Evening star., 1932-02-26
ARMS PARLEY FINDS
BASIS FOR ACCORD
Draft Convention to Measure
Future NegotiationS-Rus-
Z sian Plan Voted Down.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Lne ASSOClhteu SFeSSa
GENEVA, February 26.-The World
Disarmament Conference unanimously
selected a ruler yesterday to measure
armaments in its future negotiations
and turned down a Russian plan for
general and total disarmament.
The ruler is the draft convention of
the preliminary disarmament commits
sion, but the inch. calibre, ton and
manpower marks carved in it in 1880
by the pre-conference negotiators are
rather vague and dim.
The resolution to make the draft
convention a basis Of discussion was
adopted on the motion of Sir John
Simon, British delegate. after Maxim
Litvinoff, the Russian. had mad long
but futile plea for his total disarma-
nent scrapping plan.
The day was not without a strategic
victory for Andre Tardieu, the new
French premier who gained approval
of his proposal to appoint a special po
liticsl commission to deal with secur-
ity and arming Of the League of Ma
tionS.
Tardieu Plan Fought.
Some observers held that the French
international police force idea gained
q dominant position in future deliber-
atoms through the appointment of the
commission.
There was a show of fight when Tar
Cieu first broached his suggestion. He
coupled with it project to set up three
commissions on electives material and
expenditures, to take the place Of the
League secretariat's plan to organize the
conference into commissions on land,
naval. aerial and expenditures questions.
The American. Italian and German
Tho 1attar
compromised and Tardieu got his po-
1itical commission, but the other dele
gates won on organizing the various
commissions as proposed by the secre-
tariat.
The political commission will deal
with all political questions before the
conference, but will return them to the
general commission for final ratiflca-
fion. Ambassador Hugh Gibson, the
American delegate, gave his approval
when Tardieu made it clear that all
states participating in the conference
would also take part in the political
commission.
Carries Off Victory.
Since Tardieu had no objection to the
draft convention and also won his Sc
curity point, critics appeared to agree
that when he boarded train for Paris
last night for a brief stay, he carried
in his satchel aeouple OF documents
that represented victory.
The Soviet total disarmament project
went down to defeat almost unanimous
", only Turkey joining the authors IN
supporting it. a fate which Litvinoh
obviously expected.
The German and Soviet spokesmen
displayed a spirit of moderation and
conciliation, when they approved the
formation of the political commission.
Anplause greeted the German remark
that "Germany's good will can always
be counted on"
While the General Commission resteo
today, the Conference Bureau de1eateo
an attempt of women'S peace organlza- a
tions to obtain an official position In
the work of the World Disarmament
Conference.
Their cause was championed by
Senor Salvador de Madariaga, the
Spanish delegate, who presented res
olution proposing the formation OF
special commission of women from urf-
oficiaf organizations to be an ADVISORY
body to the conference.
The British and American delegation
took the position that delegates are
appointed by governments and that
women may have seats in the confer
ence by the same procedure as men
that is, by appointments OF their gov
ernments
In effect, the bureau reminded the
women that the conference Is con-
ference of governments and not OF
sexes or unofficial organizations.