Evening star., 1932-09-29
Its Achievements ExtoIIed by
Herriot-Hopes for Dis
armament Progress.
LORD CECIL ADDS BRITISH
PRAISE OF ORGANIZATION
Manchurian and South American
Fighting Due to Lapse From
Covenant, He Declares.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA. September 29.-France re-
fuses to share the pessimism and skep-
ticism which is now being directed at
the League Of Nations, Premier Edouard
Herriot Of France told the League As
sembly today.
The accomplishments Of the League
In organizing for peace and discour-
aging war are too easily forgotten, he
said.
Asserting that France is faithful to
the Leagues ideals and will work reso-
lutely for the success Of the arms con-
ference, the premier declined to discuss
Germany's demand for equality of
armaments or other pressing issues. de-
elaring this is not the time and place
for such discussion.
Praises Conference Idea.
He praised the results Of the economic
conference at Lausanne, at which the
amount OF Germany's reparations debt
was limited, and of the recent confer
ence at StreSa, Italy. on rehabilitation
OF the Balkan states, saying they were
evidence of the spirit the League has
introduced In international affairs and
good omens for success at the world
economic conference to be held next
year.
He took hope. he said. from the entry
OF Turkey into the League and the
prospective entry of Irak, and said he
understood also that Argentina, IAN
old and valued friend" may also soon
return.
The world is filled with complex and
dlmcult problems which the diplomats
must not hope to solve at once. he said
regards as most important for the
League to accomplish are the reduc-
ton. and perhaps abolition, of secret
diplomacy and the ending of the domi-
nation by certain powers Of world af-
fairs.
Favors Open Diplomacy.
Diplomacy should be open, he said,
and all nations should be considered
on the same level
Lord Cecil, British representative. also
came to the Leagues defense, declaring
the existing troubles between Bolivia
and Paraguay over the Chaco and the
difficulties in the Far East would
never have developed if each party to
each dispute had applied faithfully the
principles Of the covenant.
These warlike situations in South
America and ASIA" he said, "are testi-
mony that one or both of the parties
to each case must have been guilty of
violating the covenant"
Seventy-five per cent of the world
unrest, he added. is due to the Franco
German differences and he said if the
policies Of France and Germany were
guided by the covenant their dispute
would be ended automatically.
Will to Peace Needed.
mo machinery of peace" he said,
will succeed unless there is a will to
peace"
The common people of the world. he
told the Assembly, are asking whether
the governments participating in the
Disarmament Conference are really In
earnest.
IF disarmament is not achieved" he
said, "the situation will be far worse
than it was before the war. The ma
tions must disarm or perish"
Signor Aloisi of Italy reafirmed the
italian governments desire to see a
realization Of genuine and substantial
which, he said, would re-
inforce the security of nations.
Denouncing the popularity Of restric-
tions, prohibition and high tariffs. he
said Italy never has departed from the
principle of free exchange of goods, ex-
cept in case of necessity and to defend
the vital and economic interests Of her
people. He urged that the problem OF
on international trade be
taken up for solution on an international
basis.