SEEKING FOR PEACE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11045, 31 October 1921, Page 6

SEEKING FOR PEACE

THE COMING CONFERENCE SIGNIFICANCE OF JAPAN’S NEW BUDGET. NECESSITY OF DISARMAMENT. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copy:ig'ntAustralian and N.Z. Cahle Association. (Received October 30, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 29. The Chicago “Tribune's” Tokio correspondent states that as a preliminary to the Washington Conference representatives of Japan’s big business men will meet in Chicago to lay down the policy to be pursued by the official Japanese delegates to the Conference. Dr Tukuma Dan, managing director of vast Mitsui interests, is en route, bearing a message concerning Japan’s new Budget, which, it is considered, the Government will b© unable to raise. It is understood that Dr Dan, therefore, means to impress upon the official delegation the absolute necessity of effecting an agreement on reduction of armaments. (Received October 30, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 29. The “Evening Standard’’ states that well-informed quarters admit that the Peace Conference has not made any real progress hitherto. ATTITUDE OF FRANCE STATEMENT BY M. BRIAND. Reuters' Telegram. PARIS, October 27. The Premier, M. Briand, declared that France was going to the Washington Conference in the interests of the peace of the world. The French delegates would have to explain their concern for the security of France, and that, however desirous France was of reducing armaments and lightening the burdens of the nations, she must not only safeguard her own existence, but uphold the traditions of justice and right, upon whioh the fate of all humanity depended. He explained that France had trusted the guarantees offered by the Allies at the Peace Conference, instead of an extensive occupation of the Rhine; but now France had neither.