Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
EQUALITY POLICY
ON ARMS ADOPTED
Latin Countries Stand on
Possession and Acquisition
Prevails at Farley.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, May administration
of the influence of the Latin American
states marked In an outstanding mar
ner the first week of the conference
for the control of international trade
in ornaments. This influence of a
section of the world whose countries
are practically all members of the
League of Nations was demonstrated
today when, under its leadership. the
conference declared for the doctrine
of the equality of all countries. grea;
and small, in the right 70 possess and
acquire ornaments.
ConcreteIy, this declaration took
the form of insisting that funda
mentally there be no prohibition OF
the expectation of arms to govern
ments constitutionally established, but
liberty to export. This changes the
whole starting point of the confer
| ence. The draft convention, which
was prepared carefully by experts
after two years study, hinges on the
understanding, plainly set forth in the
second article. that the powers VII
| interdict the expectation Of arms e.
| cept under conditions which are out
lined in succeeding clauses. These
clauses permit the sale of arms u
duly recognized governments under 4
! system of license and the publication
| OF all details.
Sales to Individuals Banned.
The conference today. after
lively debate, went on record for In
erty of expectation under suitable re
strictions and on the condition thai
all sales to foreign individuals would
be forbidden.
AS several of the delegates remark
ed. this action radically changes the
| form of the convention, but does no.
| really affect it's essentials, provided
the principle of liberty TO export he
sufficiently fenced around with pro
! tective clauses to permit attainment
OF the conferences goal, which Is de
| struction of illicit traffic and interna
! tionai publicity on all legal trade.
| For France. NJ Boncour insisted tina
| this liberty should not be permitted I"
| conflict with the internal leglsialio"
| of importing states with references -
/ restrictions on the Importation o.
arms. Some of the delegates interpret
| ed this remark to mean that France
| does not want Germany 10 acquire
I freedom TO purchase arms abroad pN
| the terms of the proposed convention
| NJ Boncour was not clear on thiS
point, but was clear on insisting that
! liberty to purchase should not appi!
| 10 armaments needed by governments
| for strictly defensive purposes.
German Interest Seen.
Herr Won Eckhardt, the German
| pIenipote ntiary. riveted his eyes on N.
| Boncour during the latters speech
and Immediately afterward moved 40
| iournInent until Monday Oh the
| ground that he was mentally ana
physically hungry" The impression
prevailed that he wanted TO confer
| with Berlin on the latest conference
developments.
Germany's armament situation Is
strictly supervised by the treaty OF
Versailles. which forbids the export Of
| arms by Germany.
+ The Latin American countries and
| the small countries of Europe were
| jubilant over their victory. which sal
1 isles their sovereign pride and re
moves them from the proclaimed de
tendency on the great manufacturing
| countries.
| Decision as to whether the sale Of
warships would be barred from inter
national control. as proposed by Great
Britain. was not reached, for the rea
son that the military committee meets
only on Monday. England not only
wants warslIfps, but also airships and
airpianes designed for war purposes.
excluded from control. Her amend
ment draft convention leaves in tanks
and armored cars and trains, as sus
geSted by the trainers of the origin2
draft convention, and adds a new i'm
plement-tractor vehicles of military
| design-as war engines whose traffic
| should be supervised.