New Britain herald., 1925-02-24
THE ARMS CONFERENCE AND THE PROTOCOL


 The Geneva protocol originated in efforts of the League of Nations two years ago to secure an agree ment on disarmament, based on the need of security for nations. Early efforts toward a disarmament plan failed. but with the birth Of the Dawes plan q combination Of se- curitv and disarmament was lnltl- ated by Premiers Macdonald ana Herriot, the keynote being compul- sorry arbitration. The protocol re- suited from this effort. An unofficial group of Americans, headed py Gen. Taskcr H. Bliss. David Hunter ] Miller and James T. ShotwelI, as- sisted in framing it. The protocoi is "open 10 signature by all states so that the United States might ac- cept the protocol if it desired ai- thouch no recommendation that 1t do so has been put forward.
 The protocol gives compulsory jurisdiction to the World Court Ill four classes of disputes affecting the interpretation of treaty; any ques- ton of international law, breach of an international obligation, ana the nature and extent of separations in bemade as result of of such a breach of international obIlsatlol' If also sets forth procedure for set ,lemcnt of non-regal disputes
 Should a state resort to war Tn disregard of q judicial sentence or disregard it's obligation to submit disnute for settlement, that state u,i, ba deemed an "aggressor' ononinx itself to economic, financla or military penalties.
 ] It should be borne in mind Una nrotocol obligations would be as S sumod only by such states as s'ghe' I it and that the United States Wou'' a ,ooont none of them by accepting adhesion. to the World Court
 But another important point l
 ! 1t 0 ,bis. In case of a dispute pet"ee' Q s,ote which signed the GeneF L. nrotoco] and one which did not tn q Io4tor vouIl be invited to submit | q tho oh,ications accepted by tn " signatorv states; and in event if rafnsa1 and war results, t4en III non.sipna,ory state will be snpJe' If +o the penalties of an aggresSo '. This provision follows the prlnelp l. laid down in Article II or 'ne N0' ,,, onant of the League of Nations Y
 rarding disputes with non-memo'
 s+a+4s outside the League ] h'
 
 would apply to the United states
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 aono or the Geneva protocol u There has been no great progre in obtaining signatories to the pr '1 +ocoL and the disarmament CD on .o have been held under 10 h,. June IS may be postpone rvoIve states signed it the day p- was opened for signatures: AIpa' "s Ru,uar,a, CzechosIavakla' Esthon '" France Greece. LatVia' Po'a'
 por,ugal and the Scrb-Croa'-0 D ,s1 ,cne state. Six others have SIT ,, siqnod. Belgium, Brazil Cll ,'e raraguay. Spain and Uruguay " Tho only great power amons '"D u,atories is France, and the o'
 s,atc that has ratified the proto ""' , rzachosIaval>ia. Ratification o', three of the four great powers , Great Britain, France 'a'S l'" T.ron and by ten other me 'o'- hors of the League of Nations
 r.,nirsd before the disarmam conferences can he called. | Why Great Britain is believed
 he mkcwarm to the protoeo" sur , snmity of the doninions' the r, tuas of the United states. anu 'u.u of Japan, and the conclusions to .ake ot ""p'''.' ,.u, bo discus g a draw" '''''
 , tomorrow.