GERMAN POSITION

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 283, 25 July 1932, Page 5

GERMAN POSITION

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W'lLL NOT PART1CIPATE UNLESS EQUALITY RECOGNISED.

I EESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

RUGBY, Saturday. puring ihe discussion by the Genaaj Commission at the Disarmament [enfei'cnce at Geneva of the draft i^olution, on which the conference Mo adjourn, the German delegate jgeri' Nadolny), read a declaration rjtlie effect that Germany could not Ljnije to partieipate in the second ^ of the conference unless durrecess her lemand for equaljiglits in armaments was settled \ the negotiatiors between the ' in'sfcsted Governnents. Xhe declaratbn atlded: "The tonfereace pro eedings, and nota]j]y the conve:sations dhiring tho jyt few days, lave given the impression that t'e necessary condilicn of equalif is not yet underwood or admited hy all the GovjjHitients. "he German GovernEent's coliaWation is not possible uJess the fu«re wci-k of the con[etence is dvelopedi upon a basis 0f c!eai"-c«t ecognition of equality offights arpng- the nations in the oarlier prot-edings." lh? secii't of the resolution pro--rring tlu» limitation of unit ton!,»e of tass was passed. "ihe ftct>n dealing with the abolit® of gt and hacteriological war•'ite wx H'eed to. Ihe seion providing for the esstlisliin.' °f a permanent disarmasat coeibsion was also adopted. jT,ealdj: on the proposal for a reciction'f armaments expenditure, jjHe'-'it Samucl (Britain) made aetroT I'L-ri for such reduclion, and bttween 1925 and 11) ,'10 Biha'ha-I sodueed her expenditure ;J aamin; s by 15 per eent., and jtr uil ivduetion during the past $3.u n.mounted to 20 per cent. p esemial that the conference ;U r.ot ianore the reductions alraadc when recommending i {ier Itudgeiary limitations. j ais se-tion of the resolution was py. iir Ji'lm ?imon (Britain) made an net aiiiieal to the delegates to ;e ffiy the resolution by an overlelminp niajority.