South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-08
POWERS CONSICN
POISON GAS WAR
TO The DISCARD
Rest of World Will Be In
vited to Participate IN
New Agreement.
PLENkRY SESSION SOON
Chinese Seek Mediation In FL
fort to Settle Shantung
Tangie.

WASHINGTON. Jan. THE five
major naval powers OF the world
through the naval committee or the
arms conference Saturday voted 10
outlaw gas as a weapon of war ana
S. adopting the Root resolution 10
That end. invited world adherence or
su nations To the prohibition as
rule or international law.
The committee then turned 10 the
third new egency of war with when
f. has been called upon TO deal-air-
craft had not completed dis
cussion when adjournment was taken
over the week end.
Indications were that there would
be no effort 10 restrict airplane de-
veIopment through limitation OF
numbers. size or military character
istics. A subcommittee, in an alaoo-
rate report recommended against
spch "A course as both Impractical
and unwise. The discussion brought
out the possibility. however. that
declaration against the bombing OF
unfortifed towns or cities might
later be laid before the conference
for approval.
Text or Resolution.
Tho anti-gas resolution went
through as drawn by Ellhu Root OF
the American delegation. II reads;
THE use iu war OF asphyMatlng'
poisonous or other gases and all
other analogous liquids, materials
or devices having been justly con-
dcmned by the general opinion of the
civilized world and prohibition OF
such use having been declared in
treaties to which a majority of the
civilized powers are parties:
Vow to the end that this prohibis
ton shall be universally accepted as
part OF international law. binding
alike the conscience and the prac-
tic OF nations the signatOry powers
declare their assent to such prOhibl-
tfon. agree to be- bound thereby be-
tween themselves and invite all other
civilized nations to adhere thereto"
No Aircraft Limitation.
An air warfare Subcommittee has
reported after weeks OF study that
limitation of airplanes appears i'm
practicable until a conference Of
wider scope has been convened, al
though It was suggested Ing some
restrictions on use of lighter than
air craft might be worth attempting
future world wide conference
FOR consideration of the rules of war
also has been suggested. and senti-
meut among the delegates seemed TO
favor it, Italy. however. hopes TO
see the present negotiations develop
some agreement against bombarding
of unfortifed cities
So far have the armament discus
sions proceeded that some delega-
tlons are looking forward 20 a plen-
arv session OF the conference by
Wednesday or Thursday OF next
week 20 publish TO the world the
cimpleted limitation treaty and to
record the further steps that have
been taken in regard 10 the far east
Chinese Seek Intervention.
Tu the far eastern discussions,
Saturdays deliberations contributed
no surface indication of progress. de
spite an appeal by the Chinese to
Sec.y Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour
10 suggest way out of the Chinese
Japanese deadlock on Shautung.
The Chinese delegate saw the re-
epective heads of the American and
British delegations separately. and
opinion was divided afterward as to
the prospects.
Facing a situation that both de-
scribed as delicate. 10 was apparent