New-York tribune., 1922-01-07
Resolution Before Arma.
ment Committee Pro,
vides for Acceptance as
Part of fJnternationalLaw
Negotiations Over
Shantung Are Off
Chinese Ask Mediation by
Hughes and Balfour:
Washington Believes Set.
flement Will Be Reached
BY Carter Field


poison gas in war was proposed to-day
= the American delegation in ths
a'Mament committee of the armament
Irritation conference. A resolution
drafted r Elihu Root was indorsed by
The American delegation and by the
Italian delegation, through Senator
Shanzer. its head At that point tho
eeramlites adjourned until tomorrow,
The text Of the Root resolution follows
The use in var of aaph yxiating,
relsonous or analogous liquids or
materials or devices having been
Justly condemned by the general
cpinon Of the civilized world, and a
prohibition Of such use having been
declared IN treaties to which q ma
iority of the civilized powers arc
psrtey
"No0, to the end that this prohibi-
..an hall he universally accented as
part OF international law. binding
-,iNe the conscience and practice Of
'aiions. the sfgnatory powers declare
heir assent 20 such prohibition.
-xyee u he bound thereby between
temsel,es aud invite all ether civil
I'D rstons TO adhere thereto"
,ccepts rirscy Resolution
The committee also approved the
Eco. resolutions 10 impose in the five
poaer treaty the penalty for piracy on
snhinarine commanders who violate tho
prohibition against using submersibles
ss commerco destroyerr. The text Of
the resolution follows:
The signatory powers desiring TO
;asnre ihe enforcement of humane
Tgies Of existing Law declared by
dam with respect to attacks upon
AID seizure and destruction of mer-
eaant ships further declare that any
n.rscn III the service of any power,
vHo shall violate any of those rules,
''he'her or not such person is under
orders Of governmental superior.
sha be deemed to have violated the
sws Of war and shall be liable to
trial and punishment az if for an
act Of piracy, and may be brought to
rial before the civil or military
T'Norities of any power within the
PREDICTION Of which he may be
nnnd
no Root resolutions prohibiting
sus submarines as commerce de-
s''oyers were adopted yesterday. They
T'f" regrouped, but their purpose was
10. modified.
Nofher Important development of
''c day was the action OF the Chinese
breaking off. negotiations with
rs2an on the restoration OF Shantung.
me Chinese announced tonight that
hfv had appealed 10 Secretary Hughes
and Arthur I. Ralfour, under whose
TooJ Offices the negotiations were
ho~un
Opposed BY Britain and France
he British and French, but partjc-
ular'v the British, think an agreement
aeollshlng the use of gas in warfare
WORLD be absolutely valueless. because
'ne? thlnk the moment any nation was
pressed hard IN war it would resort
'h's weapon. Any nation, they point
ol,, "hlcn has chemical and dye in
'.s''y can change it overnight into a
l',son gas supply for ics arn1y.
.'Hc STAND IN favor OF the outlawiup
poisoh gas IN war was taken by the
.s,ner'can delegation in spite Of the
1s.s lh't subcommittee Of the CON
s'sn,s. consisting Of repres scntatives
al I'VE powers. and appointed for
W. purpose Of considering poison gas,
1 aeclared emphaticaily that the
ipsstlcn , OF the use of gas in war was
,orwsaI ,nm@n'e OF achievement This sub
,saal'tee r. held that abolition Of gas
,io, ai WAS impractical, because no ma
Wv ".I would dare not to be prepared to
nan Sach tremendously effective wea.
rSr, s.n, especially as the subcommittee
p,sas saaoed the effective prevention OF
pps,paIat'on ps,.H for gas warfare by any
1'ron non as impossible.
ni,,aa i@lsn the Sutherland advisory com
aa,ise'; s' however. strongly in favor of
coa%;tng chemical warfare, with the
,i';s0te di.Aln,ttee on land armament of the
psr,ssory psrss;y committee and with General
ni;fea ni;fsa,ns, chairman OF the sub-com-
sbol;,;,,. bl,t, concurring, declaring for it's
O, ,,.slon, ~ and with the General Board
ataonssN atuS Navy !. :f,avorng such abolition,
tss ts4TTlSn T1S;na admitting that in so doing
ipy o"i.ed States would be surrender
1ssts On .s ssdvantage in international con-
ID ,,, I'm, .ne American delegation decided
man, ~efrioe the opinion of the arma-
osiso. ar; Suo-c committee. including the
p,nfosao ol rs own technical experts,
NsSsor Edgar F. Smith, chairman of
'confnueo on next psss)