The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-18
Germans Disarmament
Proposals Are Drastic
Cutting Down Of Armaments
Similar to Plan For Ger
many Is Urged

Geneva, Feb. 18.-(P)-A set of dras-
tic proposals, calling for disarmament
by other nations on the same scale
as Germany has had to disarm under
the Versailles treaty, was proposed to
the world disarmament conference
Thursday by Count Rudolf Nadolny,
German spokesman.
Germany is already disarmed,"
Ambassador Nadolny said, land Ger
man disarmament must be considered
indicative of the direction the dis
armament of all other members of
the league must follow"
The plan he presented provides:
l. Adjustment of general con-
scription and, where that is not pos
sible. adequate allowance for trained
reserves. Fixing the percentage of
army officers at the lowest possible
and prohibition Of the utilization of
police forces, gendarmes or similar
organizations for military purposes
Limit Gun Calibre
2. Prohibition of the use of heavy
artillery outside Of fortresses and
limitation of the calibre of big guns
in fortresSes; prohibition of tanks and
a ban on the erection of fortresses
where, owing to their proximity to
a frontier, they would constitute a
direct menace to a neighboring coun-
try.
3. Limitation of fighting ships to
a maximum size of 10000 tons with a
maximum gun calibre of $50 MILL
meters: prohibition of aircraft car
riers and submarines, limitation of
non-floating material: recruiting of
naval personnel only by voluntary en-
listment with definite percentage
fixed for the number of officers and
warrant officers: maintenance of
coast defense Notifications but pro-
hibition of all Notifications controll-
ing natural waterways.
4. Prohibition of all air ornaments
with the destruction of all air force
material in commission or in reserve;
cessation of participation by members
Of military forces in civil aviation;
cessation of construction of armored
aircraft or aircraft supplied with de-
vices for warlike purposes, and pro-
hibition of all relations between mill
tary administrations and civil avia-
ton.
Would Prohibit Gases
5. Prohibition of poison gases and
archaeological warfare, as well as
preparation of these arms; prohibi-
ton Of export and import of warlike
ornaments, ammunition and other
war materials, with exceptions for
countries having no armament indus
try; state regulation Of private man
ufacture of war materials.
6. Budgetary reduction Of arma-
mentS to be rejected and It's place
taken by frank and open interchange
OF information on armament expeu-
ditures.
disarmament clauses by q system Of
supervision applicable equally to all
countries.
Germany's former ally. Bulgaria. was
the next nation to present its dis
armament plan and unexpectedly pro-
posed combination Of both the
German and French principles. The
Bulgarians favored removal Of one
sided disarmament but at the same
time security pact and the creation
Of an international army.
The Haitian delegate, Constantin
Mayard, astonished the conference
with the longest speech yet made.
1000 words He said Haiti had been
disillusioned on the point Of neutral
assistance from the League Of Ma
lions because Haiti had since found
herself ct the mercy q foreign
force.
The situation was better, he said,
since tho Hoover good will policy
had been instituted.