The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
ALL. EUROPE SEES PEACE SOLIDIFIED League Of Nations Held To Be Only Body Fit
 ted For Work FUTURE OF WORLD
 TO BE AFFECTED Supreme Topic At Geneva Is Probable Reaction
 On America U. s. IS EXPECTED
 TO GIVE ITS AID Cooperation Held Necessary In Order To Further Reduce
 Armaments
FUTURE OF WORLD
 TO BE AFFECTED
U. s. IS EXPECTED
 TO GIVE ITS AID
(By Associated Press)

GENEVA, Sept. 5.-Great events, which, in League of Nations circles it is firmly be- lieved are destined to affect the future of the whole world, including the people of the United States, occurred at to- days session of the assembly of the league.
 France joined Great Britain in pledging support for the principle of compulsory arbi- tration and through her pre- mier, M. Herriott, in removing the doubts of those who feared that France would hesitate to weaken her force as 3 great continental military power.
 d. Herriot announced pne9uivocally That France fASofH on fntefnatie ; conference on disarmament. In calm, masteriy oration, like that Pre- rnier Macdonald of Great Britain de- Iiyered before the assembly Thursday, NJ. Herriot made the men and Wom- en present sit in rigid attention.
 The premier told the world through the assembly that henceforth that na- tion which refused to submit disputes to arbitration would be stigmatized as an aggressor nation.
 U. s. Reaction Watched
 Tonight the one supreme topic for speculation among the delegates gem erally was what the reaction in the last two days in the assembly would have on the United States. Next to definite commitments to the policy of arbitra- that is, that all Europe, led by Great Britain and France, now has pro- claimed that it is through the League of Nations and no other body the peace of the world must be solidified. France, like Great Britain, has made 1t clear that the next disarmament conference must be conyoked by the League of Nations, because it is considered the only body fitted and properly equipped to carry through such conference.
 ''If you were to succeed outside the league" declared M. Herriot today in his speech, ''in creating any body to carry on this conference, would you not have conflict between two bodies, each fighting the other in the name of peaceg'
 Apparently in the opinion of many delegates the United States must come to Europe and probably Geneva and cooperate with the League of Nations if that country desires to take any part in the next international effort to re- duce armaments on land and sea. To- night the general impression exists that the United States will participate in such conference.
 Arms Cut Vital
 Arbitraction alone is not sufficient, M. Herriot argued, flor it does not meet the requirements of the covenant of the league, which declares that arma- ments should be reduced to point com patible with national security"
 To the French premier declared ar bitration must be inseparably joined with the security of disarmament. Arr bitration, he declared, showed good faith, but good faith must be protected.
 Concretely, the situation stands to- night as follows Compulsory arbitra- tion is agreed upon by the leading pow CTS of Europe in principle. Realizing that arbitration cannot stand alone, the powers probably will agree to work out a system of economic ana rnancial sanctions. The rock upon which the new movement for world peace may split, is, in the opinion of some of the observers, the military sanctions upon which France and Belgium and some of the other smaller states insist as necessary for real security.
 With regard to disarmament the work now facing the assembly is that n commission will study the covenant and bring it into harmony with mod ern, conditions and formulate q plan Of guarantees, keeping in mind the excel lent American suggestions. The com mission will prepare the way for a disarmament conference which will not be eonvoked, however, before there are reasonable probabilities for success.
 To Define Arbitration
 The commission will accurately de- fine and elucidate the compulsory arbi- tration clause of the protocol of the international court of justice so that all states may sign it knowing exactly to what it commits them.
 In other words, the Leagues sub
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