TRAFFIC IN ARMS
BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE DEFINED British Official Wireless November 15, 5.5 p.m.) i RUGBY, November 14. The control of the traffic in armaments has been the subject of significant statements. The Prime Minister speaking at Southampton declared that the British Government stood firmly in favour of control by license and the international extensions of that system. He i added: “We are going to try to get ! that done at Geneva as quickly as • possible.” In Washington Mr Cordell Hull j said that it was the desire of the American Government to “sound out” the various powers on the subject of the conclusion of an international agreement for the restriction and control of the traffic in armaments and munitions. The Prime Minister’s speech was delivered in the constituency where he made his first parliamentary speech nearly forty years ago. Several of his early supporters were present.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19958, 16 November 1934, Page 9
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146TRAFFIC IN ARMS Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19958, 16 November 1934, Page 9
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