Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-07
ROOT FORMULA
TO STAMP out
TERRORISM BY
SUBS APPROVED
FiVe-P0Wer Contract In
poses Age-OId Penalties
for Piracy Against Com
manGerS Who Violate Law
GAS WARFARE ON ST.
OR LAND IS TAXI
All Powers RepreSg$ u at
the Conference - / Said
to Favor a Ba5 : This
Form of Makio$ ''ar.

By The Assoc, sss)
Washington, ia 8 I oy the AS
sociated Press y = five-power
contract to imt he age-old
penalties for piracy against naval
commanders who violate accepted
laws of naval warfare was ap-
proved today by the armament
committee of the Washington con-
ference. It completed the Root
formula for suppression of U-boat
terrorism at sea, and the commit
tee then moved forward toward a
prescription of gas warfare on sea
or land.
Again Mr.. Root drew the reso-
luton to effect the prohibition
Again an immediate five power
contract to abandon gas or other
similar chemical weapons as be-
yond the pale of human tolerance
is proposed, to be worked out later
by world agreement into the fab
ric of international law. And again
it seemed certain that under Amer
lean initiative, war in future would
be stripped of others of the hor-
rors German ingenuity let loose
upon the world.
Prompt Adhesion by Italy.
Italy gave prompt adhesion to
the auti-gas project as "a real step
in the path of progress and civili-
zation." Adjournment of the COM
mittee prevented the views of 9TH
er delegations from being present
ed, but all were said to favor the
ban of gas on warfare.
As the naval experts shaping
technical questions in the naval
limitation sections of the forthcom-
ing treaty still were wrangling
over definitions to make clear the
agreements they have already
reached, the armament committee
adjourned on call. The navy men
toiled all day in the hope of con-
Guiding tonight, but without sue
cess. They will complete their
work tomorrow, however, and the
full committee will be in a position
to resume Monday with the way
cleared for quick framing of the
naval Limitation treaty and its om-
nibus burden of allied pacts, un-
derstandings and declarations,
1t was rot. definitely decided to.
night whether the anti-gas declara-
tion was to be Incorporated in the
voluminous treaty that will be re-
quired to cover the naval under
takings. 1t may be put forth as u
separate product of the conference
il final approval is given the Root
prohibitory resolution. 1t seemed
more likely, however, that 1t would
go into the general treaty, soon to
rbe laid before the armament COM
mittee for final action.
Encouragement of Formula.
There was a Encouragement to-
day Of the Root formula for curb
ing submarine operations against
merchant craft. AS the proposals
came from the armament commit
tee, it was divided into four sep
arate articles.
The first restated in brief Ian
guage the accepted rules of naval
warfare applying to merchant
ships, and specifically applied these
lrules to submarines. The second
asked adherence of all nations to
this reaffirmation of international
law Inc lilllu piopoaeu lev
plliltipl9 o. IIilel lia 'Ioilal 70"
proIlIDItlhs the use ol supillalInes ,
as commerce uesIIoyeis, coupieu
powers to adopt this rule as among
| themselves Immediately. The
fourth was that approved today.
invoking the rules Of piracy against
( naval coIiililanuelS Nioiallhs 'he
ueciareu laws vi war.
AS Feafrahseu later, tne pray
RUE pecollies iulilpel three anu ~
couplcu up WIN numbers one anu
tWo' tne purpose Delng, II was eX,
plali,eu' 10 seek "ollu asleei,iei't
Oh tAaI plI.clple "S an lliiilieulaIS
eAtelsloil ol the tNlStlhs la"s ol
war ~ coulo not pe dppheo, II
Was sdiu' aS 10 Niolatlolls ol the
new Ploposal " pdn supiLaIineS ,aS
as commerce. FaluefS ehtlrely untii
that had peeh accomplished py the
world
Piracy hesoiuIioh.
In lts maj fofm' the Root pl-
racy resolution reads:
The slgnatory powers, desiring
to insure the enforcement of hui
name rules of existing law declared
by them with respect to attacks
upon, the seizure and destruction
of merchant ships, further declare
that any person in the service of
any power who shall violate any
of those rules, whether or not such
person is under order of govern
mental superior, shall be deemed
to have violated the laws of war
and shall be liable to trial and pun
ishment as If for an act of piracy
and may be brought to trial before
the civil and military authorities of
any power within the jurisdiction
which he may be found"