Show f. f J I f. f E Je NA NATIONS TO BE ASKED TO TOE j HALT BUILDING OF ARMIES P P SAll I A M I IN LEAGUE Assembly Urges That Appeal Be Made to the United States to Join in jn R Restricting s r ting Arms Anns r 1 l- l 1 G. G NEVA NEV Dec 14 The The league of nations through an appeal to all nations will endeavor endeavor en en- deavor to tn restrict trade in arms arras and ammunition tion it it was was' d decided today In the assembly the dis disarmament commission declared d it it vas was was' impossible i for r the powers to live JIve up to the arms arms restriction provisions of the St St. Germ Germain Germain Ger Ger- m main ln treaty when the United States was free to to manufacture re and sell ammunition Delegates Delegates declared It would b be an unwarranted hardship on manufacturers in In other countries to prohibit th their l manufacture while American makers extended their commerce com com- c com commerce m- m merce APPEAL TO u U. U S. S The a authorized the l league ague council to make malee every effort to have all nations In including luding the United States ratify the arms trade restriction restyle restyle- J tion convention I IThe The council was ask asked d to to do everything everything everything every every- thing possible to lo bring about disarmament disarmament disarmament dis dis- armament and to obtain fn a complete and practIcal practical plan for international disarmament It wa war decided to ask all nil nations not to exceed their current military naval and air budgets budgets' In the next two wo years ears during which period it was hoped loped ail au international plan would be accepted everywhere e re WELFARE TOPICS At the afternoon session the assembly assembly assembly assem assem- bly considered methods of curbing opium and white slave traffic tr Two sessions of or the assembly willbe will willbe willbe be held dally daily beginning today toda and ending on Friday this provisional program being adopted for tor tho the purpose purpose pur- pur pose ose of finishing the meeting of ot the assembly before Saturday t I I I It Is realized however that if Jf any subject brings on a long debate the meeting will last until Saturday and most of the tho delegates counting on a n aull full ull weeks week's work have reserved berths on trains leaving for Paris night I |