Evening star., 1921-12-16
SEE REQUISITE FOR NEW RULES
IN INTERNATIONAL WARFARE
Farley Experts Suggest Agreement Among
| Nations First, With High World
Authority, Like u. S., to Lead.

Agreement among the greatest pos
isible number of nations Is q prerequi-
site to the formulation Of new inter-
national rules Of warfare. while the
next requirement is for some high
world authority like the United
States to take the initiative in the
successful formula tion and promulsa-
ton Of those rules
This is the personal opinion OF at
least two of the Ave members OF the
special committee of experts selected
by the big Ave" at the Washington
conference to consider rules Of war
fare on land and sea and in the air.
with particular reference to new
weapons developed in the last war
and since hostilities have ceased. The
preliminary agreement oetWeen
states is necessary whether the rules
take the form Of amendments to rules
already existing or are new rules, az
fectiug relations not yet codified.
This committee, the Importance Of
whose work can scarcely be exag-
gerated. inasmuch as not only bel.
lieerents, but non-combatants RELIEF
organizations and meutrals general
ly will be directly affected thereby.
consists of c. G.. Wilson. one of the
legal advisers of the American dele
cation; NJ. Fromageot. legal adviser
or the Frenrh H.
taro Tachi. legal adviser of the Japa-
nese delegation; w. Fl. Malkin. rep
resenting Great Britain. and Count
Emilio Paglano, representing the
Italian delegation.
Committee Hard at Work.
Siuce it's formation the committee
has been hard at work and has held
six meetings, it's next gathering being
scheduled in the near future. NJ. Fro
hoS cnmnP1Ipd
to France. but is represented In com
mittee work by Capt. Goertz, who is
in cable communication with him.
According to the personal opinion
by DIR. Tachi of Japan. to the end that
the greatest number Of nations may
agree as to the formulation of new
rules. it is necessary that there be,
first, a sufficient preparation and, sec
ond, a high political authority to take
initiatiye in such a complicated un-
Preparation. 1t is thought.
both to revise existing
nlesAand fill existing "lacunae' or
cancNs. and this needed prepara-
tion can ID supplied as follows: To
certain. and<lot Indifferent extent. by
the science ofjnternational law. and
in a less scientMc but more practical
form. By the pase experience OF the
several nations, a wealth OF expert.
ence greatly increased by the world
war.
Paxliano's Services Valuable.
This preparation, it is thought.
ought to be preliminary to the great
er work required by the discussion.
formulation and adoption of future
principles. In both these forms Of
preparation the services Of Count
Pagliano. who is counselor OF the
Italian embassy in Madrid. are con-
sidered of great value. International,
political and constitutional laws are
his specialties. He holds the profess
sorship in constitutional law in the
University of Rome and is an author
of many books on these subjects.
Furthermore he has participated in
important international congresses
and conferences. both before and
since the world war. which have
given him an insight into the prac-'
tical experiences gained by reason of
that conflict.
1t is considered feasible for this
special committee. according to the
ideas held by Count Pagliano and DR..
Tachi, to undertake the necessary
work. first directly preparing a pro-