AUDIENCE WARNED

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 11, 13 July 1931, Page 9

AUDIENCE WARNED

DANGER OF ARMAGEDDON

LONDON, 11th July.

In the course of his speech, the Prime 'Alinistei,, Mr. Kamsay Mac Donald, warned his audience, both inside and outside the building, that those who insisted on an increase of armaments wero inducing an Armageddon which would almost annihilate mankind.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin declared that the world needed the help of the United States' in reconciling disarmament with national interests.

Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that somo Powers had. made Germany keop her promiso of disarmament but had broken their own. The world was steadily, stupidly, and solidly marching to catastrophe, singing songs of peace, but preparing for war. V

Lord Cecil urged Britain to make her disarmament p.olicy clear to the'world.

Tho programme announced that tho world was spending £2,000,000 daily on armamonts, .Britain's share of which was £200 a. minute. ■

Apart from the timely detection and ejection of a middle-aged woman seated at tho Press table who supplied stink bombs, two of which broko at tho feet of -Mr. Eamsay MaeDouald and . Mr. Lloyd George, and suppression of a pair of vociferous cranks who cheered Russia and advocated international police, tho demonstration waa devoid of unseemly incident.

A procession of 1000, with banners - flying-, extended half a mile along tho Embankment. They marched to Hydo Park to military music,; and under a circling aeroplane. ■ i '

SurpHced clergymen, a' group of girls with national standards representing 56 countries, and many whiterobed members of women's organisations wore in the procession. , ■

Sir William Robertson presided at the hall, and an. audience- of 10,000 unanimously passed a resolution welcoming the Disarmament Conference and urging tho Government to make tho utmost ondeavours to reduce the world's armies, navies, and air forces. The audienco included ambassadors, diplomats, .-'high commissioners, and agents-general. ■