The New York herald., 1921-11-25
PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
TO HELP DELEGATES
Newspapers and Other Me-
diums to Be Searched Thor
oughly for Opinions.
DATA ON GAS GATHERED
Advisory Committee to Make
Decision on Our Attitude
Toward Submarine.
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Elaborate machinery for measuring
the increasing public sentiment IN the
United States and throughout the
world against submarines, poison gas
and other viper weapons" of warfare
will be set in motion tomorrow to
guide the American delegates to the
arms conference.
William z. Thompson OF the Ameri-
can advisory committee is The de-
signer OF the machinery TO detect the
trend of world thought An eX-ct ex-
PLANTATION of how the worl, win be done
will be made public by Mr.. Thompson
Tomorrow after the meeting of the
advisory subsection on public in2orma-
ton, OF which he IS chairman. Secre-
tary Hoover. another committee ,nem-
ber. has been working with Mr..
Thompson.
Data Being Collected.
The thousands Of sources OF inforua-
eiSu NldtutblneO ny Tic NONcIulilcil VIII
be employed by the advisory committee
which wants to learn what the American
public thinks OF the work OF the Amerl-
can delegates and OF the entire conference
as the discussions OF world questions go
on. The Information obtained will be
summarized and interpreted by the adj
visory committee and BY the sub-conl
nit.ee, in brief form It win be laid
before the American delegates.
Newspapers VIII be used extensively
by AIR. Thompson and by Mr.. Hoover
In testing out the public mind on all
proposals before the conference. Scores
OF clerks will scan every important pub
llcation of the United States. a small
army of interpreters will be assigned to
read and digest publications OF England.
France, italy. Japan and Germany to
learn what the peoples OF these countries
are thinking. Newspaper editorials will
play an important part IN the testing
process. Bundles of newspapers by the
vanload now arrive at headquarters OF
the advisory committee daily consigned
to the subsection watch has the work N
direct charge.
Proposals made each day in all sec
tions of the United States by newspapers
and men and women of Importance IN
their communities will find their way
STRAIGHT to the American Delegates. in
many cases through the advisory COM
nlittee.
Poison Gas Proposal.
The proposal to outlaw the submarine
and poison gas, advanced few days
ago in the editorial columns of THE
Ngw YoRK HERALD. is before the COM
mittee, which called for information
from three suosections.
Tho subsection on new weapons or
warfare has begun consideration OF the
plan TO prohibit use Of poison gas. This
was at the direct request OF the advisory
committee A complete list OF al
varieties OF poison gas II being rlade up
BIZ Gen. Pershing and Admiral Rogers.
Other information which the committee
wants is the quantities Of poison gas
which can be manufactured In the
United States and all other countries IN
time of war. its effect on the human
system and so on. Collection OF this
information will require two weeks, said
Carni A. Thompson. chairman OF tlc
new weapons subsection.
A subsection headed by Adnirfi
Rogers is preparing report on the
possibilities of warfare without tho SUB
marine and the means Of defending u"
United states coasts without II.
Some of the committees dealing with
viper weapons" may be ready TO MAKE
their reports 20 the advisory committee
at n general meeting next Monday. ],
il not believed. however. the committee
at that time will have all the inforrns-
ton it needs. In that event the decision
an banishjng the undersea boat will ee
postponed week.