Show I lEAGUE COUNCIL TO DECIDE POliCY ON DISARMAMENT T Appointment of Permanent Also to Be BeI Considered I BT By Associated Washington May 1 Necessity i.-Necessity of or deciding whether disarmament proceedings proceedings pro pro- s of or the thc Ica league of or nations and to Lo be conducted h by military men directly di directly directly di- di or by hy civilians lIlan with the mili tary ry officials of each member nation 1 us l' l s technical advisers will face Cace the council of tho the league when it assembles tin thi this month at Home Appointment o of the permanent armament commission lo to advise the council which Is to lo be taken up at Rome Home must be preceded In th the view of or league officials b by an announcement announcement announcement an- an of or policy on this point Under article IX I of ot the league leas o of nations covenant the permanent armament arma arma- meat ment commission is to bo be charged with will advising nd the tho council on armament matters mat mat- To Exchange Military Information As now projected tho the duties of or tho the commission would be divided di specifically specific specific- I aJl ally into a number of oC phases to deal with each point mentioned In ia the tho covenant covenant cove cove- nant Want articles part Kart of Its function I j would be to conduct the full and frank Crank exchange of oC military and naval Information provided for It is hoped b bf bt those arranging Ins the pro program ram that definite plans can he hp prepared for Cor submission at the first meeting of or the assembly of or tho the league In regard to permissible armaments I for nations seeking membership and also als re regarding the exchange of or military mili mili- tarp tary information b by members As ls the covenant does docs not specify the composition of or tho the permanent armament armament arma arma- ment treat commission the council Is ex expected expected ex- ex petted to to determine whether it shall consist of or mill military tar men or civilians with adequate staffs of or military and naval advisers ad If It the tho task is placed directly In n the tho hands of or the military through appointment to tho commission commis commis- sion sloe it has been suggested Bugs that each member nation should name an army officer a naval officer and an air service officer to constitute Its commission commissIon commission com com- mission representation Should the theory of or civilian control be bo approved however a single lc civilian commIssioner commissioner commissioner commis commIs- from Crom each power with a technical technical tech tech- adviser from rom each branch of or the tho service service naval naval military or air air probably ably would be bo named For Italics Fullest lIt Information Ono One additional arrangement contemplated contemplated contemplated plated is that when tho the armament of ot any particular member nation should be under review by the commission additional representatives cs from that nation would bo be invited to join the permanent per per- 1 permanent manent delegation on the tho commission er 1 for or that purpose Tho council will also have before it I at Rome Home the proposals of ot the tho league to abolish war which played a a. part in tho the last British elections Tho The program program pro pro- I gram ram Includes proposed amendments of or tho the covenant of the league in order to secure immediate establishment of ot an international police force torce under authority au- au au au- of or tho the league and by expansion of ot article VIII or otherwise other of or creation crea crea- tion of or tho the international force to re require require require re- re quire disarmament of all nations except ex except except ex- ex I for the tho purpose of ot maintaining Internal in In- In internal i order |