The New York herald., 1921-11-24

france, preparatory 10 iilihitiB It's re-
port to the whole advisory committee.
Admiral Rogers. chairman of the COM
mittee, led the discussion. of the plan
at the subsection meeting, which was
closed session.
Effective In Scouting.
The Admiral presented the reasons
why the American navy officials
planned to employ $4,000 tons OF sub
marine craft. The tindersea craft, he
pointed out, is extremely effective as
a scouting weapon in defence of the
long coast lines of the United States.
Whether the naval committee will be
prepared to report findings on the
question at the general meeting OF the
whole advisory committee Monday is
not yet determined.
The use of poison gas was taken
up at meeting of the subsection on
new implements of warfare, to which
section the question was referred by
the advisory committee.
"It will be two or three weeks be-
fore the naval subsection committee
will be able to report" said Chairman
Carmi Thompson. 'sThe subsection
plans to collect information now in
possession of the War and Navy de-
partments as to the number OF pfNson
gases which can be employed in r><.
We cfall also attempt to learn how
many varieties have been invented
since the great war and by whom. to-
gether with a careful description of
their properties"
The most important activities of the
conference delegates to-day were de-
voted tc perfection Of pla.;s Of pro-
cedure under which naval and land
armaments and the intricacies OF the
Far Eastern situation will be taken up.
The delegates win take a holiday to-
morrow to give the foreign conferees
an opportunity to form an intimate ac-
quaintance with. the great American
turkey and cranberry sauce. Conse-
quentiy there will be no business to-
morrow beyond the rather exaoting So
cial events, which are already trying
the digestion and the good nature. OF
the celebrities brought face to face
with the ordeal of Washington's social
activities. But on Friday all Of the
committees will really get down to
work and set about preparing reports
to be submitted to the conference itself,
which is not expected to assemble pub
licly again until some time next week.
In addition to the meeting of the
ornaments committee to-day, all the
delegates composing the subordinate
body engaged in the consideration of
Far Eastern affairs met this afternoon
and listened to an elaborate statement
by Wellington Koo, Minister of the
Pelxin Government to London, regard
ing the tariff and other features Of the
fiscal affairs of the Northern China
Government. This meeting continued
for two hours, and the official an
nouncement says there was no conclu-
sive results.
BRAND Takes Leave.
Premier BRAND attended both meet
ings, the first in the morning and the
second after he had officially taken
leave OF President Harding at the
White House previous to his departure
for New York and home. The French
Premier was the chief actor at the
meeting OF the armaments committee.
which devoted itself entirely. to the
subject ofNand forces. The subject of
sea ornaments was not touched upon
even remotely, nor Is 1t likely to be
until the technical advisers represent
ing the United States, Great Britain,
France. Italy and Japan have reached
some sort Of conclusion to be incor-
porated in the report for the thirty
delegates sitting In the full conference.
NJ. BRAND did not present any
definite plan for the curtailment Of
the land forces of the French Re
public. nor is it entirely certain
that M. Viviani, NJ. Sarraut and Am
bassador Jusserand, who will con-
tinue in attendance at the confer
ence, will do so. 1t is considered
mUe likely that no definite sugges-
tion regarding. the subject of land
armaments will be made until after
the more vexatious subjects Of sea
armaments and Far Eastern affairs
have been settled. Land armament
occupies a place far down on the
tentative agenda of the conference
and IL is manifestly the intention of
the delegates TO permit 1t to remain
there for the present
American officials recalling the at
mosphere of Paris and the methods
resorted to- by participan ants in the
peace conference are inclined to
view the attitude of some of the
foreign Powers directly concerned In
land armaments and Asiatic affairs
with good natured, ,scepticism:. Some
OF them privately express the opin-
ion that the representatives Of
France still cling to the rather for
lorn hope of getting some sort of
guaranty from the conference
which will Justify the French gov
ernment in reducing its large and ex-
pensive army.
Question of Cooperation.
They also appraise the deep con-
Germ displayed by British and Japa-
nese spokesmen over the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance in much the same way.
There Is no question in their minds
that If the United States can find a
way OF cooperating with the French
and British to insure the former pro-
lection from future German aggres-
sion, the French Government will
Immediately proceed TO demobiIize the
greater part OF its land forces. They
are Of like mind regarding. the Anglo
japanese alliance. An agreement OF