The Washington herald., 1922-01-10
AIRCRAFT DELAYED
Delegates Unable to Dis
tinguish Between War
And Trade Planes.
NATIONS TO SIGN
RULES AGREEMENT
American Representatives
See Time Ripe for Real
Restrictions.

tations committee Of the arms con-
ference yesterday that a conference
shall be held in the most Immediate
future at which all OF the nations
OF the world will agree to enforce
the rules OF world warfare that are
fathered by the big five nations now
in Washington.
All nations. Including the Centred
Powers. are 20 be represented
Yesterdays session 0f the COM
mittee on naval limitations found
all delegations convinced that rules
OF. warfare should be drafted for
the future.
The committee had before it na-
val aircraft armament land arma-
mtnt and general limitation Of all
armed craft Then IL took up rules
OF warfare. II found No trouble in
accepting the report OF its subcom-
mittee that q gas impossible now
10 distinguish between aircraft, de-
signed for commercial use. and
those that could be used for war
purposes.
But IL also was agreed that the
committee could not TAX" any ac-
tion TO restrict either heavier-than-
air or lighter-than-sir craft
II was agreed that until all ma
tions affixsd their signatures 20 war
rules agreement IL would be use
less.
Time for Real Rules.
American representatives insist
ed that the time had come when
real rules should be drafted ana
when all Of the nations Of the world
would stand squarely behind them
to see that they are enforced.
A spokesman for the American
delegation, said last night that
there was no particular apprchcn-
sion in official circles that there
would be a final break as a result
OF failure 20 reach an agreement on
Shantung or on any other aEcnda
subject. He said that MeSsrs.
Hughes and Balfour remain willing
to utilize all OF their powers TO
bring about a settlement
After all" he said. the Chinese
and Japanese delegations are Tot So
far apart. Their differences We be-
lieve can be reconcilcd. But OF
course IL takes a way out and
think that the mcdistors from the
Gifted States and Great Britain
easily can find that way out"
IL was stated last night that the
various suggestions that there
would be no actor. taken on the
Siberian question were without
foundation.
we will take Siberia un when il
| is reached on the agcnda." said the
spokesman. "As a matter of fact.
there seems 10 be very great de-
sire on the part Of certain p0Iiti-
clans to rush this conference away
Let me suggest that there never was
any suggestion Of political influence
in the arrangements for the confer
ence. There is none row.
Hopeful Of Conclusion.
I'VE are hopeful that We are
nearly through. But that is a hope
entirely. II VIC can advaLce peace
by staying here. do you think that
any single delegate could leave and
then look his OWL people in the
| face"
The committee On legal revision
yesterday spent a lot Of time dis
/ cussinE the fVe-poweer treaty. II
is not yet complete. There have
been some suggestions from Italian
and Japanese sources that offer GER
tain changes. Until these are in
corcrete fashion Il will be impoS-
sible to reach any agreement re-
1 garding them.
Mr.. Schanzer for the Italian dele
gates said:
The subcommittee Of experts
has come to the conclusion that
there is TO practical method for
limiting military and naval aVis-
tion.
The Italian member ot the sub
committee was slone OF the opinion
that such a Limitation could be oh
tained by limiting the number Of
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organizations. and since the other
powers are willing 90 accept the
conclusions OF the subcommittee
and a proposal aiming to the limit
tstioR OF air armaments would have
no chance OF being accepted today.
we will limit ourselves to express
ing the desire that the future con-
ference which will be called 20
study and define the laws OF aerial
warfare. should take up sEain also
the question OF the Limitation OF
aerial armament
For Real Disarmament.
Mr.. Underwood. Of the American
| delegation, said that he had not eX-
pressed his views very much TO the
| conference. He was in hearty &C.
| cord with what they had done. He
himself believed in real disarms-
ment, looking to the permanent
peace OF the world. and he would
be very glad to vote for the cutting
out of any instrument OF war ~ q
really affected the situation: but
hcavler-than-air craft and lighter
than-air craft both were used for
land armament as well as scs
armament The man who was
trained In one machine could fly In
the other, and, in the main. the ma
chine that might be used with land
armies. with slight changes, couid
be used in naval warfare.
Mr. BalfoUr. chairman Of the Brit
ish delegation, said that IL was I'M
possible TO resist the practical con-
clusions of the subconmittee or
aircraft with regsr dto the limita-
tion OF heavier -than-air craft. which
he understood was the point for i'm
mediate discussion. This was re-
1 rrettahla because One must rfrrst