“WOULD LEAD TO WAR”

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 7 March 1935, Page 5

“WOULD LEAD TO WAR”

Labour Party’s Criticism of Government’s Defence Policy CONTRARY TO LEAGUE SPIRIT VIEWS ON WHITE PAPER (■United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph Copyright). Received 1.30 p.m to-day. LONDON, March 6. 'Mr Arthur Henderson attended a Labour Party meeting which passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the new defence White Paper gravels' prejudiced the success of the disarmament conference. An official report, in referring to the suggestion that Mr Henderson is likely to resign the conference chairmanship, expresses the opinion that this is purely a matter for Mr Henderson’s own decision, • The Labour Party’s motion, which Mr Attlee will move in the defence debate in the House of Commons on March 11, contends that the Governments policy is completely at variance with the spirit in which the League of Nations was created to establish ..collective world peace • and jeopardises the prospect of any disarmament convention, and instead of ensuring national safety will lead, to international competition and engender insecurity,- which would ultimately lead to war.