PREPARING THE WAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 641, 20 September 1933, Page 5

PREPARING THE WAY

(Press Assn.-

PRESSING FORWARD WITH BRITISH DRAFT PROPOSALS SOME- DIFFICULTIES'.

-By Telegraph. — Copyright).

London, Sept. 18. Mr. Norman Davis, the American envoy, breakfasted with the Prime Minister, at No. 10 Downing Street and left afterwards for Paris, where he will remain three or four days, proceeding thence to Geneva. Mr. A. Henderson, chairman of the Conference, is leaving to-day for Geneva, where he will meet the leading statesmen for further consideration of the problems now facing the Conference. The British Government is anxious to press forward the British draft convention. During the first reading discussion of the convention certain difficulties arose which were not put to the vote. This will be done at the second reading, which will proceed soon after the eonference resumes on Monday, October 16. Some of the difficulties which the first reading debate revealed were : — (1) The schedule of figures eontained in the draft of effectives of eontinental armies; (2) proposals for air disarmament; (3) proposals that France and Italy should adhere to the London Naval Treaty; (4) supervision of armaments, and (5) definition of "aggressor." Communications have heen passing between the Powers on these questions, and they have been diseussed with several leading members of the Conference by Mr. Henderson on his recent visits to the principal European capitals.