DISARMAMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1933, Page 5

DISARMAMENTS

AMERICA NEUTRAL

ARMS EMBARGO COMPROMISE.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright, j WASHINGTON, May 27. Tn the Senate -the isolationists have won an important victory against the Roosevelt policy to-day. This was when the Administration partisans on the Foreign Relations Committee were forced to agree to a compromise on tho Arms Embargo Jiill, whereby the. President would ge given the power to declare an embargo only against both belligerents in ease of international hostilities.

According to Senator Johnson, who insisted on limiting the President’s power, the adoption of this amendment “retains the status neutrality of this nation.”

In the opinion of many Senators Mr Davis’ pronouncement at Geneva of America abandoning neutrality lias now been “qualified if not nullified.”

ANGLO-FRENCH NEGOTIATIONS. RUGBY, May 26. It is understood that the question of the proposed Four Power Pact was further considered in London to-day on the ’toturfT'if Sir John Simon, from | nA\L"that it is now being 'actively dilfcussed between the British and French Governments, AN ANGLO-FRENCH ARGUMENT IN THE FOUR POWER PACT. (Received May 29 at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. The “Sunday Times” says that Britain and France have reached a complete agremeent in tho Four Power Pact. France is now communicating terms to Poland, and the Little Entente, whose acquiescence is expected. There is every probability of the pact, guaranteeing European peace for ten i years, being signed this week. ATMOSPHERE OF’PESSIMTSM; ' GENEVA PROGRESS VERY SLOW. (Received Mav 29 at 8.-50 a.m.) ! ' LONDON, May 23. Tile week closed with an atmosphere of pessimism concerning the Disarmament Conference. The French opinion is convinced that there is no chance of reaching an agreement before June 12, and consoles itself with the reflection that there is no real connection between the Disarmament and Economic Conferences.

The rate cf progress at Geneva lift? been painfully slow. It is understood that Mr Norman Davis '.‘to-day had an interview with M. Daladiev iu *h effort to secure' a modification of the French attitude. The suggestion has been made that the (conference should be adjourned from June 11 until October, . Mr Davis ;s determine-! lo hold the conference toge .her . * veil >f .it ovdlaps the Economic" Conference.