GENEVA PROTOCOL.
. HALF-HEARTED SUPPORT. SY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT ' . LONDON, No.v. 19. ' The diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph affirms that the Geneva protocol has now been scrapped. The British Government’s decision for a postponement is not surprising in view of the objections raised by the Dominions. ' It is significant that Signor Mussolini (Premier of Italy) recently expressed dodbts as to the wisdom of Italian ratification, and even French enthusiasm has cooled, while Japan was lukewarm from the start until she secured the dangerous clauses sanctioning intervention in disputes arising out of the immigration laws and domestic legislation.
There are hopes that the •dsarmament conference, however, need not be abandoned, the demise of the League conference furnishing President Coolidge with an opportunity of which the Geneva plan deprived him. DOMINIONS TO BE CONSULTED. LONDON, Nov. 18. The British Government has requested the League of Nations not to p’ace the security fpr disarmament protocol oh the agenda for the next meeting of the League Council, in Piome on December 8, because it is necessary to consult the Governments of the Dominions before Britain is able to proceed with the matter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 November 1924, Page 5
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187GENEVA PROTOCOL. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 November 1924, Page 5
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