WORLD DISARMAMENT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17409, 6 November 1930, Page 7

WORLD DISARMAMENT

THE LEAGUE CONFERENCE BRITISH EMPIRE UNITED (British Official Wireless.) Rec. 12 noon. RUGBY, Nov. 5. The achievements of the Imperial Conference in regard to the set of problems dealing with arbitration and disarmament, and the position of the British commonwealth at Geneva, enabled Lord Cecil, head of the British delegation to the Preparatory Disarmament Commission, to set out for Geneva, where the commission meets to-day, with knowledge that on three important international issues the British commonwealth speaks as a united body.

These issues aie: Firstly, a general act for the pacific settlement of political issues, in the same, way as adherence to ilie optional, clause provides for arbitration on justiciable issues. Secondly, a draft disarmament convention. the governments will be disappointed if the work of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission is not able to proceed rapidly enough to render possible a full disarmament conference next year. As far as the British commonwealth is concerned, there will be no disagreement to complicate the. work of the. Preparatory Commission . when it comes to build the framework of disarmament, and decide items to be included. - Thirdly, the heads of- delegations to the Imperial CoilTefence accept broadly proposed amendments fd. file covenant of the League to bring) it into accordance with the Kellogg Pact.