Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
ISOLATION Of i. s.
IS HIT AT LEAGUE
Madariaga Says 0isarming
Without Security Guaran-
tees Is Impossible.

BY the Associated Press
GENEVA, Switzerland, September
11.-Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish
Ambassador to the United States, today
told the League Of Nations Assembly
that world disarmament never can be
realized so long as the United States
! and Russia remain aloof from Inter
national guarantees Of security"
Neutrality in time CT war no longer
is possible. he said, and every nation
League of Nations or not, shares in the
lot OF all other countries whether In
| time OF peace or In time Of war.
BRAND Speaks.
Aristide BRAND. making his frs!
speech at this years assembly of the
League Of Nations. reiterated the French
| contention that the problem of secur-
ity must be solved before real reduc-
ton of ornaments can be realized.
He promised that France would help
but he made 1t clear that in his belief
the first task of next years disarma-
meSft conference will be to make 1.-THE
crime Of war" legally impossible.
He did not mention the proposal
advanced by Dino Grand, italian
foreign minister, for a truce in arma-
ment building to last at least until the
end of next years conference, but i'm
mediately after he had finished speak
ing the representatives Of Denmark,
Norway. Holland, Sweden and Switzer-
land laid before the Assembly q reso-
luton embodying the italian sugges-
ton.
Ask No Arms Increase.
Addressing their appeal to all who
desire to realize the principles of peace
and justice" these delegates asked that
the Assembly urge the member govern
mentS Ito demonstrate their desire for
the success of the disarmament con-
ference by abstaining, until the results
Of that conference are known, from
all measures aiming at an increase of
the present level Of their ornaments"
NJ. BRAND, acknowledging that some
nations were accused of concealing re-
sistance to disarmament behind the
phrase national security" asserted that
the League covenant still leaves q gap
making war possible under certain con-
ditions He intimated that If the French
proposals for plugging that gap were
realized France would feel that Sc
curity had been attained.
These proposals are in effect to i'm
plement the latent sanctions" in the
covenant and to provide for execution
of engagements under the covenant by
concerted armed support of League
members.
I'VE of France" said M BRAND, ARE
ready to give guarantees which will
make war impossible. If that ambition
is realized the way to reduction Of
ornaments will have cleared"
Overproduction Blamed.
Overproduction everywhere was .
curse Of the war, he said, and lack OF
discipline and solidarity have added to
the worlds economic distress. He
warned that remedies are not born
spontaneously, but must result from In
ternational collaboration.
1T is an honor to the League Of Ma
tons to have braved the terrible prob
lens of the world today" he continued,
land to attempt to solve them IN the
face of spirit Of sarcasm and ridtcule."
wave of applause swept the assem-
bly, hall as M. BRAND took the plat
form and delivered an eloquent address
embodying Frances views with regard
to current problems. Regardless of his
standing in his own country, he is al
ways a great favorite among League
delegates.
He scored warmongers and pro-
voked wild applause when he cried, mo
more will the peoples submit them
selves to the cruel su6erings of the
crime of war"
Acknowledging Lord Cecil's appeal
for Franco-German reconciliation, he
declared that certain irritations" be-
tween the two countries already were
being assuaged under the moral infiu-
ence of the League, and forecast that
his and Premier Lavars visit to Ber-
lin would have happy termination.