The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-24

Of neutrality" was pronounced dead,
f it agreed with the world powers &
IN declaring any country an "ag-
gressor," would refrain from taking
any steps that would have the eff
feet of defeating collective action
aiken to coerca that nation.
The French press is aSking-how
long will the United States accept
phrases for cold facts. Joining in
action to "coerce" a
as has been shown by
Japan in the Manchurian and Chin
ese conflicts, means nothing less
than a declaration of war, or else
the calling of bluff.
Hypocritical Definition
Davis suggested that "the sim
plest and most accurate definition
Of an aggressor is, a country whose
armed forces are found on alien soil
in violation Of treaties" This def
milton is pointed against Japan, but
Japan's answer is simply to point
to the United States armed forces
in South and Central America, in
The Philippines, Hawaii and else
where. This modifying game in
which the pot calls the kettle black
exposes the hypocrisy of Daviss
definition of aggression.
Wants TO Disarm Rivals
But Americas cooperation along
these lines is conditional on European
1isarmament-on "a substantive re-
duction in ornaments" America
wishes to decrease the military
strength of its imperialist rivals
This is clearly brought out by the
French press comments. The famous
journalist "Pertinax'
writing in the nationalist newspaper
Il Echo de Paris said: The danger
contained in Davis's proposals out
weighs the good for France Nothing
Jhe United States will offer could
persuade us to weaken our national
1efenses against Germany and Italy
Even the radical Ere Nouyelle"
writes: 1.-THE Davis plan is motivated
largely by economic considerations.
But France must remember that it
has neighbor Germany of 10000
900 people, organized and ready for
war"
French Attitude Stiffens
The French Cabinet, meeting yes
terday, sent new instructions to Paul
Boncour, and said Fat it hoped that
the Disarmament Conference would
start at once to talk security as well
as disarmament"
AS regards the -Four Power Pact,
the Cabinet stressed the fact that
though the pact has been initiated
negotiations are not yet ended
France is struggling for elbow room
to allow further manoeuvering
Louis Marin, Radical Socialist de-
putty and leader of that group in the
French Chamber Of Deputies, attack
ed the government this afternoon on
the question of the Four Power Pact
If you sign it, we will overthrow
the government ne said. Premier
Daladier replied. Il will certainly
sign the Pact when and if final ex-
shall prove it TO be accep-
table to France.
At the Disarmament Conference,
Davis called for immediate consider
alton of Part 2 of the British draft
scheme. which limits men under
arms, reduces offensive guns, tanks
and fighting planes.
Sabotage Arms Meet
AS soon as Davis sat down, Sir John
Simon, British Foreign Secretary, and
Paul Boncour, French Foreign Min
lister, repudiated Davis's proposals
and moved that Part I of the British
draft, which deals with the question
Of security, should be taken first. Ar
thur Henderson, president of the
and one of the leading
figures in the Labor and Socialist In
te1national, supported the English
and French spokesman. and ruled
that the Conference return to the
Of Part l. Davis had
not been expecting this,
and sat as if stunned. The European
nations wish to hold up discussions
Of concrete disarmament plans for
the sixteen days between now and
The Economic Conference. where they
will again meet the United States,
this time not in the shape of an
angel of peace but in the form of
their principal creditor
France Throws Monkey Wrench,
Frances tactic is to accept arms
reduction in principle. but TO pro-
sent, with this acceptance, a number
of impossible conditions, Two of the
conditions made by France this af-
ternoon at Geneva were: the stand
ardization of armies and war mater
ials; and the transfer Of aggressive
weapons to the League of Nations in
stead of their destruction. The first
of these conditions is simply unwork-
able, while the second brings forward
in new form the old Tardieu plan
for an international army con-
trolled by the League, that is, really
by France as the strongest military
power in Europe, This second scheme
has been produced before by the
French, and has always been re-
jected by the other nations Paul
Boncour's speech to the Conference
startled even the Commission Of
diplomats, since it showed
that the French are not prepared
even tentatively to accept proposals
for reducing war materials until their
demands are satisfied Members OF
the Commission described Paul Bon
cours speech as a monkey wrench
thrown into the machinery
This sueech by Paul Hnncos came