HOPE ABANDONED.
| LEAGUE AND NAVIES. Ineffieacy of Genera Discussions. COMMISSION ADJOURNS. I <3y CabJe.—Press aasoditlan.—CojoTi^StJ LONDON, April 13. A mes-SNase Ir-m Geneva sav- the j members of the Prer-ara:orv Conmusj sion on Disarmament have abandoned nope ot an arreement beins: reached as to naval disarmament. have decided to adjourn on I Thursday for a week. After that they | will resume the task of drafting a report setting out the points of agreement and c.jarreement. Viscount Cecil announced that Britain j :s willing to accept the French proposal j for a limitation of naval and aerial eseej t:ves. subject to the agreement of all ■ r«rT:« and to the reservation that the i tires shall rest with the Dominions. I M. Paul Bone<-ur (Francei abandoned the p.-a : r a d.st:r>«-T:---n between h<->tr>e and i- .■--.:ai neets wh>cb t.reneraJ dj Mar- ! inis Italy, had previously oppased. x - h -e ditiomat.? crresfondent of the j '"Daily Telegraph" says the British Govi emcret bei:evei progress toward naval I di«aruiament w ; ;; be achieved rather bv : the limited conference called tv the | President of ;he United States." Mr. ; Calvin Collide*, than by endless, larsrelv | t&eoretical and cfteE ins:r>r<>re discusI -ions in which the Powers without navies jdo !}•-t hesitate s .emnly to record the:: Britain car.r.ot ':>e expected to sacrifice real possibilities to the rhetorical ! attractions and the rre'udices of eiclusiieiy land Pf>«f; f . | SEVERAL MEETINGS. i DELEGATES KEPT BUST. ■£~-?:t.~j J. ~.r i — LONDON. Aid 13. Delegation* ■« ill \* engaged at Gene\a dur.r.g the whole of j May and oart of June. First.v. there w.P *..? the F' —tnomic , Conference ci May 5. 'her. or. Mav 21. I the Labour Conference, which" Sir •Joseph Cook makes his la*: spr-earance j at (jeneva, and Sir orar.\.:j» F.vr-e. the 1 new Comm issic r.er. h.s f.rst" omcial | attendance.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 88, 14 April 1927, Page 7
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