Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-19 | Page 3 | Delegates to Arms Meeting Nearing Accord

f DELEGATES TES TO ARMS MEETING NEARING HEARING ACCORD Agreement Close on Resolution Resolution r tion Two Questions Still Unsettled i ii m. m By Associated Pm Press Hi GENEVA Switzerland July 19 19 Delegates to the world disarmament conference today were close to agree agree- nent on the resolution to be adopted before the first phase of the conference conference confer confer- ence once ence ends and the deliberations ad- ad journ The problem of at heavy mobile guns and land artillery is not ye yet solved however The Americans insist that these beavy heavy guns guns' be abolished but the French and British demand that reduction reduction reduction re re- re- re or elimination shall apply only to naval guns Overnight Hugh Gibson head of the he contingent and Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Herriot of France reached an understanding regarding declarations as to the treatment of at the question of effective troops The proposal substantially to reduce effectives wilbe will wil willbe willbe be made the subject of at inter intergovernmental intergovernmental overn mental conversations during the conference conference con con- ference eren e recess but no definition of effectives will be laid down This last clause obtains the French I for for it leaves open the question question ques ques- tion as asto to whether Germanys Germany s brown fascist and Italy's black shirts 1 shall be Included among the tives to be reduced In its present form orm the adjournment adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment declaration has five parts 1 In a preamble It welcomes the Hoover proposals for tor re reduction of at the worlds world's arms by third one and recognizes recognizes the desirability of strengthening factors actors of national defense against those hose of at offense 2 It lists the points on which the confere conference ce is believed to be virtually in n agreement These probably will include prohibition of gas and bacteriological batter batter- warfare perhaps restrictions on m air bombing heavy mobile artillery artillery artil- artil lery cry and tanks and a provision for an international disarmament commission commis- commis sion in 1 m 3 It provides provid for continuation of 01 naval negotiations during the period of adjournment I 1 41 4 4 It declares that the adjournment shall hall not prejudice the future work of the conference and that in September September Sep- Sep ember or whenever necessary before the he parley is resumed the conference bureau shall meet 5 It provides for renewal of the existing armaments truce A date for resumption of the conference con con- ference probably will not be set but buthis this his is expected in January or February February ary 1933 I