THE LEAGUE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 September 1924, Page 9

THE LEAGUE

EDITION.

VIEWS OF AGREEMENT,

AN IMPORTANT ADVANCE MADE

ay UABLE-pRESS ASSOCIATION —COPY h lUxi’i Received; Sept. 8, 9.35 a.ra. GENEVA, 4ept. 7. _ After the British delegation had finished drafting the armaments resolution, Mr MacDonald and iVI. Herriot discussed it in private. Later the president, i\L Motta, read a resolution to the assembly in the names of Britain and France. The resolution set cut that the assembly noted with satisfaction that the declarations of the Governments represented contained a basis tending to. establish., and secure peace, and decides: Firstly, with a view to reconciling in new proposals the divergencies in certain viewpoints, and (when an agreement has been reached) with a view to enabling a convocation at the earliest possible date of an international armaments conference by the League, the Third Coriimittee is requested to consider the necessary material dealing with security and a reduction of armaments in relation to guarantees that a resort to arbitration and a reduction of armaments may require. Secondly, that -U£e First Committee is requested to consider, with a view to pc tiible amendments, the articles of the covenant relating to the settlement of disputes, and examine within what limits the terms of the statute establishing an international court might be rendered more precise, and ' thereby facilitate more general acceptance, and thus strengthen the solidarity and security .of the: nations of the world by the settling by pacific means of all disputes which may arise between the States. Mr MacDonald, in a brief impassioned speech, urged the assembly to agree to the resolution. M. Herriot declared that lie was convinced that the resolution was a great step in advance towards creating real, living international solidarity. It showed the desire and will of + he assembly to realise real nyogress towards the era, of. peace. The resolution, was thei unanimously adopted, amidst prolonged cheering. Mr MacDonald and M. Herriot subsequently left Geneva and were given a remarkable send-off. Mr MacDonald told a pressman that lie was satisfied with the results of his visit.—Reuter. Received Sept. 8, 10.15 a.m. • BERLIN, Sept. 6. In conformity with , the London Agreement, a decree has been published authoi’ising the return to the Ruhr of all expelled people except certain ones whose presence is considered dan, gerous to the public peace. Instructions have also been issued enforcing am amnesty for political prisoners.— Reuter.

PARIS, Sept. 7. Mr MacDonald and M. Herriot arrived this morning from Geneva. The former immediately went to London.— Reuter.