The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-06
FRENCH HEAD
AGAINST new
DISARM MEET
Rejects Fake PGcifst
Plan of Macdonald
Especial to The Daily worksrl


GENEVA, Sept. 5.-PremIsr
Edouard Herriot, elected on a
pacifist platform and now head
of the French republic, today
came out in direct opposition
to the suggestion of Ramsay
Macdonald for a world dle-
armament conference.
Addressing the League of
Nations Assembly, Premier Her
riot declared that the proper
place for disarmament discus
sions was within the League.
He declined the offer to work
for another Washington Con-
ference.
Means Disarmament Death
This statement is generally regarded
as the death knell, for a goodly period
of time at least, for another interna-
tional parley such as is desired by
President Coolidge and Ramsay Mac
Donald, Britain's premier.
1t is recalled that the last "disarm-
ament" conference held in Washington
didn't do very much disarming so far
as could be noticed. On the contrary,
it seems that the results of that con-
ference have been the greater arm
ament and the improvement of the eff
ficiency of the British and American
armies and navies.
AZ the Washington conference, Great
Britain was forced to recognize Amer
lea as an equal on the seas for the
very first time. as was evidenced hu
the 5-5-3 ratio that was decided This
was decided blow at Britian's age old
supremacy of the waters, and was not
to the liking of the British Imperial
lists.
Ramsay Sweats For Empire
Macdonald, who is now for the
maintenance and spread of British
Imperialism with vigor that has not
been surpassed by any predecessors,
is anxious to have another "disarm-
ament" conference out of which Eng
land is expected to come as the victor.
Herriot, who represents very ably all
French imperialist ambitions, is very
wary of MacDonald's proposition,
especially since the Dawes plan adop-
tion has marked quite signal defeat
for French political policy in the Ruhr,
and is generally considered to be a
heavy blow to French hegemony in
Europe. American high finance has
definitely assumed leading position
in Europe with the adoption of the
Dawes slave plan by the powers.
He=Tiot Pops Mac
Lord Parmoor, of England, in speak
ing after Premier Herriot, repudiated
his idea Of force being necessary to in
sure arbitration, but Herriot later
directly contradicted MacDonald's con-
demnation of force, declaring that
force, alone assures justice and makes
arbitration possible.
This is considered Frances defiance
to England, being a yelled declaration
that France intends to maintain any
of its economic interests in the face
Of British opposition with the use of
all its military strength to the extent
of war
communists' Prediction Borne Out
This bears out the predictions of
the communists who have always
pointed out that no real disarmament
is possible under capitalism which
obliges the various governments to
maintain and increase their military,
naval and air forces for the purpose
Of defending the economic and finan-
cial interests of the capitalists of their
various Netherlands"
II is expected that the entire propo-
sition of disarmament will be turned
over to a special new committee where
Il will die a slow and peaceful death.
unnoticed by anyone.