GERMANY & ARMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1932, Page 5

GERMANY & ARMS

HOPES AT GENEVA OF RECONCILIATION ON MATTER (United Press Association—By Electric r Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, September 22 M. Herriot, Prime Minister of France came ‘here expecting that the Disarmament conference Avoqld "'immediately discuss the i matter of Germany’ s absence. As this question W 3 postponed for |son% days, h© has -returned to Paris without attending Wednesday’s proceedings. # Mr Arthur Henderson (Chairman of the Conference) has contributed an article to a local newspaper .strongly , appealing to'take immediate steps tq . conciliate Germany by. pledging 'theittselves .carry out disarmament obligations of the 1 eac c . ./ ; -V; V :K»- V Treaty. .. The "Daily Telegraph” ' says: — ‘ circus ''optimistic that .' Conversations <hiahng the , League o^'iNaiioiw'Oa^sembly''next week, be-, tween Sir- ; J;‘: Simon ind. Herr Newrat’h (German ’ Foreign Minister) will; have A a ; gtx>d ' thati as a ate the material advantages of following the policy V itt&fc«it«d in "w British not# for agr«od gradual reduction 'J the disparity ‘hitween ? Germany’s and thef'otHdr i nrro&neata "by ’ asuccession of dUarmajdeni'conveu^n 6 '" . “The tlm** ,v *inau "editorial, /"claims : that what is ; now - needed, and what British can ‘he trusted t'o work for unremittingly, J« a united declaration, especially 'by? the -fbrmerf Allied and -Associated Powers,. that 1 disarmament conventions "Will,' .in‘ Jaw’ and " ac t, supersede Part Five of the Versailles •Treaty., This will' both preserve the a principle, of .limitation and, at. the same time,-five Germany no Valid reason for -staying away from, the further proceedings.

MR HENDERSON’S APPEAL. RUGBY, September 21. "Mr Henderson' opened the meeting of-the Bureau at Geneva to-day., y The German delegates were absent, ■but the other great Powers were repre•anted. On the suggestion of the Chairman, the Bureau postponed .■ any discussion on the. subject of Germany’ 3 absence, till the' Gernian'" Government had the opportunity of answering Mr Hehderletter of’'September 18, in which h e - ipvited the German "Government; to reconsider ifa decision" to Abstain fiom the Disarmament Conference, til l the equality claim' had been considered. Mr flenderson, proceeding, declared that the Disarmament" Conference bad reached its rtioat’ trvtcial stage, and he urged the delegates to start on a hew road. Evwytbjihg 'thal'.Wd 1 '’iepjwned ainoe the adjourpmeui;, " J ha2 strength- • their oatei Fateful • decisions must.be Weep.'