The New York herald., 1921-11-29
New Channel Opened for
!. Public Expressions to
Reach Conference.
OPINIONS ARE INVITED
Newspapers Will Transmit
Resolutions and Editorials
to Advisory Committee.
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., Nov 28.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Nov 28.
The popular movement to prohibit
the use Of poison gas, submarines and
other outlaw weapons of modern war
fare is gaining headway. The subject
was considered again to-day at a
meeting of the American advisory
committee of the Conference for the
Limitation OF Armament.
Full reports on the growth of public
sentiment will be ready for the adj
visory committee. probably at the
next meeting, from the subcommittee
on naval warfare. headed by Admiral
Rodgers. the subcommittee on new
implements OF warfare headed by
Carmi Thompson, and from the SUBJ
committee on general information
whose chairman is William B. Thomp-
son.
These chairrnen to-day told the ad-
visory committee that their sections
were making progress in their study
Of the abolition Of outlaw instruments
Of war and public sentiment generally
on all subjects before the armament
conference.
Tonnage Reduction Certain.
1t became apparent that big reduc-
tions in submarine tonnage are being
nj H.,t ~ I1y4
ence as a result of public sentiment in
the United States and England. Under
the Hughes plan for a world naval holi-
day, England and the United States
would be allowed 10000 tons of SUBJ
marines each. That figure will be cut
down.
The American naval experts are op-
posing the complete abolition OF the SUBJ
marine because OF It's value. they con-
tend. to the United States as scout
and protective weapon. r.
The American delegates believe every
effort should at least be made to pre-
vent any future submarine atrocities
such as those pcrpetrated by the Ger
mans in the recent war; They are pro-
posing that II be limited to attacks on
warships. It's use against passenger
and freight ships would be prohibited by
this plan.
The American delegates may follow
the views OF their own naval experts
against abolition OF the submarine. That
would result at present in only partial
outlawing. The extent to which the
American delegates will agree to a modi-
fication OF the Hughes submarine ton
mage plan Is not yet clear. The British
delegates. in answer to public sentiment
In their country, favor abolition Of the
undersea craft.
The exact extent Of the reduction to
which the Americans will be willing to
agree will depend In large measure upon
the growth of public sentiment against
submarines in the United States during
the next few weeks.
Opinions Are Requested.
Sentiment will be determined for the
American delegates by system put into
effect to-day by William Boyce Thomp-
son OF the advisory committee. Mr..
Thompson. as chairman Of the subcom.
mittee on general public information,
addressed letter to editors of the prfn-
cipal newspapers OF the United states
appealing to them to write or telegraph
the committee all information and all
clippings and editorials tending to show
the views Of citizens and organizations
toward questions before the conference
Worth while suggestions and express
sions of public sentiment thus will find
their way TO the American delegates to
the conference. The plan amounts vir-
tually to giving every individual citizen
something like a ballot at the conference
table. although necessarily indirectly.
Individual citizens and public organ.
izations which may take action through
resolutions on the proposals of THE New
YORK HERALD to abolish the use Of out
law weapons and on all other subjects
before the conference may get before
the American delegates the views ex.
pressed by communicating with the
newspapers OF their communities.
In putting the system into effect Mr.
Thompson made clear that il Is not in
tended TO further specifically the cam.
paign to outlaw the submarine and
poison gas. For the subcommittee tc
espouse one side or the other of any
campaign or expression OF public opinion
would be out OF keeping with the com.
mittee's duties, he said. The committed
Is intended merely to be channe
through which public sentiment can bt
transmitted TO the American commits
sioners.
The committee Is anxious to transmit
real expressions OF public sentiment ir
favor OF abolition OF outlaw weapon,
with the same promptness that will b,
accorded to other lines OF public senti
ment.
To place before the conference off
cials their views on outlaw weapons. in
dividuai citizens and public organiza
tions need only transmit to their neares
newspaper editors copies of their reso
iutions or send to the editors letter.
dealing with the subject.
Mr. Thompson's letter TO newspaper
editors inviting the transmission OF In.
telligence follows;
zone OF the most important factor.
in the Governments effort to make tn,
conference on limitation OF armaments Q
success Is an intelligent understa ndinl
OF the trend of public opinion on tn,
various phases arising from the discus
sions. You can be OF very great assist
ance to the advisory committee OF TWEEN
ty-one. which, as you know. was a.p
pointed by President Harding TO cooper
ate with the American delegation TO tn,
conference.
"As chairman of the committee OF
general Information OF the advisory com
mittee / have been requested to writ,
to you and ask you to cooperate In thl.
work that is being done TO bring abou
more peaceful conditions In the world
We all feel that what comes. TO u,
through the newspapers OF our Aountr,