SOVIET’S BOLD SCHEME

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 641, 18 April 1929, Page 9

SOVIET’S BOLD SCHEME

PLAN TO SCRAP HALF NATIONS’ ARMS DISCUSSION AT GENEVA (Australian and 2V.Z. Press Awoc.aMRecd. 11 a.m. GENEVA, Wednesday The Preparatory Disarmament Com mission has commenced discussion »*t the Soviet’s 50 per cent, reduction scheme for armaments. General Dongovoi said the Soviet project aimed at a greater redu< tion by the big Powers, which were more capable of becoming aggressive militarily than smaller Powers, whose armaments were purely defensive. “W.e provide for the abolition of bombing-planes and dirigibles, ami limitation of the size of motors in ai’ planes in order that they may be purely defensive. Also we seek to limit the industri capable of producing gas, chemin I and bacteria for use in war. “Finally we provide for internal control for the purposes of establi ing disarmament proposals. We Divide for the complete abolition <»:’ tanks and heavy artillery, suppression of naval aircraft-carriers, and a gradual replacement of battleships by 10,000-ton vessels within 13 years: also the abolition of poison-gas warfare the curtailment of military budgets