NAVAL AGREEMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1922, Page 5

NAVAL AGREEMENT.

SETTLING THE DETAILS. | . REPLACEMENT PROGRAMMES. Il METHODS OF SCRAPPING. < * fßy (""al.lc. Press Association. — Copj-riybt.) (Received lu.oO a.m.) ' WASHINGTON, January 5. f '. The naval expert committee has pro- t j greased far toward; settlement of out- I J standing technical problems. It has J r i agreed upon a standard lon, the replace-1 I men! programme and scrapping methods. I i j British quarter.-- do not expect the It I French to press their views regarding s the arming of merchantmen, though it is « I anticipated that some rules will be laid r j down upon (his poini. It is believed t j also that the French have received in- t . I structions to agree to the ten thousand tons limit for cruisers.— (A. and N.Z.) j 1 SUBMARINE RESTRICTIONS. ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. i t WASHINGTON. January 4. J Ir was stated to-night that the s 1 French delegates had notified Mr. C. K. ( 'Hughe- that they accepted in principle \ 1 (the second and third Root resolutions 7 seeking to outlaw submarines. France , *| is now ready to proceed with the dis- , * j cushion on the scope and wording of the < " resolutions and other details when Italy i and Japan likewise give their assent, i This is not expected to be long delayed. < Excellent progress was made to-day in , British circles in shaping out the details \ * of Ihe naval treaty. Experts are deal- < r ing with technical details, and the dele- , gates themselves arc devoting their at- , tention to matters more of policy, such ( as procedure if one of the signatory ) Towers wars with some non-signatory . Power. The hope is expressed that , everything will be ready for signing the . treaty this week.— (A. and N.Z. Special.) 1 PUTTING ON THE SCREW. NATIONS THAT WANT BIG s FLEETS. j WASHINGTON. January 4. I In the House of Representatives. Mr. . Eeavis (Republican) introduced a . motion which is admittedly directed i against France, proposing that the 1 I United States shall advise certain debtor ' nations, which are. disclosing determina- 1 tion to spend immense sums on naval ; armaments, that, the payment, of their ' obligations to the United States will be ' acceptable.— (A. ami N.Z. Special.) ' 1 ' —-" 1