| Show Relative War Strength of Five Great Powers I I II I I ANNUAL EXPENSE FOR ARMS United France Britain United States France Japan Italy Italy Japan in TOTAL J I I LU i 57 France 79 5 Japan 67 SOLDIERS Britain France Italy Italy Japan Britain BATTLESHIPS United States United States 18 t. t Britain 18 it Japan France 10 9 Italy 4 l fi om r fi i Lx 4 A d. d 0 f w tW k f 4 tw i 4 t- t America Favors Budgetary Limitation of Armaments Ambassador Gibson Outlines Nine Points of U. U S. S Proposal to Conference German German German Ger Ger- man Spokesman Also Heard 5 5 By P. P I It LIPSEY JR Copyright 1932 by Associated Press GENEVA Feb 9 Ambassador Hugh S. S Gibson acting chief of the United States delegation to the world disarmament disarmament disarmament ment conference and Chancellor Heinrich Bruening of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many presented to the con conference today the American and German proposals for limitation of armaments both of which differed at many essential points from the proposal of France presented last week by Andre Tardieu French foreign min mm- I ister The American proposal presented by Ambassador Gibson who was warmly applauded by by bythe the delegates as he ascended the rostrum contained con tamed nine points These included the prolongation of the he Washington and London naval agreements further reduction of naval armament abolition of ol submarines submarines rines and promotion of land disarmament disarmament ment meat by restricting tanks and mobile guns discard of lethal gases and prevention prevention pre pre- venti on of bacteriological warfare protection of or civil populations against aerial bombing limitation of defensive defensive sive forces to those necessary to main main- tam tain am internal order plus some contingent contin- contin gent jent for defense and budgetary limitation lim- lim tation of expenditures for Cor war sup- sup As the arms limitation conference considers its problems at Geneva Gene three treaties are on test before the principal powers as a result of the Sino Japanese crisis They arc the league of nations covenant which provides pro for the severance of all trade and financial relations with a nation which goes to war in violation of or the covenant the Kel BrIand-Kel- logg pact which renounces war as an instrument of national policy and the power four-power Pacific treaty under which the United States Britain France and Japan agree agre to respect one another's rights in the far Car cast east and in case these rights are threatened to communicate fully and frankl frankly to arrive c at a settlement plies when their direct limitation has been secured Ambassador Gibson spoke with great deliberation and emphasis As Ashe Ashe Ashe he returned to his scat seat he was besieged be by successive groups of or members members mem mem- bers of other delegations who shook his hand and expressed appreciation of oC his declaration Chancellor Bruening's statement pledged Germany German with all emphasis sis to the advocacy of general disarmament disarmament dis dEs armament of an unmistakable nature na ture tune such as the league of nations covenant envisaged but set out no formal program except to ask that the armaments of all ll nations be reduced to the same low relative tive status as Continued on Pace Three AMERICAN ARMS PLAN OUTLINED 1 I Continued from Pare Page One German Germany He said he would present presenta a formal program later Referring to the proposal presented by M. M Tardieu for France last week he said Lets do away with the efforts by this or that interpretation of the rules to secure for ourselves the possibility of military expansion of power and to take it away from others That isn't the right way That's the wa way to tomake tomake tomake make the conference fail and to present present pre pre- sent the unhappy condition of ot an armed peace resting on unequal rights Chancellor Bruening was given warm applause by the delegates as was Ambassador Gibson STAND APPLAUDED Ambassador Gibsons Gibson's announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment that the United States would consent to budgetary or financial reduction reduction reduction re re- re- re as a complement to direct limitation of armaments drew special applause from the delegations This question has long been a stumbling block to preparatory disarmament work The United States Mr Gibson said advocates making the draft convention conven conven- lion tion drawn up by the preparatory committee the basis of the discussions discussions discussions discus discus- of the conference In this he agreed in the stand taken by Sir John Simon spokesman for Great Britain Mr Gibson added however that the United States is willing to consider any supplementary proposal calculated calculated calculated to achieve arms reduction |
