DISARMAMENT QUESTION

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 79, 3 April 1926, Page 7

DISARMAMENT QUESTION

WHOLE-HEARTED SUPPORT

FOE INTEBATIONAL ACTION.

(United Press Association.—Copyright.)

(Reuters Telegram.)

LONDON, Ist ApriL

The British Government's disarmament policy was outlined in the House of Commons by the Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Commander LockerLanipson), who said that he regretted that Bussia had declined to participate in the preparatory conference on disarmament. Ho declared that the, Government was ready to assist whole-hearted-ly in any international stftps leading to a general measure of'disarmament. Lord Cocil would go to Geneva prepared to urge some definite scheme for disarmament, but it would probably be more appropriate f6r some great military Power to take at Geneva the initiative in regard to military disarmament. "It was unfortunate," he continued, "that similar iestrictions did not apply to submarines as applied to other warships under the Washington Treaty. The Government would do its best to carry further the principles laid down at Washington, and wat anxious to cooperate in any general scheme of military limitation. They would welcome any scheme for reduction or limitation of air forces which would result in the establishment of a measure of equality between, the air forces of Britain and any other country.