The New York herald., 1921-11-23
AMERICAN ADVISERS
MAY BAR SUBMARINE
Prohibition of Poison Gas and
Other Chemical Weapons
Debated.
EARLY ACTION EXPECTED
Secretary Hughes Addresses
Committee and Asks for
recommendations.
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New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Nov. %

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New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Nov. 2e.
Abolition OF viper weapons of war
fare. such as submarines and poison
gas, was officially considered by the
American advisory committee of the
Conference on Limitation of Arma-
ment this afternoon.
Early next week three subcommit-
tees will be ready to submit reports
on this subject, which has engaged the
attention of the official delegates and
advisers Of all the participating ma
tions since the proposal was made in
the editorial columns of THE New
YORK HERALD.
Secretary OF State Hughes addressed
the American advisory committee, which
met in the State Department. He ex-
planned what the armament conference
had accomplished UP TO date and out
lined the line of procedure that would
be followed. He asked the advisory
committee to consider all OF the ques-
tions which had been raised both at the
official sessions of the conference and
on the outside.
Viper weapons, which. Il not abolished
entirely by agreement at the conference,
will make future war infinitely more
terrible even than the last great war.
we're then injected into discussion.
Chairman George cutherfand OF the
tion to the three subcommittee as fol-
lows:
Prohibition of submarines in future
n an tfaa
armament. of which Rear Admiral
W. II. Rogers. u. s. ", is chairman.
Prohibition OF the use Of poison
gas and other chemical weapons and
the bombing Of cities--to the sub
committee on new weapons. OF which
C,ainii A. Thompson is chairman
Investigation of public sentiment
In the United States and other coun-
tries on the subject Of outlawing
forever these and other forms of
underhand and terrible attaclS-to
the subcommittee on general infor-
nation. OF which William Boyce
Thompson Is chairman
The advisory committee has found a
strong sentiment throughout the coun-
try. expressed i'm the newspapers and
elsewhena. in favor Of either abolishing
or limiting the number OF submarines.
a meeting OF the fuli advisory COM
mittee has been called for Monday.
when il Is expected that soms or all OF
the subcommittee will be ready TO
make full or partial reports on the
question of abolishing viper weapons.
The British delegation il thoroughly in
accord with the proposal TO eliminate
submarines from the navies OF the
future Her experience In the last war
with the German C-boats which violated
all rules OF civilized conflict and COM
mon humanity. has left an impression
on the English mind that never may be
erases
For that reason The suggestion made
in tho last twenty-four hours by the
French delegates that France should be
allowed to increase her ratio OF sub
marines has made a distinctly unfavor-
able impression on the British delegates
The conference Is almost certain 20 dis
approve OF this suggestion.
BY the terms OF the American naval
plan. submitted at the opening session
OF the conference by Secretary Hughes
the United States and Great Britain
would be allowed to have a submarine
tonnage OF 10000, and Japan would
have $4,000 tons. The United States at
present has considerable less than 10000
tons. although the exact figures have
not been made public France is under
stood to want as much submarine tom
mage as japan.