New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02
Pins Disarmament Hope
on Washington Confer
ence as Delegates Con-
fess Lack of Results
Cecil Report Urges
Getting Arms Data
Suggests World Propa-
ganda as Move Toward
Peace; Indorses Farley

GENEVA, Oct. (By The Associated
Press) ).-Disappointmen at the alb
sence of results attained by the League
of Nations since the last meeting and
hope in the Forthcoming Washington
conference we're the two principal SEN
timents expressed IN to-days debate by
,he Assembly on disarmament. Many
seats we're empty on the floor Of the
Assembly, tho question having been
iully thrashed out in committee.
The Assembly, however, Was aroused
to considerable enthusiasm, Particular
ly by, the eloquent defense of N. Noble
tasire, OF France, against accusations
of militarsm brought against his coun-
try. Lord Robert Cecil, who presented
the committees report on disarmament,
said he hoped the Washington confer
ence would do something for the con-
troll of private manufacturers and traf-
fic III arms.
Captain Melbourne Bruce, OF Aus
tralia, who followed Lord Robert, said
it was matter Of as much interest TO
Europe as to Australia if his country
were obliged , so on ar.ning, follow
ing the example of the Asiatic coun-
tries,-in order to protect its 10000 miles
of seecoast.
Year Wasted by League
I'VE can do it, he said. I'VE have
shown we could do it during the war.
However, we have great hopes the
Washington conference will make it
unnecessary for Us TO do so. But If
the Washington conference draws up
concrete plans, are We ready to rs-
spond? A year ago the Assembly ex~
..vessed the same wish, and the year
which has just passed has bee. wasted"
Lord Robert then said: 'If we can
and ont just what appropriations fer
srmamerts are required to keep order
n the interior of countries and to pro-
tect treaties, then~7se can find out how
much is needed to satisfy the hatred
among nations
The report which Lord Robert in
t-oduced recommends that tae yarious
governments be asked 70 furnish sta
tistics Of their arnamentv ard aprro-
priatons tcr war material-mil;tarv
naval and aerial-for the wears from
lsi3 TO 1891, with compilation Of
their laws on parliamentary debates
lelating to arrnaments.
ihe program also comprises stusv hv
.ne military commission of the league
sl.h view to an eventual interna-
tsonal conference or control of private
ma anufacture and sale of arms and for
the purpose Of making proposals FOR
General disarmament in the form of a
draft treaty to be presented to The
next Assembly. The committee pro:
poses that the Assembly ask the
council OF the League TO report TO the
various governments its appeal thai
for armanents in tho
next two years be limited TO the a.nonnt
Of expenses this year.
one OF the new features in cues
laohhalre to be sent the several gov
iehts is a request for a staten ent
o. wnat proportion OF their total an
yeopf,a'lon for armaments is required
%. she maintenance of order in the
.nter'or and Tor the protection of from
..ess ex9o@ed 10 more or less ciyilized
.-ihes. ~ 'A''~'u
Lori Robert, in presenting the ro-
,or', referred several times to a hone
S.as the ellington conference would
accomfiish something in control q he
- o. poisonous gases ana other "bar-
'eeouS methods of warfare"
World Propaganda Needed
All these recon.niendat;ons IN ,bo
report, sa.d Lord Robert. are merc
macnincry- What Is furthermore
needed, be declared. is world-wide
ggfopaganda. Every man and woman.
LORD Robert said, must be made con,
seious Of the necessity for the reduc-
.ioa ~ arn.a amen. and re appealed to
.se man and wc,nen TO range him
se,I behind the league 10 obtain It.
H3Riniar brsnting, OF Sweden. ex-
pressed the opinion that conditions in
soms countries made II impossible for
iaem M 70 commence disarmament nov.
Sut that is no reason Why disarma-
mert q otrer countries should not bs-
sin nam ediately," he said "All the
s'uh'Ties would appreciate stems taken
" -ne league in tnis direction"
SigAor schanzer, Of the Italian dele
CATION, sid:
Disarmament not Only IS guarar-
- !: O. peace between nations, but also
u .ne a.seT@ion oil peace between classes
me " Washington conference has tIe
sane object in vlew as We haze.
Nens ID express The hope that the two
s,nof,s viii ultimately join. but the
League of Nations must IN any case 70
On with its WORK without rejecting any
g -cpera.ion.'