Evening star., 1925-05-20
PARLEY DISCUSSES
j. S. COURT ENTRY
Question Raised at Arms
Cut Session in Geneva
by Burton.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA, May 20.-The question
Court of Justice was raised today in
the international conference for the
control of traffic in arms and muni-
tions by Representative Theodore E.
Burton Of Ohio, chairman of the
American delegation.
This occurred during a discussion of
how to settle disputes regarding the
Interpretation of the proposed con-
vention for arms control. The con-
vention provides for settlement of diff.
ferences by the World Court Of JUS
tice If direct negotiations between the
differing countries fail, or by any
court of arbitration If either of the
parties to the dispute are not members
of the Court of Justice.
Names Hague Tribunal.
Mr.. Burton moved that differences
might also be referred to The Hague
tribunal. He said America s proposed
adherence to the Court of Justice con-
templates the necessity of making
special agreements in advance for the
submission of disputes TO the leagues
tribunal.
Representative Burton today helped
save the arms conference from a
wreck threatened by Jugoslavia's sud
den introduction of an amendment
making the convention effective on
the same date and under the same
conditions as suggested for the one
regarding the private manufacture
of arms. This amendment was Of
l,A afa
requiring Russian ratification to make
the convention effective, and 1t was
the result or the fears of the smaller
on-manufacturing states that the
convention would be unfair to them
because il does not hit private manu-
facture, which they regard the root
of armament evil.
Jugoslavia's proposal was active
ly supported by Rumania. Greece and
Turkey, and in principle by France
and Brazil Admiral SouZa Silva of
Brazil insisted that the convention
was unfair to smaller states because
it required them to publish arms sta
tistics, while the manufacturing coun-
tries would not have to do so.
I'VE want to know what is going
on in these big manufacturing coun-
tries. This convention means the I'M
porting countries will be controlled by
producing State" he said.
Representative Burton declared that
Latin American countries ought to be
included in the list of states which
must ratify the arms traffic conven-
ton. He said he sympathized with
the purposes Of the Jugoslavian pro-
posal. but he questioned whether pub
licity regarding private manufacture
would be sufficient. There was gov
ernment manufacture also to be con-
sidered, he said.
Fights Postponement.
Mr.. Burton then vigorously COM
bated the proposal to postpone the
operation Of the present arms pact
until the one dealing with the private
manufacture of arms is adopted. His
tory has proved the postponement Of
good intentions often has been the
graveyard of the noblest aspirations.
he declared.
THE League of Nations assembly
said II was not best to join the two
questions involved, and it was upon
that understanding that we came
from the United States" Mr.. Burton
said.
He replied to "the arguments of
those who fancy the solution of the en-.
tire armament problem rests with the
prohibition Of private manufacture
because they say it represents indus
trial interests whose prosperity Is pro-
NOTED by war, and is therefore a bar.
rier to peace.
He declared the private manufac.
ture of arms was flexible, depending
upon the demand. While 1t reached
big proportions during the war, II
was now vastly reduced, he said.