FOUR POWER PLAN

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1933, Page 5

FOUR POWER PLAN

FRENCH ATTITUDE

DISARMAMENT BUT CONTROL.

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LONDON, May 22,

The “Daily Teiegraph” sajs: The filial negotiations tor a Four Power Pact have been facilitated by Herr Hitler’s conciliatory speech, and by the cliange m the ueiman attitude at tile Disarmament Confeienee. The Pact will oe signed at Rome. Herr Hitler, Uerman Chancellor, is expected to attend.

Captain G-ering, a Nazi leader, in an optimistic statement to journalists, said that the signature of the pact is practically assured. The - “Manchester Guardian’s” Paris eorre.pondent says: “Control has become the watchword of France's disarmament pukey. She is prepared to disarm conditionally on the international control of armaments, this being primarily aimed at Hitlerite Germany, which France declares cannot be .trusted to fulfil its promises not to realm.”

The Paris paper “Le Petit Parisian’s” Geneva correspondent, ■in explaining why France must; demand international armament control, says: Herr Hitler had accepted, the MacDonald plan, the German delegation -are trying to transfer to France responsibility of hampering the Disaumament Conference. Therefore, France must, show her willingness to disarm, but she must insist upon control.

The “Daily Chronicle’s” Paris correspondent says: The Socalist newspaper “Populai-re” declares that the •French Cabinet, at a stormy meeting, instructed M. Boncour (Foreign Minister) to accept the British disarmament plan on the condition that the international control of armaments is established, and that disarmament is effected in stages.

DEVELOPMENTS AT GENEVA

NA7I ANII-JEWISH MEASURES

LONDON, May 22,

The “Daily Express’ ” Geneva correspondent states: Interesting developments are possible at Geneva following -on.- a petition which M. Bernhim has submitted to the League. This petition the . League 'Secretary, Sir Erie Drummond, has decided, requires urgent procedure, so that it will be considered by the League Council on Tuesday, in order to decide whether the anti-Jewish measures by Germany are a breach of the German-Polish Convention of 1922.

The French, assisted 'by the Poles and the Ozccho-Slovakians, may seek to utilise this petition to isolate -Germany on the question of the Nazis versus the Jews,

AMERICA WELCOMES PLAN,

WASHINGTON,. May 21.

The informal European approval of the Mussolini Peace Plan was hailed by the Upited States officials on Sunday as an indication of increasing international harmony, auguring well for the London Economic Conference and the Geneva arms, reduction parley.

PEACE FOR TEN YEARS

ROME, May 22,

The pact agreement is expected to give Franc© a renewed sense of security, end also to ensnr©, peace for ten years.

; FRANCE URGES 'CAUTION. ' PARIS? May 22. The French newspapers urge M. Boncour, (Foreign Minister) not to tie France’s hands without complete security, regarding which the British guarantees are held to he sufficient.