DISARMAMENT PROSPECTS

Evening Star, Issue 21631, 29 January 1934, Page 9

DISARMAMENT PROSPECTS

BRITAIN'S EFFORTS SIR JOHN SIMON TO MAKE STATEMENT (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. . RUGBY, January 27. (Received January' 29, at noon.) Several questions bearing on disarmament prospects are on the Order Paper of the House of Commons for Monday. They will probably be answered by Sir John Simon, and it is assumed that in accordance with the usual practice on reassembly of Parliament, he will give a brief review of events in foreign affairs which have occurred during the recess. In regard to developments in the disarmament situation in particular) he may be able to indicate in a broad way what further stops the British Government proposes to take in its efforts to prepare the ground for resumption of the work of the Disarmament Conference now that the full results are known of the supplementary and parallel measures through ' diplomatic channels, which were pursued on the recommendation of the bureau of the conference. THE CHURCH IN PRUSSIA » BISHOP MUELLER'S INTENTIONS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, January 28. (Received January 29, at 12.30 p.m.) Bishop Mueller has suspended Bishop Niemoller for failure to suppress disloyality to Bishop Mueller. With General Goering’s aid Bishop Mueller is determined to dominate the Prussian church. He has suspended the church senate, also dissident pastors, and deprived Bishop Niemoller of his pastorate. Bishop Mueller rules 19,000,000 German Protestants. The Nazi church leaders 'have announced their determination to support Mm.