DISARMAMENT
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LITTLE PROGRESS MADE DISAPPOINTMENT EXPRESSED BRITAIN NOT OBSTRUCTIVE. (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association— United Service.) Received 1.15 p.m. to-day. LONDON, June 19. In the House of Lords, Lord Robert Cecil drew attention to the little progress in disarmament that had been made since the spring of last year. Britain’s uniformly negative attitude on the question raised the desirability of the League’s preparatory commission not meeting at the earliest before the Assembly. Lord Cushendun shared Lord Cecil’s disappointment at the lack of progress at Geneva, but it did not follow that anybody was at fault. The question was surrounded by great difficulty, but he did not despair. He repudiated the suggestion that Britain was obstructive: on the contrary, it led the van in disarmament, arbitration, and conciliation. Disagreements were so deep rooted that it was impossible to expect, a. useful decision without great patience and perseverance. The motion agreed with the alteration to meet, if possible, before September.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 June 1928, Page 11
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165DISARMAMENT Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 June 1928, Page 11
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