THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8761, 12 March 1907, Page 2

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

i*tess Association—Copyright; - Losdos, March 111 Lord Tweedmouth, speaking at Oxford, said the British Government intended to frankly assure the Hague Conference that it desired to bring about an agreement to reduce armaments, though the Government was also determined to maintain the two-power naval standard. If the other powers represented at the Conference refused to acquiesce in the proposal for a reduction of armaments, they must accept responsibility for any further; increases. Beblin, March 11. Baron Marshall will be Germany's chief representative at the Hague Conference. The Neue Politische Correspondent, which is frequently the mouthpiece of the German Government, warns England not to provoke too heatedly the world’s historic decision as to whom the supremacy of Europe belongs; After brusquely repelling Germany’s friendship England had spun a diplomatic net, which had already unpleasantly hampered Germany’s freedom. If, says the paper, she persists, Germany may some clay ruthlessly destroy the artificial net she is too tightly hemmed in. If France pulls the chestnuts out of the fire for England we shall make the fire very hot. The army Germany could place in the field the first day of mobilisation would be sufficient to crush France, even if a part were detached to operate against England. St. Petersburg, March 11. Eussiau official organs are politely hostile to Sir H. Campbell-Banner-man’s proposal for the limitation of armaments.’ The Bourse Gazette and other unofficial newspapers emphasise the impossibility of European States limiting their armaments while Germany pursues a Chauvinistic policy.