DISARMAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1932, Page 5

DISARMAMENT

MR HOOVER’S CUT

NEED FOR BRITISH CAUTION. (United Press Association —By Electric Te.egraph—Copyright.) LONDON, June 28. In the House of Commons on the motion for the adjournment, Mr George Danebury (Labour Leader) raped the Question of President Hoover's cut in' armaments. He would not sny that these proposals went as far as theLabour Party desired the British Government to .go, but it was one of the most 'magnificent propo als ever made, it covu-.ed a wider range . than .any proposal except Russia s demand f'or total disarmament. If Britain could join the United States in this matter, two of the most important nations would be united in maxing a stand. If the Government, said Mr Lansbury, had put : to the Dominions , : ome alternative to Mr Hoover s proposals, then the House wanted to know what it was. Mr Baldwin, replying, said that ho was iil general agreement with much that Mr Lansbury had said. Mr Baldwin said he l'ejoiced to sde Mr Hoover's proposals, because they vVei'e da the scale on which he would like to cee disarmament take ptact), Ho ' hoped that when Mr MacDonald and the members of the Cabinet, now at Lausanne had a 'knowledge of the Cabinet discussions in London it would be possible to give the House of Commons 'substantial information. The Dominions had been communicated with, and their replies would probftoly be received in the course of a day or two. 'He hoped that the House wou'd recognise that Britain had responsibilities greater than any other count* y. She was responsible for the ultimate maintenance of law and older among four hundred millions of peop'e m the East, and for th e sea communications between Britain .and the Dominions. Therefore, although it was perfectly possible for Britain to join in bringing about as great reductions as wer p suggested in the Washington proposals, there were various aspects which thov must gufard against, . m view of the Government's responsib'ltjes to their own people and to the Dominions overseas. LONDON, June 29.

Mr Baldwin, denied a split in Cabinet over the Hoover .proposals. Indeed, he said, lie had never known any Cabinet to be more 'unanimous.

SUPPORT FOR HOOVER PLAN

GENEVA, June 29

Eight smaller nations this forenoon accepted America's plan for the reduction of armed effectiveness, subject to ft' clarlfleatiun of the position as to trained reserves and police components.'