M. HERRIOT'S VIEWS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 338, 27 September 1932, Page 5

M. HERRIOT'S VIEWS

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PROOFS GIVEN OF DESIRE FOR DISARMAMENT AND PEACE REDUCTIONS IN ARMY

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Rec. Sept. 26. Paris, Sept. 25. "War is a coileetive crime. How can one teach children the art of killxng?" asked M. Herriot in a speech on the eve of th.e League Assembly, recallipg that the French budget in 1933 reduced the arnxy by 527 offi- | cers apd 43,000 mep. Moreover, 62 div.isions in 1921 were eut to 30 divisions in 1933. The Px'ime .Minister declared that France had given proofs of constructi.ve pacifisnx. He was glad that France was pot the only country to emphasise that German re-armament i wo.uld be the prelude to a return to | the world's for.mer follies. ."We have qnother cause for anxxety, due to the agreenxent between the German demands and the wrxtings of an authoritative technician giving an indication that Germany is seeking to organise a powerful modern army, destined for aggression. France but for her goodwill, might be still xxx.possession of tlxe Rhineland, which was returned to Germany before the treaty obligations had been retrieved." Fx'ance had received no thanks for, this. Also, despite the depression, they had opened the French jnarket§. to German goods, enabling Gei'many a f avourable trade balance of £28,000,000.