SECURITY PACT

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 12 September 1925, Page 7

SECURITY PACT

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT,

WHAT BRITAIN DESIRES

CONSIDERATION POSTPONED

rfY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIGHT LONDON, Sept. 10.

Mr. Chamberlain, continuing his address at the League of Nations Assembly at Geneva, said: —Disarmament through security, and security through arbitration were their common platform. Moral disarmament was more important than physical disarmament, and if Britain achieved it in the sphere of Europe, wherewith sue was most associated, she would contribute in no small measure to the peace of the world. Such a system of mutual agreements could be applied to other menace spots, thus increasing the League’s influence and authority. For the next two days this discussion on international amity will continue on. general lines in the debate on the League’s annual report, but the specific debate o n the arbitration scurity is not yet in sight. This thirteenth item on the agenda has been referred to the Assembly’s third committee, but hitherto the actual terms of the remission have been decided and the committee has nob met. It is understood that nothing can be done until a reply arrives from Berlin in response to the communication emanating- from the foreign Ministers meeting yesterday. Mr. Chamberlain has definitely arranged to go to London o n Saturday night. It is expected the committee will learn the nature of its task early next week.

It is more than a coincidence that directly Mr. Chamberlain sat down the Swedish Foreign Minister submitted a motion urging that the whole principle of compulsion and arbitration contained in the protocol be remitted to a further conference of experts. This is regarded as a further mutually agreed safeguard to prevent the broad question coming to a definite discussion and decision in open Assemblv.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.