New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07
League Urges
Savants to Bar
Poison Gases
Appoints Commission of In
tellectuals to Meet at
Geneva Aug. | to Make
Plans for Elimination
Want Formulae Barred
Commission Agrees Arms
Traffic Treaty a Dead Let
ter Unless U. S. Approves

Special Gable 70 The Tribune
Copyright. 1922. New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, July 6.-An appeal TO the
worlds savants TO evolve means 10 pre-
vent the devastation caused by the use
Of poison gases in warfare was de-
clded on to-day by the Disarmament
Commission OF the League Of Nations.
In order to avoid. IL possible, the spec
tacle OF thousands Of human beings
dying in agony when struck, without
the slightest protection, by mysterious
military effects such as the Germans
turned loose on the Canadians at Ypres,
a committee on intellectual eo-opera-
tion will be formed. composed Of. among
others, Professors Curie. Bergson, Elm
stein, George Hale and Sir Robert Muir
ray. This committee is requested 20
meet In Geneva on August TO begin
active work and TO report 10 the coun-
Gil OF the League.
No moye get made BY the Viyiani
committee has been able 70 rouse more
support than this attempt, iguratiyely,
world with demand that scientists ex-
pose their poison formulae TO the pub
lie gaze 20 prevent inscriptions war
makers from using them NJ some future
time.
The discussion to-day brought out
guarded hints, current since the Euro
lean war, Of the secret existence OF
the most destructive means Ct silent
- nations .lAnhtlaaa .vnfIld
not hesitate TO use in case OF another
struggle. II was pointed out that there
would be extreme difficulty OF accusing
scientist who had discovered new
poison gases for eradicating insect life
Of harboring formulae for the purpose
OF war. but IL was generally agreed that
TO honest scientist would refuse TO CO.
operate in the movement.
A decision was therefore taken TO
place the whole subject in the hands
OF the intellectual body named TO study
the best means OF enlisting scientists
in the movement voluntarily. Aside
from those named this body will in
clude Professor Torres. famous Span
ish Mathematician and airship in
ventor; DR.. Castro Dozen, OF the Rio
de Janeiro faculty OF medicine; Sena.
tor Ruffini, Of Italy; nile. Bonnvie. OF
the University OF Christiania, and
Professor Banerjee, a noted Indian
savant Of Calcutta.
The commission continued its discus
sion Of Lord Robert Cceiis plan for
disarmament. No final decision was
reached. but il was agreed that tho
convention OF ST. Gcrmaine, dealing
with the international traffic In arms,
remain and must continue TO remain,
dead letter, unless all signatory pow
ers. including the United States, de-
eide 70 ratify. The commission there
fore decided TO call on the League
Council 10 demand that all powers OF
,he League still outside the provisions
Of the convention take immediate steps
10 ratify.
During the discussion Lord Robert
said that in the present state OF the
world II would be impossible TO force
nations TO accept reduction Of arma-
ments without satifactory guarantees.
Premier BranGnG Of Sweden. agreed
INST a general reduction Of nrnamepts
seemd highly improbable, but he be-
lieycd the League should proclaim It's
object broadcast, and stick to Its DIS
armament guns.