NOTICE TO WORLD

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 29, 28 October 1932, Page 11

NOTICE TO WORLD

Armaments Reduction ATTITUDE OF U.S. Cuts on Land Come First PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.? (Rec. Oct. 27, 9.50 p.m.) Washington, Oct. 20. Serving notices on the world that this Government considers a reduction of land armaments is a prerequisite to further naval reductions. President Hoover to-day took occasion in connection with the celebration of Navy Day to-morrow to issue a statement making known tne Government’s attitude toward disarmament. It is also regarded as another attempt to galvanise the Geneva negotiations into action. He said that failure of these negotiations would compel the United States to build a navy to full Treaty strength. “This administration,” he said, has spared no reasonable effort to bring about agreement between all nations upon a reduction of arms on the ratios agreed upon at the London Conference. Our patience in these negotiations has never for a moment jeopardised the safety of the United States. “These efforts are making progress. If these efforts finally fail we shall be compelled, by reason of the disturbed conditions prevailing throughout the world and the necessity of protecting American commerce, to build a navy to the full strength provided by the London Agreement—equal to that of the most powerful navy in the world. “I need scarcely suggest that vast expenditures would be involved by this necessity, or the blow it would deal to one of the most cherished aspirations of our people.” . AMERICAN DELEGATE Talks in London and Paris (Rec. October 27, 5.5 p.m.) Official Wireless. Rugby, Oct. 26. Mr, Norman Davis, United States delegate to the Disarmament Conference, who has had a series of conversations with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, will leave London on Friday for Geneva, via Paris, where he will probablv discuss disarmament questions with the French Premier, M. Herriot. A FRENCH PLAN Proposals for Conference EQUAL RIGHTS & SECURITY (Rec. October 27, 8 p.m.) Paris, Oct. 27. Establishment of an international aerial police, international control of military b'udgets, and the manufacture of arms, and suppression of pseudomilitary police forces are among the proposals believed to be included, in the French disarmament plan which, if adopted by the Disarmament Conference on November 3, will probably result in at least a 20 per cent, reduction in the French military estimates. This forecast is based on a report on the disarmament plan adopted at a meeting of the committee of the Radical Party. In reference to arms equality tne report says: “Germany, renouncing all intentions to re-arm, would take her normal place in the European international framework. Equality of rights is logically related to equality of security and the renunciation of internal guarantees. Security must be accompanied by international guarantees.” The plan envisages a consultative pact 'with the United States. The report is particularly severe on organisations constituting armies under the pretext of being political police, though it admits that it may be necessary to combine the regular army and militia.

NAVAL RETALIATION French Answer to Germany 1 (Rec. Oct. 27, 9.5 p.m.) Paris, Oct. 27. Because Germany is building a third “pocket” battleship, Cabinet has decided to proceed with the construction of the battle cruiser Dunkerque, as voted by Parliament last year.