A FAILURE

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1932, Page 5

A FAILURE

PROPOSAL MEETING ON ARMAMENTS. • -• •- ■' ‘i *. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, October 6. The “Daily Telegraph” says:—No hope is now entertained) of arranging a Four Power Oonferencie at London. The attitude' of Paris and Berlin has, sealed its fate. It might be possible to induce •Germany to return to the fold by’ promising a drastic, cut in Armaments, but France will not agree without guarantees of security, which neither Britain nor the United States is prepared to give. M. . Herriot, French Premier, is also adamant in demanding the international control of armaments by League of Nations Owmisaiem. . ~ “We have to acknowledge that the Disarmament Conference has failed, which we must count a \vcfrls disaster of the first magnitude,” said Bishop Barnes, speaking Birmingham. “The whole social qnd political situation- of the civilised, world is disquieting/ Trade stagnation continues. Unemployment is, increasing. Millions are .embittered.” t He believed the period of depcession would have ended except , for the world, political, uncertainty and * feas. that the threat of re-armament wouid r end. In war. Vet as long as their, debts were paid, there mpst be financial disorder. The world peeded disarmament, international .goodwill and abolition of international debts for a return of pros-, perity. •. *.• : ■ ■ .