INTERNATIONAL PEACE

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 November 1930, Page 5

INTERNATIONAL PEACE

PROGRESS OF DISARMAMENT AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES PERMANENT BODY SF/T TJP. (British Ofhclal Wireless.; RUGBY. Nov. 26. Considerable progress lias been mado in the last few days -by the Preparatory Disarmament Commission at Geneva.. This was continued' yesterday when it was decided to close the second reading of the draft convention, during which several difficult issues were surmounted. The third reading will .oegin to-day of the next convention as it now. stands. A British amendment to the article . ) * the policy of expenditure was adopted yesterday. It provides that each the high contracting parties shall communicate to the secretary-general of the League a statement in model form showing the actual total, amount expended on land, sea and air force* fluring the preceding financial year. It shall at the same time communicate to the secretary-general a statement showing tho amount annually expended during the preceding financial year on the upkeep, purchase and manufacture of war material as defined in the convention.

An article concerning naval effectives should indicate the total naval forces, aggregate figures for officers, noncommissioned officers and men. It is understood that separate particulars will be furnished in the annual statement of the number of officers and men who had eomoleted a certain period 1 , to be decided, of active service. The Commission -passed unanimously tlie- British proposal to establish a permanent disarmament commission at Geneva to supervise the execution of the 'convention. Lord Cecil described the Commission as a great step towards a reduction of armaments. . A; clause proposed-, by the United States permitting a nation to deviate from the convention when its national security was menaced was adopted by ‘>3 to 1. Lunacharsky was the only dissentient.