DISARMAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1933, Page 5

DISARMAMENT

BRITISH C ABINET

SAY DEADLOCK MUST END.

United Press Association—By EF'trie Telegraph—Copyright.)

LONDON, November 16. It is understood th.:,t the Cabinet meeting a: the House of Commons tonight considered the disarmament problem, with the object of ending the present deadlock., It is officially ■recognised that the present position, with Germany being outside of the Disarmament Conference, cannot be allowed to continue.

AMERICA AND DISCUSSIONS

WASHINGTON, November 14

Mr. Davis reiterating that the United Stated would not participate in any political discussions, but . was ready to .talk disarmament wi.h any. nation. While the United States was not entering into any pact with anybody, it was reedy to discuss a convention on disarm, anient, .and to co-operate toward a disarmament agreement with other nations, fie stated that the future of the Conference would depend upon the cyrstallisation of public opinion, a«d the disarmament cause is not hopeless, 'by any means.

AMERICAN CRUISER LAUNCHED

CAMDEN (New York), Nov. 15

The Tusr.loosa, the fifteenth of the United States’ 10,000 ton cruisers, under the terms of the WashingtonLcndon nav,al treaties, war? 'launched here to-day, about three-quarters com-

pleted. The Tusaloosa. will carry 55 officers .and 500 men. She is 588 feet long, has a beam of 61 feet 9 inches, and a mean draft of 21 feet 7 inches. Delivery to Uie Government will ibe next M,ay. The total cost is about 10,500,000 dollars , exclusive of ordf nance.

BRITISH NAVAL STRENGTH

LONDON, November 15

"A National Citizens’ Union meeting adopted Admiral Ommaney’s resolution urging no further naval reductions, either by Britain or the Dominions, unless others are reduced by the same .percentage that the Empire has .already carried out. It also advocated immediate. building to the full strength permitted by the London Treaty.

AUSTRO-GERMAN RELATIONS*

VIENNA, November 15.

A definite movement is afoot for Austria to resume normal relations with Germany, The Conservative industrialist politicians are working for this end. German bookings for the tyrol winter sports ,based on the expectation of the abolition of the thousand mark tax, have already begun.

GERMAN-POLISH NEGOTIATIONS.

BERLIN, November 16,

Herr Hitler and the Polish Minister, M. Lipski, have agreed to renounce the use of’ force for the settlement ot German-Polish differences, and to begin direct negotiations on the GermanPolish questions.

FACED WITH DILEMMA

(Received this /.lay at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, November 16.

Cabinet were unable to reach a conclusion on the foreign policy and are continuing the discussions to-day. Cabinet is faced with a dilemma, whether to save the Disarmament Conference and sacrifice the League, or save the League and sacrifice the Conference.