NINE MAIN POINTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 145, 11 February 1932, Page 5

NINE MAIN POINTS

(Official Wii'eless)

IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS » FOR DIBARMAMENT * conference v 'IN LINE .WITH BRITAIN

RUGBY, Wednesday. The disarmament proposals ?advhnfeed by- the . United : States- were-- outlined hy Mr. Gihson afc the Disarmament Conference. iThey.conlprise- nine main points-itig*. . I'.'. ■ h*r- ; Firstly, a consideration of the draft convention, as -containing ihe outline.of- their aimsyat- the same time expressing1: " entire willingness »to give consideration .;tb sfipplementary proposals;*. . . Secondly, prolongation of existing naval agreements concluded at-Wash-ington and. London, and completion of the* latter as soon as-possible by-the inclusion- of *France and. Italy.-; \ r • ; .Thirdly, proportionaly-reduction frona -th'e figures laid- down in the Wnshington and London agreements on naval tonnage as soon as all par-c ties**to the . Washington agre.ement have entered into the.framework; : Fourthly: Total" abolition of submarines; *♦** **• ;* *' ** -• - , j Civil Populations Fifthly, • formulation of the most effectiVe* measures-L or the protection of civilian populations against aerial bombardment, •*• . . .. .. . i '• Sixthl-y, -total abolition of lethal gases- ahd baeteriological -warfare ' Seventhlyy computation of* the* number of— armed forees ■ on- basis - of • eff ectiveness -necessa-ry for the mainteiTanee of international ordeivplus-some suitable contingehts forl-defence; **• Eighthly, ispe'cial restrictions- for tanks --dnd heavy- 1 mobild- • guns, *-in other words -for arms-.of '-a peculiarly offensive character.* - -> •••• . Nint-hly; the- United States is prepared *to consider**the Uimitation* of e?cpenditure -"-as a -• supplementary method 'of bringing- ahout limitation. . . a i .. , - .