PRIME MINISTER FLIES TO CONTINENT

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6840, 22 April 1932, Page 7

PRIME MINISTER FLIES TO CONTINENT

Seeing Tardieu in Paris THEN ON TO GENEVA (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 20. The Prime Minister presided at the usual weekly Cabinet meeting this morning, and after luncheon left by air liner for Paris, in wet and boisterous woatker. He had arranged to meet the French Prime Minister, M. Tardieu, this evening to discuss the question of economic relief for the Danubian States, disarmament, and other important matters. His journey to Geneva, where he will make an important speech at the Disarmament Conference, is Doing continued to-night. Beforo leaving London he was seen by his oculist.

Travelling Together TARDIEU AND MACDONALD. PARIS, April W. M. Tardieu decided to accompany Mr. MacDonald to Geneva in order to continue the conversations. Down to Definitions DISARMAMENT PLANS. THESES AT GENEVA. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 20. In the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva the British delegate, Sir John Simon, moved that, without prejudice to other proposals for discussion under later heads, tho Conference declares its approval ot the principle of tho description of weapons with a view to prohibiting t>y international convention their possession or use by any State. Ho expresod tho view that qualitative disarmament was more effective as the most important thing was that no State should continue to live under a system in which all classes of armaments were allowed.

A proposal on the lines of Sir John Simon’s resolution is before the Conference in tho plan put forward by Italy and the United States. Another plan for tho international control of certain ainvamcnts has been advanced by France. The Jugoslav delegation supported the latter scheme today, and Sir John Simon’s resolution was approved by the German delegate. It was also supported by Sir Thomas Wilford, New Zealand, and Signor Grandi, Italy. The debate was adjourned until tomorrow.