns

For the purpose of future limita from Dallas to Hong Kong, via from 18 inch to 13.5; to limit nur tion the auxiliaries should be Manila, which is to take place for craft carriers to 25,000 tons and divided into four categories, three a prize of $25,000. their armament to inch guns; to of which, namely, cruisers, destroy- accept the existing ratio of 10,000

ers, and submarines, should be sub ton cruisers carrying 8-inch guns,ject to limitation, with a fourth the number of them required by class of negligent combatant value

not subject to limitation.

each of the three countries to be subject to discussion; to limit future- light cruisers to 7,500 tons and 6-inch guris, after the number of 10,000 ton ships has been decided; to limit destroyer leaders to 1,780 tons destroyers to 1,400 tons, the armament of destroyers to be b-inch gans; and to limit submarines to 1,600 tons and the smaller ones to 600 tons, each class to carry 5-inch

guns.

The British proposals. fix the life of an 8-inch gun cruiser at 24 years, of destroyers at 20, and submarines

15.

The cruiser class should include surface combatant vessels of 3,000 to 10,000 tons: the destroyer class to include all surface combatant vessels of 600 to 3,000 tons of speed above 27 knots.

Relative Adjustments. The United States would recog nise that naval requirements were relative, and if these limits were "-adjusted for one Power they should

be so adjusted for all.

Mr. Gibson declared that if any Powers proposed lower tonnage levels for auxiliary craft, the United Mr. W. C. Bridgeman (First Lord States would welcome them, as it of the Admiralty), making a speech would obviate the scrapping of com in which he thanked President paratively new vessels of one class Coolidge for the invitation to the with simultaneous building in an conference, mentioned that the Ad- other class. He added that the miralty proposals were actually in question of abolition of submarines Mr. Baldwin's hands before the in-must be universal among all the vitation was received.

naval Powers in order to be efec tive.

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France And Italy.

He regretted that France and Italy were absent. The time was Tipe for an extension of the Wash ington principle of limitation, and he thought the conference would be successful if each country frankly stated what naval force it wanted, and why, based on purely defensive considerations,

After Viscount Saito had made a speech on the Japanese proposals, the conference adjourned.

The executive committee will meet to-morrow, and divide the work of the conference, the next plenary meeting of which will depend on the. progress of the committee at work. Japan's Requirements.

He defined the British Empire's

TOKYO, June 20th. position according to the following Mr. Okada, the Navy Minister, factors:

made & statement that it was ab- First, the insular position of solutely neconsary for Japan to keep England, dependent on raw mate as many auxiliary vessels as would rials and food for her very exist be sufficient for the security of her cace, and a free passage of the commerce in times of peace or war, seas, which rendered a discussion of because she was dependent on for naval disarmament more difficult eign countries for raw materials. for her than for any other nation: The auxiliary ships which were secondly, the length of the trade to be completed at the end of 1929, routes; and thirdly, the extensive and the replacements of auxiliaries coast line of the Empire and the approved at the last session of the long lines of communication to be Diet, represent the minimum re- protected.

quirements.

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