HARD HEADED CRITICISM

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3640, 8 February 1932, Page 4

HARD HEADED CRITICISM

But the delegates at large were not shy in making their estimates or the French idea. Britons, the largest hearted men in the world so far as the other fellows’ ideas are concerned, said they approve of some body presenting a concrete plan atfording tangible matter lor the conference. Fritz, always suspicions of anything that comes out of karts, .-aid he recognised many old acquaintances in a new guise amongst the proposals and thought a- diligent search might reveal some trace -of world disarmament. Tlic- Italians were inclined to scoff, for they, too, do not like taking orders from Baris. The idea- did not make for disarmament, anyway. The Americans saw no innovation in the plan, which iollows the stand France liacl taken for years. The conference was certain to reject the plan as containing all the original difficulties of the Versailles Treaty. But M. Tardieu has achieved hi s object—they are talking of other things than complete dis-