The Washington times., 1923-06-16
WILL
ASK NEW AIR
FARLEY
Congressman Butler Says
Farley Of Nations to Limit
Aircraft Is Due.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international News Service.


/. With France and Great Britain
engaged In a quiet, but neverthe-
less intense, race for supremacy of
the air, the Sixty-eiehth Congress
IS going to demand that President
Harding inaugurate another world
arms conference to do what the
Washington conference failed to
do--limit the production of aircraft
and submarines
Sentiment in the last Congress
was In favor OF such a move, and
inslstent action was withheld only
at the instance Of the White House
and State Department, where the
time was not deemed propitious.
The sentiment in the new Con-
gress, however, is going to be
stronger, 1t was declared TODAY NV
Congressman Thomas S. Butler,
tRep) Of Pennsylvania, chairman OF
the Naval Committee.
Horrors Predicted.
Something will have to be dore
soon," said Butler. cor the next
war will bring conflict so horrible
that the horrors OF the last war
will seem pale by comparison. Air
planes and gas were in their in
fancy during the last war-and see
what havoc they did. With all the
advance that has been made in the
last few years In the development of
these terrible weapons, the next
conflict may see whole races wiped
out and civilization itself de-
-stroyed.'
The proper time for issuance Of
call for such conference" Con-
gresham Butler said, Is next
spring. BY that time, he believes,
many of the disputes and contro-
versies that now make the SUM
moning Of such conference mad.
visable will be adjusted, and the
world viii be In better condition
to listen to 1t.
Europe today is too shaky,"
said Butler, "and 10 in no mood to
consider such proposal. BY
spring, however. ! believe condi-
tions will be better"
Both President Harding and Sec
rotary Of State Hughes favor an
other conference in principle-al-
though they believe there has never
been a time since the Washington
conference closed when another
would have stood any chance Of
success. And they do not believe
IhO puSSCHL 10 the LIIlG 10 SL6rt
any such action.
France Yet to Ratify.
France has not yet ratified the
Washington conference treaties,
although more than a year has
elapsed since they were placed he
fore the French Parliament. There
is keen resentment in Washington
over the failure OF the French To
ratify.
That Great Britain would sub
scribe to a new arms conference Is
regarded here as assured. British
government officials are keenIy con-
cerned over the French air and
submarine program. and the I'M
easiness has been brought to the
surface frequently Of late IN parlia-
mentary debate.
No such assurance exists, how
ever, with respect to the French.
It was due to France that the
Washington conference failed to
limit submarines-a fact which pro-
NOTED considerable i'll feeling be-
tween the French and British gov
ernments.
Whether France, now engaged
upon comprehensive air and sub
marine program, would consent to
enter limitation conference is
doubtful, according to Government
officials in position to know.
Certainly, it was said today, the
policy Of the French in the last
year has not been conducive to
much hope in that direction.