LOCARNO TREATY

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1933, Page 5

LOCARNO TREATY

I UNITY IN BRITAIN ) THE DISARMAMENT SITUATION ric (Per British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 8. ■A significant feature of to-night’s in Disarmament debate in the C omm om ias was that every party leader whc al- spoke supported Sir John 'Simon’s dean, claration that Britain would stand by re- the Locarno Treaty, while no one ;in found anything favourable to say for a policy of isolation. a Particular interest attached to the lie remarks, of Sir Austen Chamberlain ds upon the Locarno Treaty. ! He sard: m “It is my firm conviction that, as the signature of the Locarno Treaty did ‘d give immediate relief to the tension ig of the preceding year, so it is just as we are loyal to the Locarno Treaty, :e and maintain it, that we can hope y- for better things and relaxation of the present tension. If the key of '0 peace can be said to be in the keeping i ’s of any one nation, it is in our hands, j J. j ia«d of that knowledge, our loyalty and I knowledge is not untested and not un- J l, proved. The loyalty of this country, If to its engagements is a firm rocs ou i- which alone you can ever hope to a T build a reconciliation of France and s!'Germany, to establish the stable peace , of the Continent of Europe." I Concluding the debate, Captain f Eden said that .although the last disi armament negotiations had failed, 1 they had, got to try again,'if only bel .cause an agreement was the only alternative to an .armament race. Re- - marking that a policy of isolation ; had been largely featured in the der bate, he said that the world wes too ) close in these 'days for any country to .afford such a luxury. That was .ope ; of the reasons. why the departure of - ‘Germany from the Conference was regretted, .for they wanted to work in i friendship with ‘Germany, as well as • with other nations. GOERING RETURNS TO BERLIN. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) , ROME, November 9. Captain von Goering has .returned to j Berlin, It is .authoritatively stated that { no decision was reached in regard to I the resumption of contact with France l and Britain on the subject of disarma- , j ment. i