WORLD DISARMAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1930, Page 3

WORLD DISARMAMENT

IMPORTANCE OF PERMANENT v;;. commission. ■" (Official Wireless). . RUGBY, Dec. 19. During .the*debate, on the adjournment of the House of Commons for the-: Christmas recess, Captain. A. Eden, a Conservative, Expressed hope for the success of thecoming disarmament - icionfenence. The text,of the Government’s Trades Dismites'Bill Iras been issued. It abolishes the Safeguards introduced in .Act against a. repetition of rtHef* ’ 'Geieral Strike!’ “ Sympathetic strikes are now legalised if the object - ’" 'is industrial, as’ apart from political, -'irianfiF there is Pbthiiig in the clause to "limit* the 'iiumbfer- of Sympathetic i strikes; • The-High‘Cotrt; however, has tlie-poiver ’toi declare'rt strike or lockout .illegal - because its "purposes are .. ‘tother than t.hp; furtherance of a. trade hut onlv if the Attorney- * Genrtal fs ’a- party to the proceedings. -{; ■ Tli&• • ; Bilh *restores • tho ■ ••-Trade Unions’ right to make a odlitical ]Pvy, with ’a coutractipg-out clause for members U but'-’ contribution to a political fund shall'W, be a condition for admission to -a iuiinh. Peaceful picketing is allowed k Civil Seiwants are'entitled to be-’-members of organisations affiliated .. to Trade* Upionspor the Labour Party. 'Hugbf Dolton, . Undersecretary fpr>'‘F6i'eign Affairs, 'reviewed' the _ .Draft’Oortvention prepared by tlie ... of- • Nations- Preparatory Disarmament Commission. He referred to .importance of -the proposal for the'establishment of a permanent comconcrete recognition of the jVf ffirtpirt-rrtiortled by the League s*'"Coven-rut %lia,t ' armaments were not V of ri n'atlpna Ilint' 'of international conoernV ■ - r A ■ successful 'treaty could be ....('united on the basis of the. draft if "* 4 world public ppinion would agree to 4 |tf ’Tfrp Government, with the support (if the united nation, would go ' ’'‘forward,' with the task of building the foundations of peace; ‘‘‘VC* V ELECTORAL REFORM. !, The Home Secretary, Mr -T. R. Olynes,; introduced the- Electoral Reform Bill, embodying alternative vote proposals. .• * " r A 'su.b'-Commfttoe of the Cabinet has , Uedii meeting l tile leading Jetvs r©'•'."gafding the pdsftion in-Palestine, and further meeting was held to-day. Tlie discussioh lias 1 not hebti completed > /and. the meeting* will be resumed at dtbey.beginning of January. Tip JEtpufsrt'adjourned until January