New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-15
Move by Canada, Deferred
From First Meeting Of
Assembly, Meets With
Opposition of France
Revision Is Suggested
American Activity Could
Bring Albert Deletion.
Navy Con a ice Asked
By Wilbur Forrest
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NENEFA, Sept. 14.--Artieie x, that
uninterrupted section OF the covenant
OF the League of Nations credited with
keeping the United States out of the
league, viii doubtless remain unaltered
for at least another year, IL was indi-
Gated during the discussion to-day OF
the Canadian project to eliminate IT..
This. was brought up by the Canadians
at the first meeting of the assembly
and referred over until 1922.
Representatives of several govern
ments, including France, announced ~
structions to oppose killing the article.
but it was generally agreed that a
committee should be appointed to study
its final interpretation in order to de-
termine the basis for the Canadian
contention that 1t binds nations to
furnish military forces against other
nations guilty of aggression.
NJ. Barthelemy, of France, said his
country recognized the spirit of the
Canadian project, but thought the ar
ticle vital part of the covenant and
that its deletion was too great sac
riflce for bringing in America on the
part of those nations which felt that
the League strength depended on the
article. He added; eve might. how
ever, consider the revision of the arti-
Gle" The Belgian delegation support
ed the Canadian move that full inquiry
be made.
u. S. Change Would Kill 1t
1t was plain, however. from to-day's
debate that any effort to kill the arti
Gle will fail this year, although if the
United States suddenly offered to
enter the League if the article were
killed it would be quickly disposed of.
The ornaments committee to-day
considered the proposal to extend the
Washington naval treaty to maritime
nations of the league which had not
signed it. III. A. L. Fisher, of the Brit.
ish delegation, said that Britain pro-
posed an international maritime con-
ference to be called as quickly as pos
slbie, to consider draft of the project
and attempt to overcome the objec-
tions of Brazil and Poland, which de-
clared against the principles of the
Washington pact. Both demanded the
right to build new tonnage above what
would be allowed for the protection of
their sea frontiers. No definite action
resulted from to-day's meeting.
Fishers move for an international
conference, it was learned tonight,
would not exclude nations signatory to
the Washington treaty, and from this
is interpreted subtle method of again
which crashed on the rocks from the
French objections. 1t is pointed out
that the submarine problem arose from
discussion of auxiliary ships and,
since nothing was decided in this re-
gard at Washington, the United States
would be called on to send represen-
tatives along with England, France,
Italy and Japan.
Brazil and Poland Object
First, however, method must be
found during the present meeting to
circumvent the objections of Brazil
and Poland, who would obviously not
agree to cut down their capital ships
on basis Of the Washington agree
ment. The Brazilian delegate to-day
stated that his government had in.
structed him to stand fatty against the
draft of the treaty as now framed for
committee discussion at Geneva. al
though he agreed to forward the Fisher
proposal to Rio Janeiro for more precise
instructions. The Colombian delega-
tion mystifed. the listeners by taking
! a most active interest in the discussion
with two long speeches in favor of the
treaty. Panama did not participate.
GENEVA, Sept. Ia (By The Associ-
ated Press).-The assembly disarma-
ment committee has decided to rec
ommend to the Assembly of the League
OF Nations resolution introduced by.
NJ. de Jouvenal, of France, asking all
countries, except those whose juridical
situation has been changed, to re-
to the figures of 1918. This would ex-
clude the United States and Canada,
as we'll as Spain, which is at war
with Morocco.
The idea is to make it apply to all
European states under present cir
cumstances, having no excuses for
maintaining bigger ornaments than be-
fore the war. The reductions that the
resolution would involve are indicated
by the statistics of the mixed com
mission, which show that the follow
ing. countries are spending more for
military purposes than before the war:
Nations Spending More
Great Britain. 10 per cent; India, IA:
Australia, II; Canada, 7h; New Zea-
land, 10; Portugal, IN; Japan, 81;
Denmark, SO; Holland, is; Sweden, 20.
Belgium, which is spending so per
cent more than before the war, is ex-
eused because she had practically no
army in 1913, but was protected by
treaties Of neutrality.
The. countries which are spending
n ss9 snai III 1910 are. south Africa
70 per cent; Rumania. %; Italy, AZ:
Brazil, as; France, 8; Switzerland, 80,
and Norway, 14.3
M. de Jouvenal remarked after the
session that he had not included the
United States because every one felt
that the stronger the United States is 4
me greater the guaranty against war.
Inc european nations were particu-
| iariy mentioned because the field of
conflict is in Europe.
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