The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-31
League OF Nations Recommends
Limitation OF Armaments
BY Mutual Agreement.
COURT OF JUSTICE ADOPTED
Obligatory Clause. However. 10 Omit.
ted-Austria and Bulgaria Admit
ted TO leapue-Prooress OF
Efforts for an Irish
Settlement.
BY EDWARD W. PickARp.

| If, as George Nicoll Barnes of Eng
land asserts, disarmament Is the real
acid test Of the success Of the League
of Nations, the league cannot yet he
said to be wholly successful. The as-
sembiy at Geneva last week received
the report of the disarmament COM
mittee, and though II proved TO be a
rather fiabby production. II was adopt
ed The limitations clause was amend
ed so that II was merely a recon-
mendation fhnt Limitation OF arma-
ments be established for the next two
years through mutual agreement
among the powers. With respect TO
this France made the reservation that
| she was obliged to restore her anna
ments that had been worn out by the
war, and Belgium and Spain made
similar reservations. Then seven ma
| tions voted against the Limitation
clause. These were France. Greece, Po-
land. Roumania. Brazil. Chile and
Uruguay
though II was In favor of the speed
lest possible disarmament. II was
forced to the conclusion that this
could not YET he accomplished. There
are countries with the most powerful
armament building facilities outside
the league" said Delegate Fisher.
'.and disarmament can begin only
when II Is universal" When the Aus
TRAN peace treaty was signed at ST
Germain. there was also signed
convention for the control Of the traf-
fic in arms and ammunition. but this
has not been ratified and no steps
have been taken 10 make IL effective.
The committee suggested that the
council urge the signatories To ratify
the treaty NJ once. though there will
he no authority TO control the export
of arms from the United States.
So far as navy building goes. Sena-
tor Borah. one Of the .'irreconcila-
bles." has plan whereby the United
States can join i'm It's reduction. He
has introduced In the senate a resoiu-
ton requesting the President to pro-
pose to Great Britain and Japan an
agreement with the United States for
the curtailment Of navy building by
the three powers. the program OF each
of them TO be reduced annually dur
Ing the next Ave years 50 per cent Of
the present estimates or figures I'm
the preamble IL IN pointed out that the
japanese government has declared TO
81. 80 a
even 10 consider a program NJ dIsarm-
arnent on account NJ the building pro-
gram OF the United States "By this
statement" the resolution continues.
"the world Is informed and expected
70 believe thar Japan sincerely desires
20 support a program Of disarmament.
hul cannot do So I'm safety tn herself
on accoah' of the attitude and hulld-
ing program "f this government
An Indication Of the possible affi.
tufie of Great Britain In this matter |
is found In the report that the cabinet |
has decided that II IL Impossible for |
the nation ion-er 10 maintain the two |
power standard which has been Rs /
policy for many years. The British /
program Is halted just now by d.--
pufe as 20 the relative value of capital |
ships. and submarines and airplanss.
The general board Of the American /
navy Is not AZ present In accord with
any Of the plans for reduction. for II
sill urges on congress the need Of
a navy second 20 none" as recon-
mended in 1915. II In convinced that
nattleships remain pre-eninent fac