Tokyo, Feb. 12. vernacular papers regarding The key-note of comment in the Jdisarmament proposal is that it is jweleomed in principle though it is regarded as difficult of achievement. the proposals will prove acceptable owing to their reasonable and the fact that the Powers have al-Ready accepted the formula suggested.
Admitting that the Powers at the Preparatory Conference have stumbover the question of what branch of armaments should first be taken up, the spokesman says that the President feels that this is no objection to his proposals, which,. by suggesting that naval limitation should be proceeded with, may provide a way of. escape Feb. 12.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives has approved the Dill authorizing the appropriation of $75,000 requested by President Coolidge for the further participation of the United States in the Geneva Arms Conference, The committee discussed the ndviuability of recommending that the limitation of cruisers, destroyers and submarines should be placed on the agenda of the Conference, but took. no action—Reuter, French Comment Unfavourable Paris, Feb, 12.
Paul Boncour, the French representative at the League of Nations, interviewed to-day regarding. President, Cooljdge's disarmament yremorandiim, anid that the discs jun proposed by Mr. Coolidge would overlap the work of the preparatory commission at present dealing with the problem: therefore, he was unable to agree with' President Coolidge, He added, moreover, that the work of the League commi sion was progressing well and should servo as a basis for the disarmament conference to be held in 1927 for, at the latest, in 1928, Press comments to-day criticize the memorandum mainly on these lines.
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