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Disarmament—Reuter.
Geneva, Sept. 5.
The task of achieving disarmament can only be accomplished stages, some of which have already been passed, and the League of Nations has not failed,, declared declared Senor Ville (Chile), who presided at the ning of the Assembly this morning, Senior Villegas expressed the opin-{ion that the problem of disarmament, could only be solved on the lines of the recent conference, The speaker dwelt on the League's growwing universality and its high Prestige, which, he said, invested the Council with the authority necessary ta bring pence and order to political Later.
Senor Guani of Uruguay has been elected President of the Assembly]
League of Natlonis—Reuter, Geneva, Sept, There was much comment in the lobbies of the Assembly of the League of Nations to-day concerning tthe proposal made by Jkr. van ment, he moved a resolution favour of taking up the principle underlying the defunct Geneva protocol together with the preparatory commission's report, In German circles this is regarded as a practical revival of the Geneva protocol, to which they object.
The head of the German dele tion, Dr. Streseman, has telephoned to Berlin cancelling, his arrang ment to go on Friday and proposing an adjournment of the 7 ting of the German Cabinet ill next week.
The impression is that the smaller while the big] are inclined to: oppose it.
Later.
Sokol, the acting head of the handed the non-aggression" proposal to Sir Austen Chamberlain, Briand and Dr, Stresoman.
The strictest scercey is. being] maintained, but it is known that the draft has been referred to jurists for their opinion while it will doubtless form the subject of general exchange of views between the chiefs of the vane ion It is also reported that the proposal is being referred to Mr, Stanley] Baldwin, the British Premier, who prvont te staying at AlzLes Later.
Tt appears that Poland is ini favour of the extension of arbitra. tion and a general declaration, opened to non-members as well as memers of the League of Nations, that, war and all forms of aggression are an international crime,—The Polish non-aggression proposal also Suggests an agreement not to increase armaments.
The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. L, J. Moltesen, associat. ed himself with the resolution submitted by Jkr. van Blokland. He! declared that Denmark was prepared to make sacrifices for the attainment of disarmament—Reuter, Geneva, Sept. 7.
The Assembly of the League of Nations embarked on th real bu ness of the session yesterday with} the opening of the discussion on the! work of the Council and the Secre-principal speech of the sitting! was made by Jkr. van Blokland (Holland) on the theme of disarm ment. At the conclusion he moved 48 resolution amidst general applause int favour of taking up the principles underlying the defunct Geneva prother. with the Preparatory Commission's report.
is noteworthy that the resolute fon agrees with the PoUsh fntap-
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