Evening star., 1921-12-11
How Arms Conference Looks
From Outside Looking In

ate" and in the House." the final par
liamentary stage.
With this method of procedure of
the conference, it is impossible to
bring forth agreements made in
secret. in completed stage. without
any notice to the peoples Of the
countries affected thereby. And in
this feature the Washington confer.
ence is vastly different from the ver-
sailles peace conference. or any other
international conference held in the
past. when the destines of nations
have been involved.
At the conclusions Of the committee
meetings, there is issued a formal
''communique." in the phraseology Of
Europe, or Statement" in the Ameri-
can language. These statements give
in succinct form what has transpired
behind closed doors. Sometimes these
statements are lengthy, giving in
complete detail the proposals al
vanced by different delegations, and
the replies made by others, as for in
stance, when the Chinese delegation,
in the committee on the far east, laid
down it's ten principles" or proposals
regarding the demands Of China.
In addition to the major committees
of the conference. there have been
appointed so far nine subcommittee,
some of them composed Of principal
delegates to the conference and others
made up of experts accompanying the
delegations. These subcommittee are
as follows:
Subcommitte Of technical naval ad-
vicers--ol. Roosevelt skAf51slah.
United States; Admiral Beatty, British
empire; Vice Admiral De Bon, France;
Vice Admiral Acton, Italy; Vice Ad-
miral kato, Japan.
Subcommittee with respect to air.
craft-Real Admiral Moffett. chair
man. United States; Brig. Gen.
Mitchell, United States; Air Vice Ad-
miral Higgins, British empire; Col.
Requin. France; Capt. Roper, France;
Col. Moizo, Italy; Capt. Nagano, Ja-
pan.
Subcommittee with respect to laws
Of warfare-Prof. George G. Wilson.
chairman, United States; Mr.. Malkin.
British empire; NJ. Fromageot.
France; Count Pagliano, Italy; Mr.
S. Tachi, Japan.
Subcommittee with respect 10
poison gases-Prof Edgar F. Smith
chairman. United States; Brig. Gen
Fries. United States; Col Bartholo
new, British empire; Prof. Moureau,
France; Prof. Mayer, France: Lieut.
Col. Pentimalli, Italy; Maj. Gen. Hara-
guchi. Japan.
Subcommittee on question Of for
eign post offices in China-Senator
Lodge. chairman, United States; Sir
Auckland Geddes. British empire:
Mr.. SEE. China: NJ. Viviani. France:
Mr.. Hanihara, Japan.
Special drafting committee of sub
committee on questions Of foreign
post Offices in China-Mr. MacMur-
ray, chairman, United States; Sir.
John Jordan, British empire: Mr..
Lampson, British empire: Mr.. T. z.
Tyau. China; Mr.. kimura, Japan
Mr.. Yoshino. Japan.
Subcommittee on Chinese revenue
Senator Underwood, chairman. United
States: Baron de Cartier (alternate.
Mr.. Cattier). Belgium; Sir Robert
Borden (alternate. Sir John Jordan).
British empire; Mr.. Koo. China: Afr.
Sarraut, France; Senator Albertini
(alternate. Mr.. FiletD, Italy: Mr..
Hanihara, japan; Jonkheer Beelaerts
van Blokland. Netherlands; Capt.
Vasconcellos, Portugal.
subcommittee on extraterritoria1ity
Senator Lodge, chairman. United
States; Chevalier de wouters Bel
gium; Senator Pearce. British en-
pire: Dr. Chung-Hui Wangs Q6a;
NJ Suraut, France: Arh6as sea46r
Ricci. Italy; Mr.. HaniharG MHn:
Jonkheer van Karnebeek. Np4r-
lands; Capt. vasconcellos, PofedSRl.
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