DISARMAMENT
* REDUCTION BY BRITAIN WILLINGNESS TO DO MORE (By Radio) RUGBY. April 22. ! Lord Cushendun, speaking aL the League of Nations Inion meeting last I night, expressed h / disappointment I that more had not been done in pro- I gressive international disarmament, but emphasised that without waiting for any international agreement Bri tain had for economy and other reasons already carried out a large measure of reduction. This reduction was particularly no table in the personnel of the Navy, in the tonnage of ships and in dockyards. It might well be argued that Bri tain's reductions in the fighting strength of the three services amply * carried out the obligations to reduce her armaments to the lowest level consistent with public safety; but Britain had offered to do more, and was ready to do more as soon as an agreement with other nations was reached. One of the great obstacles at Geneva was the different views taken by the nations on conscription, but he harl faith that a very much larger measure of disarmament would be accomplished. Although in itself it was not the only (actor in maintaining peace.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20129, 24 April 1928, Page 8
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188DISARMAMENT Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20129, 24 April 1928, Page 8
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