The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-29
CONSCRlPT PLAN IS
BASIS OF PROPOSAL
BACKEDBY HERRI0T
Would Abolish All Professional
Armies, Such as German
ReichsWehr
IS VICTORY FOR PREMIER
Six Conditions Are Listed BY
Paul Marchandeau, Her.
riots Assistant
Is VICTORY FOR PREMIER

Paris, Oct. %. - (Py - Premier
Edouard Herriot Saturday won the
chamber of deputies over to a new
French disarmament plan providing
for conscriptional armies in Europe
and American accord in such guar
antees for security as the United
States had envisaged ITSELF"
The conscript plan was the basis OF
the new scheme and would abolish
all professional armies. such as the
German Reichswehr, in favor Of q
short-term conscriptional system.
The Americ n participation in
guarantees was one of the conditions
under which France would be willing
to launch into the conscriptional
army plan. The point was not out
lined by the premier in his address
to the chamber.
The chamber voted confidence In
; the government on the new disarma-
ment plan by the overwhelming
count of 400 to 20 after the premier
had outlined the idea.
This outline had been expanded to
the press Friday night by Under
Secretary of State Paul Marchan-
deau, M. Herriot's first assistant as
premier.
Lists Six Conditions
M. Marchandeau said France would
accept at an undetermined date re-
duction in the conscript term for all
land forces in France proper, pro-
vided:
/. Any formation contrary to
such organization of any army
such as the Reichsweiar-would
be disbanded and police forces
regulated.
2. International control of
ornaments would be organized
with provisions for the right Of
investigation.
3. The LOcarno pact would be
completed by regional pacts of
mutual assistance so every Euro
pean nation would partake, and
so the collective force for mutual
assistance thus assured would be
sufficient to repress aggression
with a section thoroughly spe-
cialized and having powerful
ornaments at its disposal.
4. The United States would
accord those guarantees of Sc
curity it had envisaged itself.
5. States that are members of
the League of Nations would en-.
gage to fulfill all obligations un-
der article Is of the League cove
nant. (This provides that League
members shall sever trade rela-
tionS with any nation in the
League which engages in an act
of war and declares the League
council shall recommend in such
a case, what ornaments the
members shall contribute to pro-
tect the covenant.)
6. Arbitration would be OBJ
ligatory for all states adhering to
the new pact.
Davis, Herriot Confer
This disarmament scheme involv.
ing the United States was approved
only a few hours before a conference
had been arranged between Norman
Davis, U. S. representative in the dis.
armament conference, and M. Her.
riot.
Just what this conference woulc
involve was not announced beyonc
the general subject of disarmament
which also was discussed in Londor
by Davis.
The impression was growing ir
diplomatic circles, however, that tan.
gible disarmament results must avail,
an agreement between France, Italy
and Japan. It also was felt five.
power naval conference among thu
United States, Great Britain, France
Italy and Japan was inevitable.