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* FANE AGE U.S. NAVAL RATIO **Se@entinued From First Page.) figure was laid down. tion on this question, wis quoted as saying pfemature and inexact.” WASHINGTON, Dec, 19 (Associat~ ed Press).—Secretary Hughes was un- erstood to have received a cable- M. Guistfau ‘would gram to-day from London bearing out unofficial reports that Ae Fiand had advised the French d@le- “Any informa. ! be(that British policy in the Near Ka e* a large number of submarines, When THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, DECEMBER. 19, } ond-rate power. The inalusion ot | danger the success of tl four-power Viance in the four-power pact was aa jeer , am in : | enate ai or attack on effort to Shion Freneb bing! but the ground th the treaty | {ue explanation of the French nan [hardly dry before the French couvre in thrusting upon the confer- | reversed their eariier promises of | ence at the last moment a demand for |CePLince In principle of the Ar ean naval proposals, Stull, tha » big battleship programme may be way of the French in diplomac no surprise to thoxe who attended Paris Peace Conference, put the French upon reflection will find that the Harding Adthinistration has not failed to take note of the aff: will not be as likely in ‘Me futu take French protestations at face value. |FRENCH ‘LEADER ASKS FOR DELAY OF | pnd it, the strained relations whion tween Great Britain and France, Prime Minister Lloyd George and the British generally have felt that French policy [vas mistaken in negotiating a sepa~ ate peace with the Turks, France, on the otfier hand, had felt was & menace to French economic interests, The controversy hadn't ‘proceeded very far when Premier Briand told the Washington confer- ence that France expected to ask for Arms Delegates Surprised at Report | of Quick Surrender he left for Burope a reporter in New Q i NAVAL MEETING| HUNGARY TREATY RATIFIED, U. S. IS: AT PEACE WITH WORLD ‘th ( charge. at Budapest Notifies Gov- ernment at Washington of Proceedings. WASHINGTON, Dec, 19. The United States now is at peace with all the world, The third and last peace treaty that between the United States and Hungary, was ratified to-day, according to word from Hugh Grant Smith, American charge at Budape Similar treaties have already been made. with Germany and | Austria. Ener Ol tone of maint | York asked him what France wanted on Ratio. rn Lg AOR fea so many tumarines io and he was! WASHINGTON, eu, 14 (Associated | i a A cynical vein | maohr-moveptanice, It was reported, France wanted to ‘fe for eate | Press)—Tho meeting of the Arms 8 01 \ H Mele. ings” and investigate under-water| Conference Naval Sub-Committee of eo 3 This remark enraged British opin-| Fifteen was postponed until to-mor- FRANCE HAS LOST _ | ion.'"Lord Curson mare hie famous PRESTIGE HERE BY f “PLAYING A GAME.” Why and Wherefore of Her Action # on Naval Plan Explained : in Washington: By David Lawrence. (@pecial Correspondent of The Eve- ning World.) AVASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Copy- right, 1921).—The first “crisis” of the Agms Conference has evaporated. France is not blocking the parley afiy longer, but is gradually revealing the why and the wherefore of her amazing request for an immense bat- Aipship programme. The national pfide of the French naval experts who h&d been slighted while Great Britain, Japan and the United States have for vecks taken unto themselves the reg- tion of naval ratios, the desire of {ie French for more submarines and tte natural effort of French diplomacy té win a more influential position in athe reparations negbtiations in London h@ve all been interwoven in the policy which France has been pursuing heve {db severa| days. jose Who have been. taking the Fyench tactics seriously have lost alvep needlesly. Talk of imperilling tie conference itself has been heard in many quarters, where the French demand has been like a blanket of top suddenly thrown over an other- wise enthusiastic’ and happy gathet- im. As the head of one vf the dele- gbtions expressed it to-day, “Thiuss were going too welh” He called .t- tention to the fact that such rapid progress had been made thus far that ite “was too good to be truc—and edmething dramatic had to happen.” “Aside from the intrinsic interest which the episode possosses as an ex- ample of Continental dipl&macy, the thuth is the French have not intended t@ go so far as to prevent an agree- ment on naval questions. They have sgqught only to show the world—and Gfeat Britain jn particular—that while itkmay be a fact that French naval stiength is relatively small, this was ng reason to regard France as a wec- McCutcheon’s : Christmas Gifts - that HE pleasure and from “The Linen Store” will be sure to make them genuinely appreciated. heart of every housewife. the Philippines. : Give material for a dress. idea and sure to please. 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Briand ii-/ by the American Government er h structed his delegates here to stir UP| o ted some the naval issue at the very ae hse adh ie Ted RG ee he when he Was about to negotiate with | Conference circles to-day Prime Minister Lloyd George on other] sult, it was said, would be to c fe ast it hate apt gee to) the way at last for consideration of rance than the building off ten ticahipe auc years hence olth tu detatls of the naval programme and which no French economist can pos-, Perhaps for an ¢ conclusion of sibly locate in the future revenues France for generations to come. Naturally, however, the American and British delegations have been! U-BOAT SURVIVOR i inevitapie in these conferences, «i, IS FAVORITE IN SULTAN’S HAREM majority of the delegates have be: Mother of Girl Mourned as Dead |irritated ‘beyond measure at t French policy, Some harsh things | Appeals to French and Italian Rulers, have been said, One delegate wo has a transcendent admiration [| Mr, Hughes told this correspondent | PARIS, Dec The Sultan may lose the ft ite in his Constantinople harem jthat he marvelled that the confe! lence had not broken up, for the head | through international pressure, it has become known through the of the American delegation had} minced no words in expressing him- | Appeal of an Italian mother to President Millerand and the self in private, and the French kne exactly the depth of his feeling. Thi delegate said it was because Mi, Hughos had given an Impression of complete sincerity that he was able to argue #0 vehemently against the new proposal without offending tho Queen of Italy. When the steamer Ancona was sunk by a submarine in 1915, Signorina Bufaletti, daughter of a celebzsted Turin pianist, was Usted as o victim, For six years she was mourned as dead, and French, then the mother made the ac- But when the ingident biows ove fs seems {Inevitable now after the con- quaintancy of a Turkish woman who gave her a message from the ference in London between Prime Minister Lloyd George and Premier Briand, the French will find that they have made a colossal blunder. They have only strengthened what was previously a suspiofon as to their ar tatic policies in world affaira and have driven the British and Amer jeans closer together—something the French have never been anxious to missihg daughter who was res- cued by the submarine and sold as a slave to the Sultan. He was so pleased with her beauty and intellect he made her his favorite and she ts now tho mother of two children, after the story was confirmed the Sul- * tan was appealed to but refused to give her up. the whole conference. seo happen. The chances are that*if the truth about the latest episode were fully known in France and the effect on American opinion minutely examined it would be found by the French that they have lost in prestige more than they ever could have gained by an absolute assent to their idens of na- val expansion. Some delegates have even gone #0 far as to express a fear that the French tactics might en- (eg. Trade Mart will be appreciated comfort enjoyed in the use of these beautiful Gifts Pure Linen: Handkerchiefs ~ Chiffon Weight Shetland Scarfs Lacey and Light. In White and Plain Table Cloths, Colors. Centerpieces, Hosiery For Men and Women. For Dress or Sports’ Wear. Sweaters, Scarfs & Hats Of warm Wool, or soft, lustrous Silk. Beautiful designs and colors. 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