THE MAIN POINTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1932, Page 13

THE MAIN POINTS

SPEECH AT GEPJEVA

DELEGATES IMPRESSED

LONDON, 17th November. The delegates to the Disarmament Bureau at Geneva listened to Sir John Simon's proposals on behalf of Britain in rapt attention. The feeling everywhere is that a vitally important stage has been reached!. . ,

Sir John Simon said that the British proposals were primarily directed to finding a basis on which Germany's claim to equality of status .could be dealt with, while bearing in mind that the object of the Conference' was; to effect a maximum measure of disarmament. He suggested under the following four heads the best means of achieving equality:— .

(1) All European countries should join in "an agreement not to attempt under any circumstances to resolve any difficulties by resort to force. (2) Limitation of Germany's armaments should be contained in the same disarmament convention as that which will define the limitation of the armaments of others. (3) German limitation Would last for the same period as the limitation imposed on the armaments of other countries. (4) Germany should havo a legal right to possess armaments permitted to other countries on condition that there is no rearmament.