Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-03
u. S. WAR PUBLICITY
PLAN MAY WIN OUT
AT GENEVA PARLEY
Discussions Show Budgetary
Systen4 ,cgrbing Ma
teriaIs IS losing.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 3.-The
disarmament conference today moved
into even more troubled waters than
yesterday, but seemed headed toward
adoption of the American suggestion of
publicity for war material.
Confronted by clear rejection of the
limitation of land ornaments by the
budgetary system, Chairman Politis Of
Greece, proposed compromise resolu-
ton that the commission adopt a
scheme of publicity for maximum ex-
penditures.
Maxim Iitvinoff, the Russian repre-
sentative, Immediately opposed this,
saying that publicity already was pro-
vided for and that he thought it would
be more frank toward the public to
admit openly that an agreement on the
point had not been reached.
Replies to Bernstorff.
M Politis spiritedly repudiated re-
mark by Count Won Bernstorff, German
delegate, that the discussion had proved
a majority were against any reduction
of war material. The chairman insisted
that the contrary was true and that he
believed it should be understood that
everybody had hopes that the forthcom-
ing international conference would
adopt some more effective system than
publicity.
AS Russia had opposed his resolution,
NJ. Politis withdrew it and the confer
ence for a moment threatened to sep
arate in complete discord. Mr.. Gibson
helped save the situation by asking
whether some one delegate could not
revive the chairman'S resolution, Great
ing the impression that he would do So
The chairman ruled that Mr.. Gibson
had perfect right to reintroduce the
resolution. The French. supported by
the British, had previously recommend
ed adjourning the problem of reduction
and limitation of war material until a
later session in hope that some COM
promise might be found.
Gibson Defines Position.
Gibson said that for constitutional
and other reasons the United States was
unable to accept the budgetary scheme,
but added that further examination was
possible of other plans not open to the
same objection.
"At the start placed all my conces-
sionS on the table," he said. IF I do
not make other concessions it is be-
cause after study of the whole draft
convention my Government finds in
superable obstacles to SO doing"
Count Massigli, French delegate, told
the conference earlier today that
France would give way, if necessary, on
her proposal for limitation of land ar
maments through the budgetary system
Spanish View Stated.
Eduardo Corbian of Spain announced
that Spain would support budgetary
limitation, believing that it would sat-
isfy the public. He thought that the
publicity system proposed by the United
States was not adequate.
Lord Cushendun, British delegate, an
nounced that Great Britain deemed the
French proposals of budgetary limita-
tion a step in the right direction. He
agreed with the French that more time
should be given for reflection.
Presenting the American attitude,
Gibson yesterday declared that fluc-
tuationS in foreign exchanges and the
varying cost of material in different
countries made it impracticable to
adopt the budgetary system of limita-
ton. In his way of thinking, limitation
of the physical means of waging war
by figuring in terms of money would
give only a false picture Of the real
situation.
Study Naval Proposals.
The five great naval powers, it is un-
derstood, are to have ample opportu-
nifty to study Americas broad naval
reduction program before committing
themselves to it even tentatively.
Representatives of the nations here,
after cable communications with their
governments, have reached an agree
ment to refrain from detailed examina-
ton of the naval problems at the pres
ent session of the commission.
Jonkheer Loudon of the Netherlands,
president of the commission, was more
seriously i'll today than was previously
believed to be the case. His influenza
developed various complications.