WORLD CONFERENCE
, A SENATOR'S PROPOSAL
BITTER. AMERICAN DEBATE.
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(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) • WASHINGTON, 7th April. benator- Pepper's resolution calling for a conference on reduction of armaments international law, and The Hague tribunal precipitated a brief but acrimonious debate, which showed that m?-y Senators deeply resented the attempt"*co sidetrack the late President Harding's World Court proposal, or disregard the League of Nations. Senator Swanson asked Senator Pepper why the United States should not join the conference now occurring between 54 nations, namely, the League, upon the foregoing subjects. Senator Pepper replied that he refused to discuss the League of Nations. Other Democrats arose and demanded' to know what action was being taken pending the resolution asking 'for a world conference. Some Democrats' desired information as to whether the Eepublican leaders were committed to Senator Pepper's resolution. Senator Pepper replied in the negative. Senator Pepper, in explaining the measure, declared that he was convinced that an invitation by the King of the Belgians for such a conference to meet at Brussels would be well received.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 85, 9 April 1924, Page 5
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