WAR ON ARMS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10711, 8 October 1928, Page 5

WAR ON ARMS

ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT, 1 v —. >•.. QUESTION OF MILITARY' RESERVE. ", ' ' United Pres* A ten. by EL Tel- Gopyi'ißbf (Australian Press Association.) '* (Received Oct. 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 6. Commenting on the disclosures- of the Anglo-French -agreement, tho .Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic .observer says: “It will be seen that the French military authorities are also concerned in the discussions which must have been conducted .simultan©-. ously. Tlie most striking feature of the correspondence is that the British Government’s acquiescence in the French standpoint on the question of the military reserve was an. integral part of the naval agreement, not a separate, independent and unconditional concession. It is gratifying, in view of this bargain, that there Is now no valid reason why the military side of the agreement should stand now that America’s opposition has killed the naval side.”

TO ASSURE PEACE' OF WORLD. ANGLO-SAXON PEOPLES SHOULD UNITE. United Prea* Asm. by El. Tel Copjrria** (Australian Press Association.) (Received -October 7, 11.5 p.m.) *- OITA WA, Oct. 6. The Canadian Press Paris correspondent obtained an interview -at Paris with Mr Raoul Danduraru, Government leader of the Canadian Senate, who, with the approval or Mr Mackenzie King, explained the disarmament situation at GenevaHe said: “We cannot understand why an agreement should not . be reached between the two great-Eng-lish-speaking peoples, allowing that their fleets, instead of being opposed in naval competition, should conjoin with the sole desire of assuring the peace of the world. All the statesmen at Geneva are with anxious eyes to London and Washington. As "the League’s Preparatory Disarmament Commission must deal simultaneously with naval, land and air forces, it can only hope to do useful work if Britain and the United States agree to a formula, allowing them to make an appreciable reduction in naval armaments.” The interview concluded with an exposition of the League s proposed draft convention, whicji will be submitted to members ana non-members of the League and which provides for conciliation and arbitration in respect of grievances. Mr Dandurant said: “This goes one step further than the Kellogg treaty.’