Evening star., 1928-03-23
SOVIET PEACE PLAN
GIVEN DEATH BLOW
BY LEAGUE GROUP
Russian Proposal Incapable
of Being Carried Out,
Commission Finds.
BRAZIL TO COOPERATE
DESPITE WITHDRAWAL
Likelihood of Remaining in Inter
national Body Held Remote,
Spain Decides to Return.
r. she Ass..sa u II faersA

ISy abe Associated Pevss.
GENEVA. March 25,-The Soviet
pIoject for complete disarmament was
given its death blow by the preparatory
o.sarma nent commission of the League
ot Nations this morning. Notice OF the
rvoiects demise was postponed, how
ever. until il was found whether the
committees own draft on disarmament
would 80 to a second reading this Ses-
sion.
A Resolution closing the debate on
disarmament noted that practically all
the alembs4S !.nd the Soviet text, while
IN harmony with the ideals OF man
KIND. Is. under existing world conditions,
incapable OF being carried out. Ii Sug-
gested that the Soviet method might be
. staaaed further by the various govern
frsan1s. put made no provision Tor Its
1u-thsr study ny the commission
Plan to Be Pressed.
The resolution was presented after
AaasCsle lsln2cn narsSy. SOylet commlSsaT
zor public instruction. had appeared pc
lore the committee IN place oI Maxim
I1Gglnoa. neaQ OF the russian oelega-
iaaa- rs LGnaca2rSKy, II replying 20
attacks on the Soviet plan, salo the peo-
pie q the world without question de-
z2aro what the Soviet Is proposing
general and immediate disarmament
DsScs1Sslol4 regarding II might be closed
al Geneva, he continued put 1t Woulu
remain open before the world.
Germany, represented by Count Won
BeE1sEo-n, former Ambassador al Wash
sngson, took Inc leading role this alter
noon on disarmament. The head OF the
German delegation SPOKE at the session
o. the preparatory disarmament COM
uaIttee after the Soviet proposals Tor
complete and immediate disarmament
had been discarded
Ee resisted energetically further post
porement OF the second reaclng O. the
committees graft convention Ior c-s-
armament. This was the third time. ne
SAID that the delegates had been asked
TO postpone actaCn.
@Af.er the Radical Russian proposals
were rejected. " he said. 4 hoped there
w7uglc Be an irresistible impulse on the
mart Of the members OF the League 10
xl1Ow q VII 70 do something even II
taaev cculd not 20 50 far as they were
asked s,y the Russian delegation
Count von Bernstord complained that
Tserrrsfw raj iseen dasmTFz1e0 by the
treatv az Versailles which provided for
a REDUCTION in the aYEnsments OF the
ether powers. kFat this hao not even
been begun
NaxSrn IatTan5F interyeneo again 10
oppose the proposal 10 refer 20 the Tarl-
cg1S Governments the text ol the SOVIET
rT1znsenr plan. His Delegation vas
rnDasea 10 this. he explained, becau
fFssw r,eyp convinced that partial dis
armament would be ineffective 70 pte-
vent war. =.
Eraza TO-DAY informed the League OF
NaT5c,.s .faa+. despite iEs withdrawal, II
wc1la continue 70 cooperate IN fnG
weyK Ct he League. The, BTazsA1ai
replv vas IN response 70 the request
Of the League Council that Erszi ano
q Er1ssa regonssaer their DECISIONS 70
withdraw. Spain yesterday announced
be- return.
IJzsesg withdrawn. the resignation Of
Brazil becomes effective ia June.
Oc1avao h1angzbetre, foreign minister
Of Brazil, forwarded 70 the secretary
general of The League telegram Ia
reference 20 the League CcuDclIS re-
Guest for Brazilian collaboration IN tne
v-ork OF s12e League.
Cooperation Assured.
In aoEnowleoging telegram inform
ing saara On the Councils letter Seslos
AganEzNeare S15G mat WfasIe 2AsllIfsz lIss
letter he hasgenS 10 transmit the cofo2ai
thanks Of the Brazilian government
Is sentsnentx q higl1 esteem Tor the
institution al Geneva, be declared, have
been IN 10 Bay affected by Inc fact t8al
Erszas Eaas withdrawn from the League
watn wEssch in spite Of her absence sae
fe1nfsasses 70 co-opersfe effectively, true
10 TIE idea which gave rise 70 It's foun-
CATION Ia tse cause os universal pace
IL wzs aearneo i&st night ~ Rio o.
: Ssneiyo that the Brazilian foreign ofs4cf
~rss opposed 10 that c0unGry's return u
the aSeagie. The foreign Office teit ina
b. kseang absent from the League session
Eraxsi w023c be able - contribute more
effectively 10 ne leagues work. II vat
argued that Brazil noW as not ilan7pefeG
b. obligations gsgien might ACCOMPANY
League membership ard which rqlgn
sNect her sentiments of concord bogagG
g. nations
Brazil resigned in june 1926 atel
failing 20 get 8 permanent seat on tni
yNsg3e Council designations Decon'
effective tgo years after they are alsa