DISARMAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 226, 23 September 1932, Page 7

DISARMAMENT.

British Views of Conferences At Geneva.

REASONING WITH GERMANY. (British Official Wireless.) (Received' 11.30>> a,nt.) lIUGBY, September 22. At the meeting of the Disarmament Bureau at Geneva, Sir John. Simon eaid that "comprehensive proposals orf naval disarmament had been carefully examined by the British Government, which was consulting other Great Powers. He hoped it might be> possible in the near future to initiate an exchange of views. " The "Daily Telegraph" says British circlar'are fairly optimistic about the

«onversatioris to take place at Geneva t next > week between 1 the British Foreign ' Secretary, Sir John Simon, and the. German: Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath. , It is believed that as a result of these talks German opinion will appreciate; the material advantages to be gained by following the policy suggested in the British Note for an agreed gradual reduction of the disparity between German and other armaments by a succession of disarmament conventions. "The Times," in an editorial article, claims that what is nepded now, and what Britain can be trusted to work fcr unremittingly, is a united declaration, especially, by the former allied ' and associated that the disarmament conventions will, in law and in fact, supersede Part V.'of the Treaty of Versailles. This would preserve the principle of limitation and at the same time give Germany no valid reason for staying away from further proceedings at the Disarmament Conference.