DISARMAMENT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 80, 16 March 1933, Page 7

DISARMAMENT

BRITISH DELEGATES' EFFORTS. MR MACDONALD TO MAKE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 16, 12.30 p.m.) Bugby, March 15. A vigorous effort is being made by the British Minister at Geneva to achieve early effective results from the Disarmament Conference, and at to-morrow’s meeting of the general commission Mr. MacDonald will make an important pronouncement. In the course of his speech he will outline the draft disarmament convention which later will be circulated to all delegations and it will be found to include detailed and comprehensive proposals covering every phase of disarmament. The proposed treaty, which will be transitional, covering a five-years’ period, will contain definite figures and proposals relating to naval, military and air disarmament in regard to material and effectives and will deal also with the question of security. The treaty will, of necessity, call for compromises between the diffefent nationals’ viewpoints. It is felt that the compromises and even the substantial sacrifices they may involve will be justified if the conference is saved, and that an important step will be achieved in the task of organising.