New-York tribune., 1920-12-12
Envoy Is Said to Have Re-
ferred to U. S.; Dispute
of Chile and Bolivia Nav.
Cause Both to Withdraw
Land Award of 40 /
Years Ago Is Issue
America Will Be Invited to
Send Representative to
OpiumTradeCo

GENEVA, Dec. IL. ViscouuN
lshii, of Japan, this morning told
the meeting of the ar,naments COM
mission of the League of Nations
that Japan could not consent to
carry out the leagues proposals for
disarmament SO long as America
was outside of the league. He said
that it was not fair for the league
to impose conditions on it's nem-
bers while other nations were free
from those restrictions.
He did not mention the United
States by name, but it was clear
that he had the United States in
mind. The proposal before the COM
mission was that during the next
two years no member of the league
should possess more armament than
they had in 1920. This, of course,
would enable the United States still
further to advance beyond Japan.
The proposal was eventually passed,
after an explanation. was made that lt
merely amounted to recommendation.
was not binding and did not constitute
a pledge on the part of the league. Wis.,
count Ishi said definitely that Japan
probably would increase her armament
budget and had made a permanent COM
mitment in her armament program. He
added that Japan probably even would
add to this schedule.
Japan Not Bound by Resolution -.
In view of this fact Japan, viscount
Ishii said, did not consider that she
could tie her hands as recommended
in the resolution.
The Armaments Commission also had
before it a report by its sub-commit-
tees recommending measures for dig
armament which It was considered
could be put through at the present
time. All effort was abandoned to re-
strict the use of gas and other cruel
methods of warfare, but the committee
suggested that armaments should no
longer be manufactured by private
firms.
The first act of the commission was
to strike out all reference to America
United States to sit in the arrnaments
commission.
Non-Permanent Council Seats
The Assembly of the League of Ma
tions by q vote of 81 to 4, decided to-
day to recommend that of the four nom
permanent seats in the League Council
there should be awarded the Americas
and Europe, and one to an Asiatic
power The resolution, which was Of
fered by DR.. Wilmington Koo, of China,
was opposed by only the votes Of four
Of the Scandinavian group
China is very eager 60 OBTAIN place
in the League Council next year, and
it is considered probable that she will
have this desire gratifed as a result Of
the Assembly's action to-day. The
election OF the new members will take
place next week.
Should it happen that China will not
secure the representation she desires
in the Council, it is possible that the
place viii go to India, although it is
recognized as a bad policy among some
of the delegates to place another rep
resentative Of the British Empire in
the Council, particularly in view Of
the expected negotiations with the
United States looking to her entry
into the league.
The Assembly decided to-day that
the members Of the Council elected
next week shall hold Office for one
year, but all other questions OF pro-
cedure were referred to commission,
which will decide whether it is pos.
sible, without an amendment to the
covenant, for the> Assembly to regu-
late the appointment Of non-perma-
nent members.
GENEVA, Dec. II (By The Associ-
ated Press s).-Disarmamert in three
stages in the substance Of the recon-.
mendation the commission Will make to
the Assembly as the sresult Of its de.
liberations.
The first stage would be marked by
an agreement among the powers to
make no further increases in arma-
ments.
The second stage of the recommend
ed procedure is a gradual reduction in
armaments.
The third stage would be that Of
general complete disarmament, except
in SO far as arms were needed for po-'
lice purposes.
NJ Doret, delegate from Hayti, sue
ceeded in securing the adoption by the
committee this morning of an amend
ment providing that the Council Of the
League inaugurate a propaganda cam
paign for disarmament minds" as he
put it, meaning the preparation Of the
younger generation for the new order
Of things by proper education in the
schools
A dispute between Chile and Bolivia
in the League of Nations Assembly to-
day has raised the possibility of the
withdrawal o. one country or the other
from the league.
! The dispute arose over the submis-
sion to the Assembly of the Tacna-
africa case, which involves the north
ern provinces of Chile, taken by Chile