The New York herald., 1922-06-03
Asserts War Department Sup
plies Other Governments With
Chemical Data.
WADSWORTH TAKES ISSUE
Senate Votes to Increase the
House Appropriation for
Item to S75O,000.
peqiar Dispatch to rnn Nnw ronK HERALD.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. June 2.
\ Senator Bo rah (Idaho) to-day charged
(, in the Senate that the treaty signed at
the Washington arms conference pro-
! hibiting the use of poison gases in war
fare practically has been discarded by
the United States and other Govern
meets.
! He also asserted that the War De-
I partment has been supplying to other
. nations valuable information concerning
chemical warfare experiments in this
country.
/, In tho face OF Senator Borah's pro-
!, test the Senate voted to increase the
appropriation for chemical warfare car
: ried in the military appropriation bill
from $780, 900. as contained in the House
bill. to $750,0O0 on the recommendation
( of the War Department.
''What Is known in -history," said
, Senator Borah. cas- the disarmament
\ conference adjourned in Washington in
February. The most humane and, IL
1t could have been carried out, the most
I important treaty that the conference
yut out was the one relating to the use
of submarines and noxious gases IN
warfare. That treaty dealt with these
instruments of warfare which are now
being perfected and developed so as to
Z become in all probability the dominating
instruments in case a war should be
visited upon us again.
II Failed to Effect Real Control.
svrln ,oVforanaa ,pas ,,pa hIa 10 effect
q real control of submarines or a defi-
mite control of noxious gases. For rea-
sons now we'll understood by every one,
upon the objections of certain Powers II
seemed impossible for them to limit the
building of submarines or to circum-
= scribe the jurisdiction of the different
Powers with reference to these fnstru-
( ments, but they did negotiate q treaty
I which, IL there had been good faith pc
(, hind these Powers, might have been de-
/, sirable and brought about good results
! This treaty has not been ratified ex-
cept by the Senate of the United States.
We ratified it in great haste because we
were told the whole world was waiting
FOR us to take the first step toward
world peace, and that as soon as we
acted the other nations would be glad
to follow. After we ratified the treaties
they passed into the pigeonholes of the
foreign nations and have never been
heard from since.
snow as to the use In war of asphyx-
iating poisons or other gases. and all
analagous liquids, materials or devices.
they have been Justly condemned by the
opinion of the civilized world. And the
prohibition Of their use having been de-
clared in treaties, to which a majority OF
the civilized Powers are signatory, and
which is to the end that the prohibition
-. 1. n .1vf
i of international law binding alike the
conscience and practice of nations. was
J the meaning of the treaty. If this meant
anything at all II meant that the sigma
tories were determined to take the first
step toward limiting the use of noxious
gases in warfare.
Five nations met in Washington in
February and solemnly signed treaty
by which they put the ban Of condemna-
tion on the use of poison gas. and then
j within six months seven nations meet in
the same capital to exchange views as
10 low they can most expedite the per-
fec ion of this method of making war.
In other words. the city OF Washington
becomes a distributing bureau for in
formation desirable only on the theory
that this treaty is to be dlsregarded."
Senator Borah's UNDERSTANDINGS.
Does the SENATOR. interrupted Sena-
tor Wadsworth IN. W, SAY the United
States Government is the central dis
tributing point OF information on chemi-
cal warfare gases?''
THAT is my understanding" replied
Senator Borah.
"I venture to say" continued Senator
Borah, that II you will call up the
s. cretary OF War you will find out that
this information, which is published In
the newspapers, was approved by the
War Department. it came as a quota
ton from the War Department. These
representatives OF other nations mes
with representatives of the War Depart
sneut, as The papers stated
"The assumption OF the Senator" said
Senator Wadsworth, goes to great
length. He would apparently include
In the Information said TO have been inn
parted, the formula for any gas made
under the auspices of this Government.
7 do not believe that these formulas
were given away"
'"The Senator from New York" said
Senator Borah. does not believe It. but
the Senator from idaho does. But 7
may be mistaken; do not say they
gave all the information away"
"In view OF the treaty" Senator
Borah closed, "and If the spirit of the
treaty is 10 be regarded. why should
the experts of these nations be invited
or permitted TO come here and pass
within the jurisdiction OF our Govern
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