The Washington herald., 1921-11-24
DEBATE OCCURS
BETWEEN FRENCH
AND ITALIANS
oowts.~ed from Psos One.

0owtssued from Peos oms.
h2vs done 30 there Will Be no
change in the existing situation.
The full committee also took up
consideration of the question
whether this conference shall deal
with poison gas. aircraft, and rules
Of international law. 1t was the
general understanding that these
questions involved possible prob
lems on which an understanding
might later be reached, and this.
too. was assigned to a subcommit-
tee which will be named by the
chiefs of the various delegations.
The ofhcial communique dealing
with the subjects under discussion
was as follows:
Text Of Communiaue.
.The committee on the subject of
Limitation of armaments met at the
Pan American Building. All of the
members were present, except Baron
Shidehara and Signor Media. After
a general discussion. Of the subjects
relating to land armament and new
agencies of warfare. these were re-
ferred to the subcommittee consist
ing of the heads of the delegations
with instructions to bring in an or
der OF procedure with regard to
these subjects and with power to
appoint subcommittee to deal with
the questions relating to poison
gas. aircraft and rules of interna-
tional law"
Members of the various delega-
tions declared last night that IL the
conference should finally decide
fully to enter into the subjects II
would be impossible to complete
its work for several months. Be-
cause OF this there seemed to be
a general understanding that only
the broader aspects Of the prob
lens could be touched on. II Is
we'll within the bounds of reason
that the conference should publicly
proclaim that in Its opinion the use
Of poison gas should be ended for
all time. However, that Is about
as far as II would be possible to
go. On the subject OF aircraft the
American. British and French dele
cations are Understood to favor a
policy of non-interference because
of the danger that any restrictions
set forth would finally interfere
with tne ueNtlopUIthl VI PoiS'
commercial machines.
A secondary communiaue issued
later in the evening said:
subcommittee Report.
THE subcommittee composed of
the heads of the delegations Of the
| Ave powers represented on the COM
mittee on Limitation Of armament
held meeting this afternoon,
Wednesday. November %. at 5
| o'clock, for the purpose of consid-
ering the order of procedure in con-
nection with new agencies OF war
| fare and of rules for the conduct
| of war. The subcommittee decided
| to create three boards of experts
each member of the subcommittee
! to Nominate the members Of these
boards as follows:
81. With respect to aircraft, their
quantity. character and use.
80. With respect to poison gases
"3. With respect to appropriate
rules for the conduct of war.
The experts are to conduct their
Inquiries under the direct supervi-
sion Of the subcommittee composed
of the heads of the Ave delegations
As each subject Is prepared for the
discussion of the full committee il
| will be reported to II.
"Mr BRAND took leave OF his
colleagues, expressing his regret al
being obliged to depart The Other
members of the subcommittee ex'
pressed their regret that he was
obliged to leave them and theii
appreciation of the great part hi
had taken in the proceedings.
THE committee then adjourned
subject to the call of the chair.
Firm for subs.
Prior to his departure from Wash
ington, Premier BRAND last nigh
made 1t extremely plain that tn
French will insist that there be n