NAVAL CONFERENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17975, 21 March 1930, Page 7

NAVAL CONFERENCE.

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

FRAN CO-(TALI AN DIFFERENCES

NEGOTIATIONS STILL IN PROGRESS

United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.-—Copyright. (Received March 21, 10.5 a.m.)

LONDON, March 20Tlie whole of the present restricted activities of I,lie Disarmament Conference are still directed in inducing France and ! fitly to reach an agreement by Iho promotion of negotiations between themselves. This is at present the chief preoccupation of Mr Ramsay (MacDonald, who will confer with Signor Grandi with that object at the House of Commons this evening, following last night's conversations with M. Rriand, after learning that the latter was going to Paris this morning. The scrapping committee is still perseveringly sitting. TREND OF DISCUSSIONS. LIBERAL REGRETS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.—Copyright. LONDON, March ID. The executive of the National Liberal Federation carried a resolution regretting that the discussions at the Naval Conference appear to be based on tile assumption that resort, to war is [lie final stage of international differences.

The resolution pointed out that the Briand-Kellogg Pact permits of only pacific means of settling disputes, it urged a reduction of armaments to the level necessary for police purposes.