THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
(Australian N./h Cable Association.) LORD CUSHENDUN AND RUSSIA, (llecoivod this day at 11.15 a.m.) GENEVA, March 20. Lord Cushendun caused a mild sensation at the Disarmament Conference wtWn ho declared: “For years the Russian Soviet has sougt to promote civil wars everywhere. 1 would like to know if it lias changed its policy.” Lord Cushendun uiuncasuredly condemned the Soviet policy, and questioned its motives in bringing down a disarmament plan after ignoring and reviling the League for seven years. GENEVA, March 20. Lord Cusliendun’s was the outstanding speech in the discussion on the Russian proposals. He said complete disarmament would bo accepted by everyone as an ideal, but lie would have liked Litvinolf to show how it might tie done. It was noteworthy none of Russia’s sixty-three articles recognised the League of Nations. Instead, it proposed all disputes be settled by a permanent International Committee of Control, which was an entirely new body. Personally he was not prepared to be a party to sabotage of the Russian proposals because they detailed careful examination. Indeed-, if there were a.nv sabotage, it was Russia’s sabotage of the League of Nations. Asked if the Soviet Government was going to practise what it preached, the Soviet Government says it desires peace, but what sort of peace? The Soviet Government must recognise its own attitude was one of the greatest obstacles to a general disarmament. General Marinis (Italy) pointed out it must be remembered some countries were able because of their wealth and economic advantages to revile the Geneva moment with greater promptitude than smaller, poorer States. Clanzcl (France) thought it necessary to examine the now proposals in relation to the draft convention upon which the League was already, work-
Sato (Japan), considered the ~0-viet’s viet’s project incompatible with the Covenant of the League ot Nations. Japan could not accept the theses of the project and guarantee complete security. _____
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1928, Page 3
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