Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
LEAGUE LAUNCHES
ARMS TRUCE PLAN
Navy Holiday Starting Mo-
vember I Sought-Assem-
bly, AdjournS.

~ the ASSOclated FreSk.
GENEVA. September 2e.---le Twelfth
Assembly Of the League OF Nations adj
oiourned this afternoon after having set
In motion a plan for an ornaments
truce, beginning November /. The
League Council, however, remained in
session to consider the Sino-JapaneSe
conflict in Manchuria.
4. The closing session was marked by an
exchange of appeals that the powers
use every means to make next Feb
riiary's Disarmament Conference =
success, and the members congratulated
themselves over the collaboration of the
Emitted States with the Leagues WoEH
at this session, expressing gratitude to
Secretary of State Henry l.. StnnSon
for his interest in the Leagues WORK
for peace.
The move for an ornaments truce
although it was less direct and con-
crete than some of the delegates had
desired, was characterized as Valua-
bic contribution TO the success OF the
meeting next February.
Accomplishments Summarized.
Lord Cecil. for England. asserted that
this session. which opened with an eX-
pectation of barrenness, has been one
of our most fruitful meetings. DeSpl6
outside criticism, he said, the session
showed the League at its best.
Representatives OF several OF tne
other nations echoed his sentiments
In the three and a halt weeks OF the
session the Assembly recorded these &C
complishments:
II received Mexico into the League
and as a member Of the Assembly
It invited non-members, including the
United States, to participate IN It's as
armament discussions. America, Brazil,
Costa Rica, Egypt and Turkey accepted
and participated.
II nostponed action to dovetail the
League covenant and the kellogg pact.
1t concluded a convention for the
protection of whales from indiscriminate
slaughter.
II concluded convention for
STRENGTHENING the means OF preventing
war; embodying a number OF minor
provisions for checking warlike' agrees
sion.
Economic Relief Taken Up.
II authorized the European commits
SION TO continue its work for another
wear and to invite participation OF nom
European, states in consideration OF any
problems of universal concern.
It discussed measures for relieving the
worlds economic difficulties and au-
thorized further study Of number OF
proposals for rehabilitation of COM
merce, industry and finance.
1t authorized study OF the economic
non-aggresSion pact proposed by Soviet
Russia.
last night it adopted the following
resolution recommending an armaments
truce:
'The Assembly requests the govern
ments invited to the Disarmament Con-
ference next February to prepare for
this event by msans CT an ornaments
truce, and accordingly,
Requests the Council Of the League
TO urge the governments convened Mt
that Congress to give proof of their de-
sire for q successful issue OF encrts
to insure and organize peace, and with
out prejudscing the decision Of the con-
ference or the programs or proposals
submitted to 1t by each government 70
refrain from any measure involving an
an increase in their ornaments.
"Is likewise requests the Council TO
ask the governments to state before Mo-
Fember / whether they are prepared
for q period Of one year to accept this
truce IN ornaments"
Plan Is Compromlse.
The proposal was Ia the nature Of q
compromise between the Italian project
for an immediate truce to last until
after the Disarmament Conference IN
E Geneva in February, and objections in
terposed by the japanese delegation.
1t was more nearly identical with the
second suggestion made by the Italian
Z delegates that q "gentleman's agree
> n1ent" be invoked TO suspend virtually
2 all arms building on land, on sea and
: IN the air for one year. 1t was de-
scribed as an extension" Of the original
Italian plan.
Hugh r. Wilson, United States AM
bassador to Switzerland, already has
approved cne-year armament holiday.
except for destroyer construction. Great
Britain is in favor. but Japan is OPP
posed and the attitude Of France Is not
known