In an interview to-day, after announcing that he would have great pleasure in supporting Canada's candidature as a member of the Council of the League of Nations, Sir Austen Chamberlain referred the reports of the Polish proposal for a new security pact. He expressed the opinion that there would be no advantage in such a proposal at the present time but, if a resolution should be proposed and unanimously accepted by the Assembly of the League of Nations, recommending the extension of the Locarno agreements to other parts! of the world and reaffirming. the determination of the League to maintain peace, he would gladly ¢o-operate.
He emphasized that the attitude of Great Britain towards ment remained unchanged. Despite the failure of the recent naval conference at Geneva, he added, they were nearer to an agreement than before. but it was probable that} there would be many conferences] before they would reach the measure of disarmament they would Vike to see.
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