The New York herald., 1921-12-01
'0UTLAW WEAPONS
OPPOSED BY BRITISH
Experts Agree With 'The New
York Herald's' Demand
for Adjustment.

Special Cabs to TIE NEW YORK HrsALD.
Copyright, 1891, bv THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nov. 80.
Expert British opinion where it can
be expressed without fear of official
reprimand strongly supports THE NEW
YORK HERALD's demand for the abolf-
ton of submarines. poison gas and air
bombs and there is a decided sentiment
here that the Washington conference
should evolve such a programme. The
comments made it manifest that such
a policy would be welcomed in England.
TIE NEW YORK HERALD correspon-
dent endeavored to obtain the opinion OF
the official class because there is no
doubt as to the feeling among the gem
eral run OF people in England after the
experiences during the war--they have
had enough OF these sinister weapons.
While men holding office cannot ex-
press their views. the great majority of
experts are not so hampered and the
following statements are representative
OF the various schools OF thought on
military and naval questions:
Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon
''It is highly desirable to eliminate sub
marines. gas and airplane bombs from
warfare, but no agreement reached In
Washington or at any other conference
will fetter n nation when she Is up
against the bald proposition whether or
not she is to lose war;"
Rear Admiral Hon. Richard Bing-
ham: 1T is certainly advisable to elm
mate the use of submarines, gas and
air bombs II the general consent of the
nations could be obtained. I agree also
that the Washington conference should
endeavor to solve the question, but l
think this will be impossible without the
agreement of Germany"
Admiral Sir Wilmot III. Fawkes !:
Poison gas and bombs should be aooi-
ished. 1 hope the Washington confer
once will do 30"
Admiral Sir William A. d. Acland: ct
hope the Washington conference will
decits TO limit the use of submarines.
poison gas and air bombs provided ef-
fective guarantees are obtained. but
elimination would be better. 1 also ad-
vocate a 10000 ton limit for the size OF
lattbaships."
Vice-Admiral Herbert E. p. Gust: at
Is advisable no doubt to eliminate sub
marines. air bombs and gases, but from
the experience In the last war l think
any agreement whatever would BE- treat
ed as waste paper by Germany, as all
these things can be more or less pre-
Admiral Sir James e. c. Goodrich:
international agreements on such mat
ters are certain to be broken, but the
conference should limit the size and
number of submarines, should prohibit
gases that inflict permanent injury and
should rule that airplane bombs may
only be dropped on forts and armed
bodies Of men and men of war"
Field Marshal Sir William Robertson:
Poison gas. airplanes and submarines
will in future wars play a role far SUI
perior to battleships. guns and armies
OF the old type. and any disarmament
measures not based on the prominence
Of their dominating elements OF war
fare would be both childish and worth
less"
Admiral Sir Edmund r. Fremantle: /:
IT consider that submarines, poison gas
and air bombing cannot be eliminated
from warfare. but their nature and use
should be strictly regulated. and should
be reported on by expert committees to
the conference"