WORLD PEACE OBJECTIVE

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1930, Page 7

WORLD PEACE OBJECTIVE

UNITED POLICY OF EMPIRE LORD CECIL GOES TO GENEVA MEETING OF COMMISSION [British Wifeless. Rugby, Nov. 5. The achievements of the Imperial Conference with regard to the set of problems dealing with arbitration and disarmament and the position of the [British Empire at Geneva enabled Loid Cecil, head of the British delegation to the preparatory disarmament commission, to set out for Geneva, where the commission meets to-day, with the knowledge that on three important international issues the British Commonwealth speaks as a united body. These isues are: —

(1) The general act for the- pacific settlement of political issues in the same way as adherence to the optional clause provides for arbitration on justiciable issues.

(2) The draft disarmament convention. The governments will be disappointed if the work of the preparatory disarmament commission is not able to procepd rapidly enough to render the full disarmament conference possible next yeay. As far as the British Empire 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 to decide the items to be included. •

(3) The heads of delegations to the Imperial Conference accept broadly the proposed amendments to the covenant of the League to bring it into accordance with the Kellogg Paet. The final consideration of the constitutional aspects of Imperial relations was continued by the heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference today and progress was made. The question of the right of a citizen .of a Dominion to carry an appeal to the Privy Council was discussed at some length and adjourned for further consideration. The work was also reviewed of the committee on merchant shipping legislation which, in the light of. tho recommendations of last year’s conference on the operation of Dominion - legislation, has been considering the methods of attaining uniformity in accordance with the principle of the common status of the nations with the Empire as enunciated by the- previous Imperial conference.