New-York tribune., 1922-01-28
u. 5. TO ,alI Board
To Draft Program
Whole Problem of Sub
marine and Poison Gas
Will Be Given Attention

completed to-day by the arms dele
gates.
Under resolution adopted by the
armament committee preparations
for the new conference will begin
Immediately upon conclusion Of
the Washington negotiations. The
United States, Great Britain. japan.
France and Italy will be represented
and the American government will
select the exact time and place Of
meeting.
Commission Planned
The first step toward revision Of
warfare regulations is TO be taken
by commission, presumably com
posed of International law experts
without plenlpotentlary powers. bu.
the resolution provides that after
they have agreed the five govern
ments shall confer as to the accept
ance of the report and the course to
be followed to secure the considera
ton of its recommendation by the
other civilized powers"
II is taken for granted that nue~-
tons oil national policy. as well as legal
cons iderations. viii enter into the final
decisions reached anG that the whole
problem of the submarine, one Of the
storm centers of the Washington cor
/ ference. Will be rcopcned when the
powers face each other once more abou>
the council table. 1t is possible that
| the tentative agreements reached here
both as to submarines and poison gas,
will be passed along in their present
! form to provide a basis for the re-
! newed discussions.
! Resolution As ADOPTED
J In leaving determination Of rev
rules of warfare to a later conference
| the armament committee carried ous
| the recommendation of a sub coma
mttce Of experts who spent several
weeks considering the subject The
/ resolution as adopted was drafted by
another Subcommittee. headed b.
Elihu Root, Of the American dclegs
ton. and is as follows:
Resolution for a commission Of
iurists:
"1'he United States of America. the
British Empire, France. Italy and
Japan have agreed;
81 That IL commission composed
of not more than two members rem
rcsenting each of the above men
toned powers shall be constituted t.
consider the following nuestiors:
"(a) DO existing rules OF interna-
tional law adequately cover ncr
methods of attack or defense result
ing from the introduction or deve!-
opment, since The Hague conference
of 1907 of new agencies OF warfare
SOB, IF not 50. what changes in the
existing rules ought to be adopted in
consequence thereof a part of the
law of nations?
Name Experts in Three Months
so. That notices OF appointment 81
the members of the commission shall
be transmitted to the, government o.
the United States Of America within
three months after the adjournment
of the present conference. which.
after consultation with the powers
concerned. will fix the day and place
fer the meeting of the commission.
"3. That the commission shall be
at liberty to request assistance and
advice from experts in international
law and in land, naval and aerial
warfare.
"a. That the commission shall re-
port its conclusions to each Of the
powers represented in its member
ship.
"Those powers shall thereupon con-
fer as 10 the acceptance of the re
port to be followed to secure the
consideration of its recommeuda.
tions by tho other civilized powe cs."
Radio Proposals Keadoptcd
The Far Eastern Committee -da,
readoptcd the radio resolution whicl
was reconsidered Tuesday on the rec
ommendation of a subcommittee whlcl
had failed after a two days effort t.
agree on the addition of any Of a hall
dozen supplemental proposals. AS
actly the same language as when adopt
ed originally on December Z. Il In
cludes FIVE paragraphs which make il
substance the following stipulations re
garding wireless stations in China:
/. No station shall handle other tina
, government messages except in emer
gency.
2. Foreign stations must couforr
! strictly to the terms of the agreement
+ under which they exist.
3. Any foreign station mairtaine
, without the authority of the Chimes
government shall be turned over to CHI
nese officials for fair compensation.
4. Questions affecting stations in tn
South Manchurian Railway zone or til
French concessions at Shanghai mus
be discussed by China directly with til
governments concerned.
S. Owners Of foreign stations mu;
confer with Chinese officials to wor
out Il wave length agreement.
. Views Of Great Powers
r The divergent views of China ar
the other powers relative to the su.
Elemental provisions it had been pr.
+ posed to add to the resolution were e
o pressed in separate statements spres
= on the records. That setting forth II
t. position Of the United States. Gre,