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Show I POISON GAS AND AIRPLANES. More n cessary to the p ;.cc of I he world than the cutting down of urma-1 ment is the checking of the develop ment ol airplanes and aicshlps -ud the I doing away with polbon gas. At tho meeting of the limitation of i armaments conference, Mr. Root of the American delegation has proposed that poison gas and similar chemical weapons be declared beyond the pale of human tolerance and prohibited Effective disarmament would r quire that the great nations cease to build not only warships, but the wea pons of war of the air, and do aws.) with the horrors of the gases which burn, stifle and kill Also the land forces should be reduced to the fife only necessary' for police protection Evidently the American d'-logates at the conference arjj laboring to brins about this entire program, and gradually grad-ually are bringing the other powers to an understanding ot the good to be accomplished by a complete retreat from the fields of battle. |