Evening star., 1925-05-13
BURTON D|SPELS
GLOOM AT GENEVA
Speech of U. S. Representa-.
tive Opens New Vista in
Arms Traffic ParIey.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, May 13.-The tension in
League of Nations circles has been
relieved today by the declaration
made yesterday by Representative
Theodore f. Burton of Ohio, head of
the American delegation to the in
ternational conference for the con-
troll of traffic in arms and munitions.
that the United States is willing to
sign a convention which would COM
pei all states manufacturing arma-
ments to publish statistical details
of such manufactures.
The American declaration has off,
set the gloom caused by the unwill-
ingness of Poland and Rumania to
submit to arms control unless Rus
sia was similarly regulated. Both
Poland and Rumania agreed in con-
ference today to postpone considera
ton of their problem.
Nj. Dendramis of Greece. praising
the American announcement, pic
tured the United States as really
promulgating thereby one of the
basic principles of the leagues cove
nant. He said that countries sub
scribing to Mr.. Burton's idea are only
complying strictly with the covenants S
requirements that states shall eX-
change full information regarding
armaments. He emphasized that this
is especially important to the con-
ference because 1t breaches the prin-
ciple Of equality of states.
Holds Poland Justified.
NJ. Palacious, Spanish delegate. said
Mr.. Burton's declaration sowed seeds
from which there was reason to be
yp0Yll6 realized
later.
NJ. de Clausel of France said that the
uneasiness OF Poland and Rumania
was quite reasonable and that the con
ference had made great progress by
the presence of the United States and
other non-league members.
THE significance of Mr.. Burton's
speech is immense he declared.
for the United States has established
traffic and publicity in the private
manufacture of arms"
Carton de Wharf of Belgium, presi
dent of the conference, said that Mr..
Burton's announcement introduced q
new and vastly important element and
gave the discussion new perspective
The conference voted to discuss pri
vate manufacture of arms after the
general question of arms traffic is
disposed of.
All delegates to the conference have
shown surprise at Mr.. Burton's state
ment that the United States already
Is publishing statistics of the private
manufacture of arms and they are
asking him for official publications
giving the figures.
Referred to Census.
Mr.. Burton explained that the
United States census law authorizes
periodically, and said he believes Con
publicity.
After a bitter fight in the military
committee armored trains steamed
| lfguratively out of the League of Ma
| tions Palace last night. BY a vote
of 13 to IL the governments repre-
sented at the conference decided tha-
their sale would not be subject t.
! international supervision. Thus ar
mored cars or trains will be treated
on the same footing as warships, sub
marines, airplanes and airships anc
will henceforth not be listed as arma
ments whose traffic concerns the in
ternational public.
| The committee next eliminated fam,
| throwerS, the use of which in wa,
Hungary recently protested, but mad,
no pronouncement Of it's views as t,
whether flame throwers should be
used in warfare.
| Tanks alone remain the sole rep
resentative of that original list O
| implements of war which figured il
the draft convention under a specia
heading.