Evening star., 1933-10-14
FRENCH CONSIDER
VIEWS JUSTIFIED
Regards Action of Germany
aS GraveSt News in
20 Years.
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man delegate. sent his regrets that he
would be unable to participate.
Although the American delegates de-
clined to comment, it was know they
felt they had conscientiously tried to
keep the door open for real nego.ia-
tions with Germany.
Many delegates remarked that Italy.
known as "Germanys special friend"
had rallied today to the stand adopted
by the three other great powers. the
United States, France and Great
Britain.
AS the council went into its private
session, the lobbies seethed with ami
mated discussion of Germany's bolt,
both from the Disarmament Conference
and the League.
Among the items Of the agenda Of
the private Council session was the
election of permanent Central Opium
Board. Mr.. Wilson was in the lobbies
awaiting to be invited into the Council
room, since the United States has .
right to participate in the election
Sir John Simon of Great Britain told
the Steering Committee Of the Confer
ence that the time had passed for
CLOSING over difficulties by vague and
optimistic phrases"
Summing up the status of disarma-
ment discussions to date he declared
he wished to give "a friendly exchange
of views" but felt that he should speak
plainly and frankly"
"A system of agreed disarmament
promptly entered into and loyalty car
ried out would, I believe. be of the
greatest value to the world" he said.
but am equally clear that nothing is
gained by interminable discussions
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on which differences may still exist"
He said representatives of Great
Britain, after meetings with the
French. Germans, Italians, Americans
and some other powers, led him to be-
lieve the draft of the convention pro-
posed by Great Britain will require tc
be in some respects recast.'
Eight-Year Period Suggested.
He said discussions indicated that
some powers wished that the period of
the convention should extend from Ave
to perhaps eight years.
This period, Sir John added, should
be filled with a continuous program
designed to secure:
"A substantial measure Of disarma-
ment actually realized and completed
on the part of the heavily-armed pow
ers and, second, the achievement of
the principle of equality in the regime
of security which since December has
been declared the objective not only
of the powers who signed the declara-
ton, last December IL, but of the
Disarmament Conference ITSELF
He emphasized that in order to at
tain this end, it would be necessary
to proceed by steps recalled in Sir
Arthur Henderson's statement to the
committee September 10. in which ne
said the approach to some of the more
Influenced by the present unsettled
state of Europe and the ensuing dis
trusts and fears and alarms"
Need for Changes Stressed.
Sir John pointed out the current un-
settled state of Europe as being fact
and emphasized the need for modifying
the draft of the convention so that
the accomplished purpose by process
Of evolution is clearly established"
A scheme is emerging he said, for a
consideration Of the result of the ex-
changes of views on the proposed eight
year convention period to begin with
the transformation of continental
armies along the lines Of the British
draft of the convention.
This would be accomplished, Sir John
explained. by the establishment through
the medium of permanent disarma-
ment commission of an adequate sys-
tenn Of supervision 80 that the sense
Of security which Is due to the OBJ
servance Of the convention will afford
what should provide groundwork for
the practical attainment Of the twin
ideas Of disarmament equality"