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Show ARMAMENT DIVISION OF LEAGUE IS EXPLAINED LONDON. Aug. 7. Denial of pub-HE pub-HE llshed report concerning the work of Of the permanent armaments commission B of the league of nation wi'h an ex- planatlon of th body's dutk-6, is con- II talned In a statement Just Issued by the bureau of the league of nations, ffj "Reports grossly misrepresenting the powers and pnrposese of the permanent per-manent armaments commission of the league of nations have been published 1 sas the statement ' The whole object of the commissi commis-si slon Is to secure a voluntary International Interna-tional agreement for the reduction of armaments throughout the world This involves so many technical questions 11 that It ran best be dealt with by a U body of military, naval and air experts, who will prepare recommendations for -1 civilian authorities of the league ...i yt repri-e-iter m the council and assam-bly, assam-bly, who In return aril prepare recom-mendatlgns recom-mendatlgns for the various govt rn-ments rn-ments to accept or reject as they see fit" |