Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
PauI-Boncour, Paris Leader
Offers Plan as Solution
of Parity Problem.
SAYS FRANCE WILL LEAD
WAY IN 1882 FARLEY
U. S. Aloofness in Affairs Of Eu'
rope Now Ended, Bercnguer
Declares at Geneva.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 3l-A proposal that
the nations of the world place their
armed forces under the control Of the
League of Nations and a prediction
that France would lead the way at
the 1892 disarmament conference was
MADE today by Joseph Paul-Boncour,
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies, in
n statement to the Associated Press.
Inasmuch as NJ Paul-Boncour is
acknowledged as Frances greatest au-
TO be one of Frances chief delegates
to the disarmament conference in
Geneva next February his statement
was considered to be of such far-reach-
ing importance that it will give an en-
tirely new angle to the struggle for the
reduction and limitation Of ornaments.
The impression prevailed that he would
not have made his statement unless he
was convinced that it harmonizes with
responsible opinion in France.
When the disarmament conference
agrees upon the actual figures of the
uCAcIloC VI CdCn COuntIys AAc
said, "our idea is that these forces
should cease to be forces left entirely
to the disposition of these countries
and that there should be an interna-
tional mortgage upon them.
Seen as Parity Solution.
II mean that the Council OF the
League Of Nations when face to face
with case of proved war Of agrees
sion should be empowered under article
Is Of the league covenant to make use
OF them to settle q war crisis.
Are other nations. like us, ready?
Are they willing to put their permanent
air. naval and land forces under the
control of and at the disposition Of the
League of Nations? BY this gesture
the problem of parity might be solved" "
NJ. Paul-Boncouer said limitation OF
ornaments is linked with the idea Of
creating an international armed force
which will insure respect for arhitral
penalties on nations which have been
declared aggressors. He said French
circles yearned for perpetual peace and
are growing apprehenSive over next
years disarmament conference.
"Europe's troubles" he continued.
1.-The campaign for the revision Of
treaties. the hypocrisy with which
Frances military strength Is weighed
with a total ignoring of Frances re-
sponsibilities and an evident Jealousy
of Frances financial situation which
takes no account of Frances sacrifices
all are engendering the impression here
that there is a deliberate wish to ruin
Frances national security"
Farley Declared Grave Event.
Upon its success or failure depends
the future of peace" he said. People
are watching France. Many are READY
TO hold us responsible for the failure OF
the conference or to think Of success
only at Frances expense.
Il mean that the failure OF the Dis
armament Conference would be the
signal Tor the rearmament OF powers
which. under the peace treaties, are
subjected to special limitations. Ger
many has told us this clearly ana
Hungary thinks as Germany. Gen.
Won Socket. who created Germany'S new
professional army and aims at supple
menting it with militia, has recently
laid down unacceptable premises. They
are based upon the idea Of mathematical
parity between the armed forces OF ma
lions. an idea which Is contrary to the
League covenant.
This idea echoes the thought of
Mussolini, who, with his customary di-
rectness, pledges Italy to accept a min
imum of forces acceptable to other
great continental powers. This means
France since it seems clear that in
naval strength, at least. the United
States and Great Britain are given a
superiority which is entirely defensible
and legitimate but which nevertheless
constitutes a serious snag to the prin-
ciple of parity between nations"
1T is their geographical situation
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