Mr. Stanley Baldwin's American Important Statement: Satisfacti London, July 7.
An_important statement on armament was made in the Ho of Commons this afternoon by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the acting Premier, "The time has arrived", he'
for practical conclusions as gards disarmament and the British jovernment cordially welcomes the declaration of President Hoover suggesting a' universal reduction of armaments by one-third, as a contribution to that end, "The British Government. asso-intos itself with President Tioover's conceptions of the problem and desired to contribute all it could to secure their practical application."
Mr, Baldwin went on to say that Britain was enforcing standards of Jand disarmament more than covering President Hoover's aims, It was not practicable for Britain to reduce her number of naval units point, but if there it was possible and highly desiral to secure by other means a large diminution of naval armaments.
Gun calibre was at present far too Britain, it is stated, is going to join the "big push" for' disarmament by general: agreement.
July 8.
President Hoover's disarmament proposals received a further shower lof praise to-day by the General [Committee of the Disarmament Conference which convened this mormning.
"Ten speakers, including one who spoke on behalf' of China, expressed} warm appreciation of the American plan' as an important contribution fo the work of the Disarmament [Conference. Some delegates, how-lever, pointed out gaps in the American proposals such as the absence fof allusion to the supervision of ar-moments and to the control of the private manufacture and traffic of The delegate from New Zealand Jdescribed President Heover's proposals as well-timed, adding that loth the American and the British proposals on the matter of dis-moment pursued a common object fand could lead to an agreement on the basis of a compromise—Reuter.
Tokyo, July 8.
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