OPENING FOR COMPROMISE
BRITAIN DEFENCE PROBLEM,
(Received December 22, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 20th* December.
It should bo noticed that M. Briaiid'i letter specially mentions light cruisers
and torpedo-boats before submarines. This, coupled with the reference to "formal reserve," may foreshadow a French retirement from the position, demanding a full quota of submarines on an equality with Britain and the United States as they were threatening to do, and may. be a point on which a compromise can be arranged, saving France's face and enabling M. Briand to convince the Chamber of Deputies and •the country that he made as good a bargain as was possible. Another aspect is the raising of the submarine question in relation to the coast line. On that ground Britain is entitled to many times more tonnage than France when all the Imperial coasts and trade routes are taken into consideration. Another point is the use of the word "defensive," which opens the way to the argument that submarines should be restricted in size and range, so that they can act entirely for coastal d^nce.
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 150, 22 December 1921, Page 7
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179OPENING FOR COMPROMISE Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 150, 22 December 1921, Page 7
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