Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-10
Naval Committee of the
Arms Conference ThruStS
All of Them Aside Are
ImpraCtiCable, Claim
REGRET is EXPRESS.
BY SENATOR SCH gSSfa
Believes Military - I,Sn
Should Be CU.sSI sthe
Same as C0| >ltiVe
Building Capt. 'SipS'

sociated Press "a. J estions of
limitation of military an-sraft We're
thrust aside as impracticable today
by the naval committee of the
arms confepence, the following res
olution being adopted:
THE committee is of the opin-
ion th9f it is not at present prac-
ticablgto impose any effective reg
ulatiSns on the number or charac-
teriyics of aircraft either com
meycial or military"
Agreement rs reached for the
CREATION of q mixed commission of
experts and jurists to take up at
sdme future time q study of the
rules of warfare in their applica-
ton to aerial operations. The eX-
act wording of the resolution to
this end, including the specific mis-
sion Of the commission and just
,how the body was to be constitut-
ed, was left to the drafting COM
mittee.
The resolution declaring aircraft
Limitation impracticable at this
time follows closely the language
of the report Of the sub-commit-
tee. 1t was changed. however. to
eliminate the exception to lighter
than air craft noted by the sub
committee, the full committee dis
cussion making it clear that the
delegations were agreed that the
same general argument against
restricting aircraft development
because of the wide principles the
future may hold for commercial
aviation, applied both to airplanes
and dirigibles.
Another Change Made.
Another change in the sub-com-
mistee conclusion was the insertion
at the suggestion of Arthur ]. Bal
four, of the British group, of the
words "at present" Mr.. Balfour
said the time might come when
arms limitations projects could be
projected into the field of aviation,
more definite. knowledge then be-
ing available as to a practical dis
tinctien between commercial and
military flying machines.
Senator Schanzer of Italy, OK
pressed regret that it was the opln-
ion of the conference that nothing
could be undertaken in the way of
limiting military aviation to avoid
competition, as competitive build
ing of capita; a-Ips was to be
curbed. He suggested a future
conference on the subject.
Senator Underwood replied that
airplaDes and dirigibles both were
used for land and naval warfare
and for commercial purposes. A
TNilAt tr1 ifir Fp al
could fly military machine, he
added, and for this reason ana
also because the question of land
ornaments was not to be taken up
by the present conference, he
agreed with the technical commit
tee that aircraft limitations were
impracticable.
Development of Aviation.
Mr. Balfour pointed out that
many persons thought development
Of aviation would exert an inn
mense influence upon economic
development of mankind" adding
that restrictions on aircraft devel-
opment, therefore, would restrict
also the peaceful. purposes of in
ternatonal inter- communication"
whatever the future might make
possible, he said, present knowl-
edge would not permit a distinc-
tion between fighting and com
mercial development in the air.
NJ Sarraut for the French,
shared this view.a He would re-
gard with apprehension, he said,
anything of atnature "to raralyze
the progress of aviation"
Baron Kato for Japan. said the
time would come when aircraft
Limitation would be necessary
but agreed that it could not
be done now. ana Mr.. Hughes
summed up committee opinion as
against any attempt to restrict air.
plane development.
Question of Dirigibles.
This left the question of dirigi-
bles to be considered, Mr. Hughes
said. He said the report of the
subcommittee showed that limits
of size of dirigibles was at least
practicable. Whether the advan-
tage to be gained in military lin
ltation way OF fixing the size Of
heavier than air craft. he said,
would be more than offset by re-
strictions thus placed on CONNER
Gial use of such craft was for the
committee to Cecide. M
Senator Schanzer suggested that
by striking the words Tighter than
air. out of the committee conclu.
sion, 1t could be made applicable
to all aircraft, and this was done
after Mr.. Balfour had inserted the
words "at present" in the declara-
tion that limitation of air forces
was impracticable.