Nov. 15.
The appeal made by Lloyds for tthe abolition by the nations of aube marines fds general approval in he press_and among the public in Britain. The suggestion that Britain call a world conference, to. that} effect has book mooted, though it is feared the idea is foredoomed_to failure after the project was already torpedoed at the Washington Conference, despite British, Japanese and American support. It is recalled that Britain already record, ed an opinion in favour of the suppression of submarines, securing the jection of a declaration to that! effect in the minutes of the Washington Conference, The "Morning Post" says that for! this country to raise the question is to expose her to the charge of seeking to get rid of the chosen weapon of the smaller Powers, weapon which wrought immense injury to British shipping during the war.
The "Daily News" argues simile ly, but the "Daily Chronicle" hopes that with the changed atmosphere since the Locarno Conference the grim tragedy of the ilifated BIL. will bring home to the Governments the need of completing the unfinish-work of Wasl
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.