THE FIVE POWER CONFERENCE
MR MACDONALD INTERVIEWED. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) OTTAWA, October 17. Canada will be represented at the Five Power Conference by her own delegates as will other entities of the British Commonwealth. Mr MacDonald stated, in the course of an interview, no arrangements binding Canada will be entered into without the knowledge and consent of Canada. The final agreements, in respect of disarmament, depend entirely on the London Five Power Conference.
Mr MacDonald reiterated the purpose of his visit was not to come to agreements but to create an atmosI'fhero ’favourable to ifuirther conferences on naval disarmament. The question embraced much more than khe attitude of two Powers. What the Labour Government wanted was a world agreement on disarmament, which wouid result in a world pacification.
Mr MacDonald vs the guest at Government House for three days and >was asked why he had come to the United States rather than approach one of the other powers.
Mr MaioDonald replied that until Britain could obtain some assurance o,n disarmament with thb United States there was no use calling a general conference. In 1924 the world had been confronted with the problem of a European settlement. Now it was confronted with a larger issue, the problem of world settlement. One thing that must be settled at present was the condition of the world mind on disarmament. He declined politely to discuss such questions as the holding of an Imperial Economic Conference a,t Ottawa-. He 'was at present specialising in peaqe. There were department* of the Government working at full steam on problems of a domestic nature.
When his attention was drawn to despatches intimating he would discuss the demilitrisation of Halifax with Mr MacKenzie King he replied: ■‘l would suggest you take those despatches with a large grain of salt.”
The Prime Minister was very tired at the end of i;is Toronto rv " l gramme but was refreshed -by a night’s sleep. He will have a less strenuous programme here.
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