Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-27
Airplanes Classified.

Washington, Dec. 27.-In the effort
to regulate the use OF airplanes in
warfare, the subcommittee of the arms
conference dealing with that subject
today. had before it with prospects
Of adoption. d resolution declaring
that all aircraft. airplanes and dirig-
ibles alike, should be considered mill
tary weapons only when manned by
aviators who have had at least two
years practical experience as military
flyers.
Scope Too Limited for Poison Gas.
Washington Dec. 26.-It is pointed
out that in the event Of the calling OF
q special world submarine conference.
such matters as use Of poison gas, air
craft bombing and any other new
agencies Of war could be talked over
with view Of setting up an interna-
! tional code to govern their employ
ment. The Washington conference il
regarded as too limited in scope to
deal with such questions.
II further appears possible that the
difficult question of land armaments
could be put forward to the supple
| mental world assembly on ornaments
| as three years may show changed
! conditions in Europe which will then
admit Of all agreement to curb army
csta ablishments as we'll as navie..
| The project to call another session
OF the five power. naval conference
seven years after the ten year holi-
day begins. first was suggested, it is
/ understood, by the French delega
ton. AT first, the date suggested was
1881. when the decade stop in build
| ing ends. Since matters to be discuss
| ed then. however, would have to DO
| very largely with replacement build
| ing. Lord lee, of the British group,
and Secretary Hughes for the Amer
lean view, are said to have expressed
| the opinion that the question should
/ be taken up thre years before the
holiday expires and as it now stands,
the meeting would be sometime in
| 1928-29. 1t should be recalled that
while the five -five-three" capitalship
| rat has been accepted Professionally
at least bv all five powers, it does
not become effective until the ten
( year holiday ends.
TO k.ep twenty Per Cent.
! During the holiday, Great Britain
will maintain twenty per cent larger
/ capital ship force than that OF the
| United States. She has agreed To
sca.e down at the end of that period
! to an equality with the American
not be worked out now in detail
BY again going over the ground
three years before the holiday ends.
however, the method of British re-
duction can be provided for,>even II 1t
does not then seem advisable to pro-
vide for further naval reductions all
around as many delegates hope will
be the case. The three year interval
will permit the building OF new ships
to dssplace the old, in the rearrange-
ment of tonnage under the .sfiye-fiye+-
three" program. .s5s 4 .s d tFst35; 3
It is also regarded as altogether
4 probable that In seyen years, the
present controversy as to relative
merits OF capital ships and atrcraft
in war will have cleared itself. Should
the predictions OF some experts that
4 aircraft eventually will make capital
ships useless have beeh made good
during that period the sseven year
session OF the naval Imitation cnn-
4 ference could write that deSelopmen'
Into new naval agreement cuntem-
plating abandonment Of the cap!tAls
4 altogether, 1T IS pointed out II In ths
a Mme way. It could apply TO the new
theory Of nonconpetftive naval build.
ing any other scientific developmenfI
In the way OF new agencies OF warfare
which the years have brought TO lieet