TALK ON DISARMAMENT

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 7 November 1933, Page 7

TALK ON DISARMAMENT

PROSPECT BEFORE COMMONS

LABOUR AWAITS STATEMENT. POSSIBLE VOTE OF CENSURE. ATTITUDE NOT DEFINITE, (British Official Wireless.) Received 1.20 -p.m. to-da-v. | RUGBY, Nov. 6. Parliament wi,ll reassemble to-mor-row. The -present session will termin-i ate next week and the new session: will be opened by the King oil November 21. I

Save for question time, the whole ot to-morrow’s proceedings in the House of Commons will be occupied by a discussion on Disarmament. Mr Arthur Henderson, president of the Disarmament Conference, will take his seat for the first time since he returned to Parliament, but it is not yet known whether he will contribute to the de-; bate. The Labour Party will hear the Foreign Secretary’s statement before deciding whether to put forward a vote of censure to ensure further discussion on the Disarmament question.

NEW RACE UNDER WAY. CONFERENCE PRESIDENT’S VIEW POSITION OF GERMANY. Received 2.30 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Nov. 6. The new armaments race has already begun. It may not have sufficient momentum to attract public attention. Nevertheless the fact is indisputable,’" said Mr Henderson at a Labourite dinner. “Unfortunately the nations, owing to the perplexities of the economic crisis, are losing the sense of essential unity of civilisation. Yet disarmament by international agreement transcends every political questiqn. .Germany lias repeatedly declared pacific intentions which the Powers should carefully consider when framing a convention which they are under an obligation to produce. If the oft-repeated statement regarding substantial rediuctions can be translated into figures; I still hope it might be acceptable to Germany.” Mr Duff Cooper, speaking at Bournemouth, delarecl that if all armaments were miraculously halved in a night the world would" be no nearer peace owing to the fear of insecurity. A llome message states that Captain Goer;ng travelled by aeroplane from Berlin on a surprise visit to Signor Mussolini, with whom lie had a short interview in the evening He will have a longer conversation to-mor-row. It is understood they will review the whole of the European situation with a view to solving the difficulties due to Germany’s withdrawal from the League of Nations and the Disarmament Conference. .'lt is known that Signor Mussolini regards it useless for the Powers to attempt a disarmament convention in .Germany's absence. He believes Germany’s reasons therefore are mainly psychological and meanwhile is anxious to recommence conversations with Germany as soon as possible.

AMERICAN NAVAL EXERCISES.

EVERY COMBATANT TYPE.

FIRST TIME IN HISTORY -

Received 3 p.m. to-day. SAN PEDRO, Nov. 6

Exercises which, for the first time in the history of the American Navy will include evejry combatant type afloat and undersea, will be staged off the Californian coast from November 13 to 15. Participating will be some 100 surface ships, five submarines and nearly 300 aircraft, including the dirigible Macon.