DISARMAMENT QUESTION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 12 September 1921, Page 5

DISARMAMENT QUESTION

A DIFFICULT PROBLEM

fly CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYttIGHj GENEVA, Sep. 10. At the League of Nations Assembly, Mr A. J. Baltour replied to Lord Jiouert Cecil's speech. Mr Baltour said disarmament was tho most important and difficult question before the League. Though it was evident the question had not been settled, some progress had been made, and certain! countries in Central Europe had actually diminished armaments and their military budgets. One factor had made disarmament difficult. It was expected we would emerge upon a tranquil and pacific world, whereas wars and rumours of wars had not ceased. Upon such conditions it was difficult to work for a solution of the problem of disarmament. Moreover, the absence of certain Powers rendered the work ot the League less effective. It was difficult to limit tho manufacture of war material when certain countries did not belong to the League, and refused to discuss the matter,

; WASHINGTON, Sop. 9. It is announced that Senator Root and Senator Underwood have been appointed delegates to the armament conference.