Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
IMMEDIATE TRUCE
IN ARMS ASKED BY
GRAND| AT GENEVA
League Delegates Receive
Suggestion of Italian
Minister CooIIy.
INVITATION TO JOIN
EXTENDED TO MEXICO
Resolution Corrects Avowed Error
in Annex to Covenant-Qecil
Repudiates Self.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 8-Dino Gran.
al, Nalys foreign minister, proposed to.
day at the League OF Nations Assembl,
an immediate truce In the building Of
ornaments, to continue through the pc.
Rod OF the disarmament conference t.
be held next February.
His proposal evoked no demonstra
ton OF enthusiasm among the delegates
but after he had finished speaking
there was lively discussion Of his sug-
gestion in the Hobbies. The German
delegates particularly appeared to o.
we'll pleased.
Signor Grandi. reminding the Assem-
Oily that the League covenant is only IL
years old. urged the nations not tc
tinker with 1t too much until its real
spirit Is more firmly implanted.
Instead OF creating more complicated
machinery to supplement the covenant
ne said. the nations should make sor7c
dennite move to make the disarm men;
provisions Of the covenant effective.
Follows Mexico Invitation.
His suggestion came shortly after the
Assembly had invited Mexico TO become
a member of the League.
My idea" he said. lis that we should
agree right now on a real armament
truce at least for the period OF the de
lberationS OF next years conference
Such an agreement with view ia
Suspendlng new armament programs
not only would be an example of good
will. but would create for the confer
ence better political and pSycholo-
gical atmosphere. which would do more
good than all the declara tons OF prin-
clple which might be made"
Competitive armament building he
said, Is at the bottom OF most OF Eu-
ropes economic difficulties.
1t Is hard to s.e the utility Of ad-
tusting war payments" he asserted
while the present ornaments continue
Let us reduce our war-making weapons
and We shall see tfat economic barriers
will lower themselves. It is evident
that any new examination Of the prob
lem OF war debts and reparations de-
Ponds in great part on the Developments
Of the months just ahead. in the course
OF which the effects OF the applica ton
OF the Hoover plan will have to be
studied"
Mexico was invited unanimously bv
the Assembly today to join the League
after a number of delegates had de-
ivered addresses OF Endorsement
The League thus moved to rectify
what some OF its members termed a
'lamentable error" in excluding Mexico
from possible membership when the or
ganization was formed - years ago
Lord Cecil OF Great Britain. Foreign
Minister BRAND of France and Foreign
Minister Grandi were among those who
adVnHatpd hofnro ha h.
herence OF the Latin American country.
Cecil Admits Error.
Lord Cecil said this would rectify an
error III the formation OF the League
saying. Il must admit / personally had
a part in committing this error" He
said that MeXico'S help was greatly
needed in the Leagues efforts 10 solve
world problems.
M BRAND. applauded as he assembled
the platform, said: We all Rave de-
plored the regrettable mistake of
emitting Mexico in the first place and
We all are happy now to rectify that
lam2ntable error France Will hail with
JOY the day Mexico Joins our work"
Signor Grand said Italy would be
most happy to see Mexico take her
place beside other Leaguers. Foreign
ments on behalf of Germany. and Dele
gate Yoshizawa added the voice Of
Japan.
While the statesmen were paying trib-
ute to Mexico, her observer at Geneva
Martinez de Alba. walked about the
auditorium. smiling and shaking hands
with the leading delegates.
The Assembly was asked yesterday by
delegations representing Great Britain.
France. Germany. Italy and Japan to
invite the Mexican republic to adhere
to the League and to give the organiza-
lions its useful collaboration"
This move on the part Of the five in
fiuential powers came after the gradual
development of warmer feeling toward
the League on the part OF the Mexican
government.
II the Mexican government Is ready
to accept the invitation promptly, 1t is
possible that she may be chosen to q
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