Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-28
ARMS
CONFERENCE
IS PROPOSED
The Armament Committee
Agrees on Plan to Re-
write War Rules.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 28.-A meeting OF
the japanese and Chinese delegate:
to draft into treaty form the points
Of agreement already reached in tho
Shantung negotiations formed the only
event on the arms conference calcn-
dar today. Although it was an
lounced that the central issue Of the
Using Tao railroad would not be
touched upon at the meeting, the con-
trOversy over this appeared today Il
have been narrowed to a point where
developments Of the next day or two
probably would clear the way for a
final settlement.
Want Another Conference.
While most of the other activities
bf the conference were waiting on a
decision of the Shantung controversy,
the armament committee meanwhile
had formally agreed today on the call
ing Of another International confer
ence to- rewrite the laws of war for
The submarine and other new agencies
of attack on land and sea.
A resolution adopted by the COM
mittee at brief session yesterday pro-
vided that preparations for such a
conference, at which will be repre-
sented the United States, Great Brit
ain, Japan, France and Italy, shall be
begun Immediately on adjournment
of the Washington conference.
To Revise.
The first phase of the conference,
under the resolution, will be meeting
of two Representatives from each
country which would constitute a
Commission of jurists," presumably
without 'plenipotentiary powers, to
meet at . time and place to be select
ed by this government for the purpose
of working out a revision of the rules
of warfare. When the commission has
reported Its conclusions. 1t Is provid-
ed that the five powers shall confer
as to the acceptance Of the report
and the course to be, followed to Sc
cure the consideration Of its recon-
mendations by the other civilized
powers" The commission is to be
appointed within three months after
adjournment of the present confer
ence. !
I The resolution as adopted was
ssssasd ha.fa RSoi, 81 a1saa tSeaAnssFiz
can delegation, and follows:
Resolution for a Commission of
jurists:
/ 1.-THE United States Of America the
British Empire, France, Italy and
Japan have agreed:
"One-That a commission COM
pOSeu OIL not more tnan Two members
representing each of the above men
toned powers shall be constituted to
consider the following questions:
"(A)-Do existing rules of interna-
tional law adequately cover new
methods of attack or defense result
ing from the introduction or develop
ment, since The Hague conference of
1907. or new agencies of warfare?
"(B)-If not SO, what changes in
the existing rules ought to be adopted
In consequence therof as a part of the
law of nations?
'Two-That notices of appointment
Of. the members of the commission
shall be transmitted to the govern
ment of the United. States Of Ameri-
ca within, three months after the ad-
tournment Of the present conference,
which after consultation with the
powers concerned will fix the day and
place for the meeting Of the commits
sion.
'Three-That the commission shall
be at liberty to request assistance and
advice from experts in international
law and inland, naval and aerial war
fare.
"Four-That the commission shall
report its conclusions to each of the
powers represented in it's member
ship.
Those powers shall thereupon
confer as to the acceptance Of tho
report and the course to be followed
to secure the consideration of it's
recommendations of the other civili-
lied powers." E