DISARMAMENT
DEBATE IN THE LORDS ' SLOW PROGRESS REGRETTED ' United Prcs3 Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian Tress Association—United Servlct. (Received 20th June, 2 p.ml) '•■■ LONDON, 19th June. In'tho House of Lords/Lord Robert Cecil drew attention' to the little progress madG in disarmament since the ' ' spring of last year, due to Britain's uniformly, negative attitude on the subject, lie moved that it was desirable that the League Preparatory Commission should meet at the earliest before the September Assembly. <, Lord Cushenden shared Lord Cecils disappointment at the lack of progress at Geneva, .but said that this did not follow that anybody was at'fault. The subject was surrounded with greatydiffi- / cutties, but he did not despair. He re-' pudiated the suggestion that . Britain', '. ' was obstructive. On the contrary, she' led in the van of disarmament, arbitration, and conciliation. The disagreements wero so deep-rooted that it was ' impossible to expect a "useful decision without great patience and perseverance. The motion was, agreed to withan alteration ' that the Commission should meet, if possible, before Sep- ', tember. - .
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 144, 20 June 1928, Page 14
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169DISARMAMENT Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 144, 20 June 1928, Page 14
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