Evening star., 1934-05-29
DAVIS PLEDGES AID
OF U.S.|N NAWCU
Soviet Seeks End to All
Arms as Geneva Par.
ley Opens.
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negotiate in connection with a dis
armament treaty that would deal
drastically with this problem" he
said.
Urges German Participation.
The American urged the conference
to 90 back to the British draft OF a
convention made last June 8, which
accepted all nations. including Ger
many, as the basis for future con-
vention. He added his hope that
Germany will see its way clear to re-
sumo disarmament negotiations with
the other powers.
Answering the question, Whittier
are we going?" Davis expressed the
conviction that the problem OF dis
armament was susceptible to a prac-
tical solution.
1T is remarkable" he said. the
considerable measure Of accord that
has actually been reached with re-
spect to the technical aspects OF
ornaments and the kind of a dis
tAAoS "O0-@ ~
effective.
1T is the view of the American
Government that compensatory ad-
vantage Gin security would be In facl
obtainabie from a mutual reduction
and limitation of armamentS."
Decrease Attack Forces.
Ambassador Davis outlined two way:
by which he said he believed security
could be achieved. One way. he said
is by an overwhelming superiority II
armaments, coupled, perhaps, with re-
insurance in the form of alliances.
1.-The other way" said the Amer
ican. sis to increase the power of de-
fense and decrease the power of at
tack. The American Government be-
lieves that only by following the Sec
ond way can the peace and progres:
of the world and the material Sc
| curity of each country be truly pro-
NOTED"
After referring to his own speech o1
May %. 1888, in which he announced
the American doctrine of consulta-
tions IL time of menace of war ane
the conditions under which the Unitel
States would refrain from impeding
collective punitive action agains
| an aggressor. Davis declared:
THE United States is not disposed
and should not be expected to par
ticlpate in the solution of problem!
that are essentially European, or tt
assume in any way the responsibilit!
for the enforcement by European pow
ers of the application which they may
assume in a disarmament convention
Nevertheless. the United State
does not wish to stand in the way o
an agreement that may bring politica
appeasement in Europe"
Henderson Cites Problems.
Davis was heard in a packed con
ference hall. Private individuals a!
we'll as representatives Of the leading
world powers were present when Ar
thur Henderson of Great Britain
president of the conference. opened
the proceedings at 3:45 pm. with tht
announcement that the time had ar'
rived to decide how the work of dis.
armament can be continued.
Henderson said that governmental
negotiations had failed when the sit.
uation was critical.
He summarized the disarmament
problems as:
ID An agreement on air and lant
ornaments depends on a solution o.
the question of national security
This is the root Of the whole disarm.
! ament problem"
(2) The danger Of race in ali
ornaments is involving perils tt
civilian populations unless there is ar
agreement.
(3) There is urgent need Of makint
an accord on the international contro
of the manufacture and traffic il
arms.