EUROPEAN PROBLEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 6, 8 January 1934, Page 7

EUROPEAN PROBLEMS

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

THE QUESTION OF REFORM

DISARMAMENT ISSUE

(British Official Wlreleu.) , (Received January 8, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, January 6. "j^lie British Foreign Secretary, Si John Simon, reached Paris this morn ing from Rome, leaving after a few hours' stay at the British Embassy for London. Sir John's conversations with th« . head of the Italian Government were mainly "exploratory," but the c.om« munique issued and the Foreign Secretary's subsequent interview with the Press have created a favourable impression in Great Britain. From these. statements one important fact emerges, namely^ that Italy has no intention of forcing forward ■ reform of the league of Nations as the dom* ■ inant problem of international poli« tics at the present moment, and that she may continue to be counted upon to play a.prominent part in the pro« ceedings at Geneva. No doubt exists that Sign or Mussolini and Sir. John Simon were agreed that the problem which at the moment takes priority over all others is that of disarma*. ment.