Evening star., 1932-11-03
NEUTRALITY RIGHTS
HELD LIMITED IN
FRENCH ARMS PLAN
Herriot's Radical Socialist
Convention Reveals New
Factor in Proposal.
ANTI.WAR AGREEMENT
WITH u. S. ENVISAGED
Report at Toulouse Session Sees
Capper Resolution as Step
Toward Freedom of Seas.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
TOULOUSE, France, November g.
Premier Edouard Herriot' new disarma-
ment plan calls for abandonment OF the
rights Ct neutrality by subscribing ma
tions, it was disclosed today as M. Her
riots Radical Socialist party gathered
to approve his foreign and other party
policies.
The convention is expected to give the
disarmament project, part of the for
eign policy. the same overwhelming in
dcrsement the premier won in the
Chamber Of Deputies last week
1t was revealed in connection with
the abandonment Of neutrality idea that
the disarmament scheme envisaged an
anti-war pact with the United States.
Backs Capper Resolution.
The report of the party on foreign
affairs adds this
III the United States accepts the
Capper resolution TO amend the Kellogg
pact, a great step toward the problem
of the liberty of the seas will have been
achieved
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas
has placed a resolution before the
United States Senate designed to
strengthen the Kellogg BRAND Pact by
forblddlng arms shipments and stop
ping trade and financial arrangements
with violators)
The plan also envisages the creation
OF a general military staff to function in
case of a threat to the peace of Europe.
The staff would have a fixed number
OF trained soldiers at its disposal, as
signed by the continental countries
/ which approved the project
Will Ask No U. S. Pledge.
An official spokesman said the United
States would not be asked to promise
anything in advance, but that the
French hoped America would not inter-
fere with the functloning of the Eu-
ropean peace machinery. 1t was hoped
| the United States would collaborate, or
at least refrain from helping an az-
! gressor-and the plan attempts to de-
fine an "aggressor nation"
| The party report on foreign affairs
was in the hands Of Francois de Tessan.
! vice chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee Of the Chamber of Deputies
and one Of the premiers closest advisers.
who will present it.
More than 1000 leaders in the party
were here for the convention from all
, parts OF France. There was a general
air Of approval for the premiers plan.
Most of the premier's cabinet ministers
were en- hand, and NJ Herriot himself
was driving up from Hendaye, on the
Franco-Spanish border, after his visit
OF friendship to Spain. He will reply
to an address of welcome by rendering
an account Of his stewardship.
Control Parliament.
The Radicals, as they are called for
short, have clear majority in the SEN
ate as result of the October Is cleo
tlons. and control the largest group in
the Chamber Of Deputies.
Thus it would follow that their reso-
lutions will have most important bear
Ing on the foreign, fiscal and internal
policy as long as the present govern
ment remains in the saddle.
The convention will last through Sun
day, with parliamentary procedure in
the Chamber featuring Fridays session
and the foreign policy discussion prob
ably coming either today or Saturday.
Ohcially, however, Saturday has been
labeled Ladies day" A banquet Sun
day night will close the congress.