TWO FACTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 134, 8 June 1934, Page 7

TWO FACTIONS.

disarmament split.

Adjournment to Give Time

for Reflection

FRANCO -GERMAN PROBLEM,

(British Official Wireless.) (Received 1.30 p.m.) KUGBY, June 7. The programme of work for a series of committees which was submitted to the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva yesterday by # ® ar^10u > appears to have had the effect of relieving the tension of the previous day, though newspapers state that the situation remains practically unchanged. One section of the Bureau still supports Sir. Henderson's proposals to suspend the conference's work pending negotiations with Germany and France to be conducted on behalf of the confei enee. Ihe other section favours the Fiench proposal for" a continuation of the conference for the purpose of discussing certain questions in the absence of Germany, and opposes conference negotiations with Germany, but would countenance such negotiations by individual Governments. The continued existence of these differences was emphasised by Mr. rvoiinan Davis, on whose suggestion that time for reflection was required it was agreed to adjourn the discussion until Friday.

M. Barthou emphasised that this resolution carefully left the door open for the return of Germany to the conference, but in the French view this should be spontaneous and unconditional.-

Mr. Anthony Eden, Britain, indicated a preference for Mr. Henderson's proposal, and emphasised that the Notes exchanged between the four Governments were of direct interest to the conference, having resulted from an invitation presented by the bureau to certain members. He believed that an essential factor in the situation was to obtain some approximation of the view on disarmament between France and Germany. Upon this everything else depended, and until it was attained few, if any, practical results were likely to emerge from a prolongation of the present discussions. Another committee was appointed at yesterday's session to co-ordinate, if possibly, the resolutions before the bureau, and there was a meeting last night between M. Bartliou and Mr. Davis. Private conversations in which British, French, and American delegates participated continued to-day. M. Barthou's latest proposals led the, British and American delegates to consult their Governments. It is anticipated Mr. Eden will make a full statement of the British viewpoint at tomorrow's meeting of the bureau.

WILL NOT RETURN

GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE

(Received 1 p.m.) BERLIN", June 7,

A semi-official news agency announces that Germany does not intend to return to Geneva in view of France's continued wish for discrimination against her.