PROSPECTS OF DISARMAMENT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 11 July 1921, Page 7

PROSPECTS OF DISARMAMENT.

ANCLO JAPANESE AMERICAN ALLIANCE PREDICTED.

FRANCE FAVOURS PACIFIC

CONFERENCE.

HSY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Received July 11, 12.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 7. The New York's World's Washington * correspondent states that it is understood that President Harding, who has conversed with Senator Borah, has pro- • mised shortly to take up the disarmaiment question with a view to calling a ■ conference. He admitted that he/ had been feeling out of the situation with '.the aim of initiating the necessary steps. , TOSIO, July 7. Recent meetings of the elder states-, ■men have produced the impression that the- ground i; "^incc prepared for formal negotiations' _.sween Britain and" the" •United StatW"and Japan on the subject »of naval limitation. The newspaper, Nichi Niehi Shimbun, editorially that negotiations *for the abrogation of the Anglo-Japan-ese Alliance now being conducted are •due to the likelihood of naval arrangements between the three nations. NEW YORK, July 7. The Japanese < Consul; General M. Kutaski, addressing members of the Japanese Diet, who are unofficially visiting America, predicted an Anglo-American-Japanese Alliance. Other, speakers favoured disarmament. - . (Reuter). (Received July 11, 12.55 p.m.) PARIS, July 9. Le Matin says--that the French Government is extremely favourable to holding a Pacific Conference, and has already communicated its views to Britfcain.