Evening star., 1932-02-08
Plan Given ParIey by Sir John
Simon Asks End of Sub
marine. Gas and Chemical
Warfare.
TARDIEU HOLDS PLEDGES
NEEDED TO CUT ARMS
His Statement That Disarmament
Without Organization Would Be
Encouragement to Technical
Skill Is Believed Leveled at
Germany.

(Copyriaht, 1892, by the Associated Press)
GENEVA, February s. Great
Britain and France clashed point
edly at the World Disarmament
Conference today over two dis
tinctly separate theories about
aboliShing war.
Sir John Simon, British spokes-
man, presented Great Britain's
plan for disarmament, including
abolition of submarines and gas
and chemical warfare, at the same
time sharply criticizing the pro-
posal of France for arming the
League of Nations.
That the peace of the world
is to be secured by preparing for
war;" he said, lis no longer be-
lieved by anybody, for recent his
tory manifeStly diSproveS it." Sir
John also insisted that the scope
of the proposals discussed be kept
within the field Of the diSarma-
ment convention, drawn up be-
forehand. He declared the British
proposals remained within this
field.
Tardieu Denies Maneuver.
Andre Tardieu, French minister of
war and head of the French delegation,
who proposed the French armament
plan last week declared that until the
League is armed there can be no peace
in the world. He spoke Immediately
following Sir John. He denied a Sug-
geStion that the French plan was
merely a maneuver."
The conference must work entirely
within the terms of the League coven-
ant he said, and the nations must be
ready to join France in giving mutual
pledges of assistance against agg-eSSorS
before a. real reduction of armaments
can be realized.
I'VE are not met here to remake the
map of the world" he warned in words
which had a special reference to Ger
many and her defeated allies. Chan
cellor Heinrich Bruening of Germany
sat in the conference during the dis
cuSSion and was the only delegate who
had a copy of the British spokesman's s
speech, which was written only last
night.
Armaments. Sir John Simon said, are
useless instruments of world peace.
Believed Aimed at Germany.
Criticize our plan, gentlemen" NJ.
Tardieu said Discuss it, present plans
which you think are better You will
find us conciliatory, under the sole
reservation that We will remain un-
shakably devoted to the fundamental
basis of organization of peace because
we are convinced that disarmament
without organization would be giving a
brutal and unjust encouragement to
numbers and to technical skill
The listeners gathered at once that
M Tardieu aimed this at Germany,
whose greater population and scientific
efficiency have aroused the keenest
fears in the French mind.
Sir John Simon declared the British
government would accept the disarma-
ment convention as the basis of--the
scope of the conference thus diSSoci-
ating himself from the French project.
"A high level of ornaments is no
substitute for security" he told the as
sembled delegates of threescore nations
in a speech written since M. Tardieu
laid the French plan before the confer
ence last week
Gibson Speaks Tomorrow.
1t was announced during the morning
that Hugh Gibson. head Of the United
States delegation, would not address the
conference until tomorrow.
The results of the Washington and
London Naval Conferences should be
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