NOT PRACTICABLE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 March 1928, Page 9

NOT PRACTICABLE

LATE EDITION

SOVIET PEACE PLANS.

DEBATE AT GENEVA. GERMANY’S NEW VIEWPOINT

Bn CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT Received 11.15 a.m. 'today. GENEVA, March 23. Terwfik Rush'di alone rallied to M. Litvenoff *,s aid and demanded that the Disarmament Commission consider the Soviet Is plan with a view to finding the "best means of approaching the desired ideal. Air Gibson (U.S.A.) said fill at as a result of sounding the delegates, he Was of the opinion that a sufficient agreement had moit been reached to justify the beginning of the second reading of the report. It was better to leave the (convening Jto the president's discretion perhaps in July or August. The Russians persisted that the debate had not proved that the Soviet proposals were impractical, bu't the chairman, M. London, tabled a motion to the effect that while the proposals harmonised with mankind’s ideals, they were incapable at being executed in the exisiting World conditions. This was only realisable by methods of Pacific procedure, in the systematic being strengthened. 'Therefore work must proceed on lines already mapped out. Meanwhile the member Governments will examine the .Soviet plans. - Count Bernstorff revealed a new Ger. man viewpoint., that her disarmament was contrary to the League Covenant and had not left her sufficient forces to discharge her obligation thereto. AI. Litvinoff rose late in the afternoon and announced that to-morrow he was submitting a new proposal. Parties giving up armaments would be invited to an immediate discussion.