EXCLUSION OF AMERICA

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1933, Page 7

EXCLUSION OF AMERICA

OBLIGATIONS IN EUROPE ATTITUDE TO FRENCH PLAN AGREEABLE TO SUPERVISION MR. DAVIS STATES POSITION By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 10 pan. London, June 2. Mr. Norman Davis (America) in the general committee of the Disarmament Conference accepted the French plan for automatic effective and continuous supervision of armaments following the signature of the convention, but withheld acceptance of the French amendment to the effect that the signatories to the convention should undertake to employ “necessary means and pressure to ensure execution of the treaty.” Mr; Davis said some method must be found to exclude the United States from / any implied obligation of this character. It was explained later in American quarters that the United States was willing to consult the other Powers on the violation of a treaty, but was unwilling to underwrite the honesty of any nation. PROCEDURE AT GENEVA. PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT. British Wireless. Rugby, June 1. In a House of Commons statement on the Disarmament Conference Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, said that the meeting of the 'general commission this morning had decided that the Bureau should be charged with the work of preparing the text of the draft convention’ for what was called the second reading. The president was charged with negotiations to facilitate this work. When the general commission had • completed the first' reading it would adjourn until July 3.

The technical committees would continue the work, and when the general committee had completed the first reading of the British draft the President would propose that it be taken as the basis of the convention to be negotiated.