The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-05

by a Swiss court has prevented the
Soviet Union from attending the pre-
vious sessions of the preparatory
commission.
Complete Disarmament.
''In now sending delegation to the
fourth session of the preparatory
commission the government has au-
thorized it to present a scheme for
general and complete disarmament.
The Soviet Union delegation is au-
thorized by its government to propose
the complete abolition of all land,
marine and air forces.
"The Soviet government suggests
the following measures for the real
lization of this proposal:
"A. The dissolution of all land, sea
and air forces and the non-admit-
lance of their existence in any con-
cealed form whatsoever.
Destruction of Weapons.
"B. The destruction of all weapons,
military supplies, means of chemical
warfare and all other forms of arma-
ment and the means of destruction in
possession of troops or military of
general stores.
&c. The scrapping of all warships
and military air vessels.
sd. The discontinuance of calling
citizens for military training, either
in armies or public bodies.
Abolish Military Service.
"E. Legislation for the abolition Of
military service, either compulsory,
voluntary or recruited.
"F. Legislation prohibiting the call
ing up of trained reserves.
&c. The destruction of fortresses
and naval and air bases.
III. The scrapping of military
plants, factories and war industry
plants in the general industrial world.
End War Ministries.
II. The discontinuance of assign
ing funds for military purposes, both
state budgets and those of public
bodies.
"K. The abolition of military, naval
and air ministries, the dissolution of
general stats and all kinds of mill
tary administrations, departments
and institutions.
Stop War Propaganda.
al. The legislative prohibition Of
military propaganda, the military
training of populations and military
education both of state and public
bodies.
IN. The legislative prohibition OF
patenting of all kinds of ornaments
and means of destruction with a view
to the removal of the incentive to
the invention of the same.
IN. Legislation making the in
fringement of any of the above stipu-
lations grave crime against the
state.
Want Immediate Action.
20. The withdrawal or correspond
ing alteration of all legislative acts
both of a national and an information
al scope, infringing the above stipu-
lations.
"The Soviet Union delegation is
empowered to propose the fulfillment
of. the above program of complete
disarmament as soon as the respec-
tive convention comes into force in
order that all necessary measures
for the destruction of military stores
may be completed in a years time
The Soviet government considers that
the above scheme for the execution OF
complete disarmament is the sim
plest and the best conductive to
peace.
Practical Program.
"In the case Of capitalist states re-
jecting the immediate abolition OF
standing armies the Soviet Union, ir
it's desire to facilitate the achieve
ment of a practical agreement, pro
poses a program of complete dis
armament to be carried out simultan-
eously by all the contracting states
by gradual stages during q period OF
four years, the first stage to be
accomplished in the course of the
coming year.
"Under this proposal nationa
funds freed from the war budgets
are to be employed in each state al
it's own discretion, but exclusively
for productive and cultural purposes
While insisting upon the views just
stated, the delegation is nevertheless
ready to participate in any and every
discussion of the question of the limi
tation of ornaments whenever prac,
teal measures really leading to dis,
armament are proposed.
Assails Poison Gas.
''The delegation declares that the
Soviet government fully subscribes
to the convention on the prohibition
Of the application to military pur.
poses of chemical and ARCHAEOLOGICAL
substances and process and ex.
presses it readiness to sign the con.
vention Immediately.
"While insisting on an early date
being fixed for ratification by al
states, it considers that, in order tc
insure the practicability of the con.