Evening star., 1932-02-09
American Spokesman Makes
Nine Points in Statement
of PoIicy-Bruening Pre-.
SentS Attitude of Germany.
PRESENT BUILDING TRUCE
AND ORIENT ARE IGNORED
Chancellor Declares Indirectly That
French Plan Is Way to Make
Conference Fail"-Asks for
Peace Based Upon Equal Rights
of Nations.


GENEVA, February 9.-Ambas-
sador Hugh S. Gibson, acting
chief of the United States dele
cation to the World Disarmament
Conference, and Chancellor Helm
rich Bruening of Germany pre-
Sented to the conference today
the American and German pro-
posals for limitation of arma-
mentS, both of which differed at
many essential points from the
proposal of France, presented last
week by Andre Tardieu, French
foreign minister.
The American proposal pre-
sented by Ambassador Gibson,
who was warmly applauded by
the delegates as he assembled the
rostrum, contained nine points.
These included the prolongation
of the Washington and London
naval agreements, further reduc-
ton of naval armament, abolition
OF submarines and promotion of
land disarmament by restricting
tanks and mobile guns, discard of
lethal gases and prevention of
meteorological warfare, protection
OF civil populations against aerial
bombing, limiting defensive forces
to those necessary to maintain
internal order plus some contin-
gent for defense, and budgetary
limitation OF expenditures for war
supplies when their direct limita-
tion has been secured.
Bruening Hits Armed Peace.
Ambassador Gibson spoke with ,!reat
delibecation and emphasis AS he re-
turned to his seat he was besieged by
successive groups of members of other
delegations who shook his hand and
expressed appreciation of his declara-
ton.
Chancellor Bruening's statement
pledged Germany, with all emphasis
10 the advocacy of general disarmament
"ot an unmistakable nature, such as
the League of Nations covenant envis-
aged, but set out no formal program
except to ask that the armamentS OF
all ma tons be reduced to the same low
relative status as Germany. He said he
would present a formal program later.
Referring to the proposal presented
by M. Tardieu for France last week, he
said:
Let's do away with the efforts, by
this or that Interpretation of the rules,
to secure for ourselves the possibility of
military expansion of power and to take |
it away from others. That isn't the
right way. That's the way to make the |
conference fail and to present the un-
happy condition of an armed peace |
resting on unequal rights"
Agrees to Budgetary Cut.
Chancellor Bruening introduced a |
new language into the conference, /
speaking German, which had to be |
translated into both French and Eng |
lsh.
He was given warm applause by the |
delegates. as was Ambassador Gibson.
Ambassador GibSon'S announcement /
that the United States would consent to |
budeetaTy or financial reduction as |
w OACSI lAllildGiOii VA |
ornaments drew special applause from !
the delegations. This question has long
been a stumbling block to preparatory |
disarmament work.
"A decrease in arms is an essential"
Mr.. Gibson said, mot alone for the re-
covery of the world but also to the
preservation of the whole fabric of
peace"
The United States, he said, advo
Gates making the draft convention
drawn up by the Preparatory Commit
tee the basis of the discussions OF the
conference In this he agreed in the
stand taken by Sir John Simon, spokes-
man for Great Britain, who addressed
the conference Yesterday. Gibson added,
however, that the United States is !
willing to consider any supplementary |
proposal calculated to achieve arms re- /
ductlon.
Brazilian Closes Session.
Soft snow whitened John Calvin's |
city as the two statesmen, representa- |
tives of a victor and Vanqulshed ma ,
ton in the World War demanded, in |
terms of great moderation and friend .
ship that the whole world, without ex-
ceptiOn, disarm.
Jose Carlos de Maceno Soares, Bra |
lillian delegate and first representative |
of the small powers to speak before the
conference closed today'S session. He |
said the system of excessive arma- |
ments produced a classification of ma |
tions into great and small powers, |
therefore it is up to the interested pow
ers to take the initiative in bringing
about disarmament in which Brazil
stands ready to join.
Mr. Gibsons declaration Of American |
policy. particularly as it applied to
armaments in general. appeared to make |
a favorable impression among the vari-
Gus delegations. Apparently its most
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