Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-26
WORLD news
FOR WEEK HAS
HICHNTEREST
Russia's Plan to Dis
arrn Rejected; Italy
Hears From 'Duce';
Mexico Has Quake
ny OSCAR WATSON


erahIe Editor The Associated Press)
R~nssia's proposal for immediate
and complete disarmament by the
nations OF the world went BY the
hoard last week in the sessions OF
the preparatory disarmament COM
mission of the League OF Nations
There was an overwhelming senti-
ment mons the delegates against
anv such radical move, and even a
second plan, proposed by Maxim Lit
vinoff. head Of the soviet delegation,
for gradual disarmament, was unnc-
ceptable, and will be referred TO the
various governments.
Though invited to join with Russia
on this proposal. the United States
represented BY Hugh $. Gibson, IN
bnssador to Belgium, declined the in
vitation. and Mr.. Gibson explained
that in seeking the outlawry Of war,
his government was only taking a
step in the way Of preparation for
disarmament.
Britain Offers Plan
The British delegate, Lord Cush-
endun. repeated Great Britain's pro-
rosaI, first made at the t~ri-partite
naval conference at Geneva last
wear. for a reduction Of naval arma-
ments TO the extent Of smaller bat
tleships, smaller guns and longer
life for capital ships before being
The commission adjourned, after
having rejected a resolution present.
cd bv Count Won Bernstorf OF Ger
mony. asking that a date be fixed
for a disarmament conference, and
will meet again only at the call of
the chairman when he finds that the
governments are in a fair way TO set
tie their Emergencies on naval arma-
ment.
Spain has returned "a the League
Of Nations at the request Of the
League council, and Brazil has prom
ised to cooperate fully with the
League, Notwithstanding the fact that
she is officially withdrawing from
that body.
MussoIini Warns
Premier Mussolini called upon all
Blackshirts in Italy to be ION guard"
In felicitating thousands Of Italian
youths who are entering the politi-
cal and military ranks of the Fas-
cists he told them that millions Of
men constituted the defense Of the
fascist revolution and he urged them
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Actual settlement of the Tangier
zone question has not yet been
reached, although there is a tenta-
tive agreement between Spain and
France. These two countries, togeth-
er with Italy and Great Britain, have
been in conference in Paris. The
ratification Of the latter countries Is
necessary for completion Of the set
Element, and Emergencies of opinion
between France and Italy are report
ed.
Columbia-Peru Pact
The Latin-American countries fig
ured prominently in the news with
an earthquake in Mexico that shook
a large section of the country and
did some slight damage to the Amer
lean embassy in Mexico City, and
fighting between federals and insur-
gents in which the insurgents Jared
badly; ratification of the treaty be-
tween Colombia and Peru whereby
Colombia cedes TO Peru the Putumayo
territory, long the subject Of dispute;
and, a turbulent campaign in Ar
gentina over the coming presidential
elections.
In Nicaragua, President Diaz issued
a decree establishing American SUI
pervision owe the presidential cleo
tions in October. The decree was
made necessary because the Nicara-
guam congress had refused 10 pass
the electoral bill, which provided for
such control, under Brigadier-Gene
nj Mccoy.