Evening star., 1933-09-17
GERMANY LEFT OUT
Of ARMS STUDIES
U. S., Britain and France to
Hold little Conference"
This Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 16.-Omcial
discussions, which practically will have
the status of little disarmament
conference" will get under way al
Paris beginning Monday. American
British and French representatives Will
participate.
| The main objective, 1t was learned
from sources close to Norman H. Davis
American Ambassador at large, is to
decide upon machinery for the French
arms supervision scheme This plan
then will be presented to Germany foI
her approval.
1t has become evident every effort
will be made to smooth out all differ
ences Of opinion among the American
French and British delegates so they
NAV present what will amount to a
united front at the General Disarma-
ment Conference at Geneva in mid
October.
| L. s. Part Undetermined.
It has not been determined as ye,
whether Mr.. Davis will sit in the joint
discussions with the French and Brit
ish officials at Paris, but he will be
| there with his staff The British dele.
cation also will go to Paris.
| The American Ambassador hopes t<
reach Paris as soon as possible aftel
seeing Premier Ramsay Macdonald
Monday morning.
Arthur Henderson. president Of th'
General Disarmament Conference, alst
will be in the French capital going
from that city to Geneva Tuesday.
Both the American and the British
delegations expect to see Premier Dala
dier. Foreign Minister Joseph Paul
Boncour and Rene Massigli. French
representative at the League Of Nation
and the arms session.
Separate meetings may be held or
he grounds Germany might be offended
II there was any indication Of forma
conference being carried on wlthou
her.
French Plan Embryonic.
The French supervision plan merel!
is in an embryonic stage at present
The details are to be thrashed out IL
Paris. Some of the preliminary worl
has been carried on here since Mr.
Davis recent arrival from the United
States
The American representative il
convinced the British disarmament
project must be combined with th'
supervision scheme. and he has beer
instructed to support in principle such
unification in a disarmament treaty
The period Of supervision. Mr.: Davi
feels, will demonstrate whether dlsarm
ament ID practical. The present genera
plan Is that there will be no arms re-
duction by any nations until after
number Of years Of supervision.
France Wants Five Years.
France, which has been alarmed by
reports of secret arfning by Germany
wants the period to be at least five
| wears The United States and Grea'
Britain. it Is believed, desire . shoftel
period. 1t was learned from authcri'
tative sources here that German!
would like to have It only one year.
Germany at hrst opposed the plan
but has indicated readiness now for {
compromise.
The question OF how often super
vision would be made of the personne
of the commissions empowered to uak'
inspection, and other matters also mus
be worked out.
The theory is that a central commits
sion would be formed and the different
inspecting bodies would report an in
fraction to this central group. Pub
licity-the scorn of the world-as Mr.
Davis described it. is expected to b.
the most effective weapon against any
nation found violating any of tn,
armaments agreements.