LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1928, Page 2

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

(Australian & Calrie Association.) SOVIET PROPOSAL. GENEVA, March 20. Following the Soviet’s example, the Turkish representative, Rushdi Bey, welcomed tiie Preparatory Disarmamnt Commission, and produced a detailed proposal for security, based on conciliation, security and non-aggres-sion treaties. He said Turkey, like others, sought ideal security, achieved through a federation of nations imposing peace, but that at present was impossible; therefore she sought'relative security as the host obtainable through bilateral and multilateral treaties, and non-aUgVossiou neutrality pacts surrounded hv guarantees that League members should, however, he released from pledges of nod-aggression so soon ils Hie other state became the aggressor. M. Litvinoff followed with a recapitulation of the League’s failures fu the direction of disarmament. He reiterated that tiie Soviet was ready to abolish armed forces directly others agreed to do likewise. M. Litvinoff insisted on a commission to decide definitely whether the League accepts the principle of complete disarmament, and whether it is prepared to carry out within a year, the first stage thereof, which is sufficient to render war impossible. Herr Bernstoff welcomed the Soviet proposals. The Commission adjourned.