New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
CONFLICT IN
 :LEAGUE 0N ARMED PRESERVES PROJECT
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  1uction of ornaments is urgently needed throughout the world eX- presses it's hope that the prepara- { tory commission will finish it's labors at the earliest possible moment, and Esconsiders that in completing d draft |sdisarmament convention it should S consider how far the following prin- M ,fiples have been or ought to be s-Adopted:
 N- A. Application of the same prin- fiple to reduction Of limitation of \ apersonnel and material whether of -land, sea or air forces.
 .~ "B. Limitation of strength of q force whether by limiting its mum bers, or period of training, or both. ~ "C. Limitation of material either directly by enumeration. CT indirect "1y by budgetary limitation, or both .methods,
 a D. Recognition of q competent in ternational authority to watch md report upon the execution of the treaty
 Disarmament Only slsc%uard "Disarmament is the cnly direct -and positive safeguard We can adopt .against outbreak of war; said Lord Cecil. presenting his resolution. While some progress has heon made In naval and air limitation since -5927. he said as far @s he knew, there had been no progress iH land Reduction of limitation. some critics might say even there had been reiro- .sression t YVES necessary, Lord Cecil pointed out, that while naval limitation is an important matter, even essential. this will not Hivo the security for peace; there must be Limitation of land personnel and ma Aerial before there is real aocuGity. Suggestions Proper
 :. It is proper and according to pre- -eedent for the assembly to give Sug- gestions to the preparatory commits Zion which might aid and expedite the commissions work for disarm- lament. Lord Cecil said. He said the British resolution did not assume 10 Five instructions to the commission .but merely suggested consideration of certain principles in seeking 10 Advance the movement for the liml- iation and reduction of certain forces.
 'I regard the limitation of land material as by far the most lmpor- .tant question before the disarma- rnent commission" he declared
 He stated the purpose Of the res olution as mc~cly to suggest to the Commission lines along when 1t Should work towards settlement Of the disarmament question.
 ~- Lord Cecil admitted frankly that para graph "B' of the resolution re- Rardng the limiting numbers, or the period of training or both. was the part to which he expected oppo- sition. But he regarded paragraph "C' referring 10 the limitation of ma terial as the phase of most impor- tance. Publicity of manufacture he said, is the only means yet proposed for getting the limitation of mater ial, but he is sure there are other matters which might be followed up. Louden Approves spirit
 President Louden of the prepara- tory disarmament commission, ap- proved the spirit of Lord Cecil's re- marks, but expressed belief that the commission would be wiser to await the issue of the naval negotiations before pursuing the question of land forces.
 The question raised by Lord Cecil were delicate ones. he said, for not only members of the League Of Ma tons but also non-members sat on the preparatory commission and he suggested it would be better for the commission to pronounce on these points itself.
 Germans Approve Pan
 The British position received the support of the German dclaeation Count Non Barnstorff holding ike opinion that if the preparatory com mission did not revise it's program so as to include consideration Of the limitation of land forces and mater ials, the general conference, when called would be q fiat failure.
 General Albert De M1rinis. repre- senting Italy, supported the French position and disagreed with the pcssimistic view Of Count Von Bcrna- storff and Lord Cecil regarding tho progress or lack of progress in tho preparatory commission.
 Japan also supported France do claring. through her spokesman, Baron Soto. that fac present t5mo was inopportune for in.tYucuag the preparatory commission 70 change the scope of its program.