London, Dec. 2.
'Speaking to British correspon. dents this afternoon at Geneva, Lord Cushenden, the British representative to' the League of Nations, said that the British policy on disarmament had in no way Jehanged. On the contrary, he de-inclined to say to who approach us on this subject that we have already disarmed. We effected our dis armament immediately after.the rear Britain posited proposals at Geneva could not apply 4o the United States as its regular} forces have been reduced to a mere police force. He did not believe that the entire abandonment of the United States naval armaments would help the welfare of the world at present, fas the War was over we imme ly scrapped, rather too hurriedly, Tam inclined to think, between one sad three-quarter million and two million tons of ships. We did this not merely from our desire to. realize economies but also that we The announcement from the! might dispense with all offensive White House that President Coo-forces except those strictly necesdge will recommend to Congress [sary, We also abandoned two ar-to sanction immediately the con serials and two naval bases. We struction of additional cruisers has out down the personnel of our Navy caused some surprise in view of and practically scrapped our air the gesture of the British Admirservice, with the result that a few, salty, which proposes to lay down years later we had resuscitate our only' one cruiser instead of the three alr arm once. more. Our Army, contemplated.—Reuter, which was always numerically contemptible little army' was fur-A Pertinent Question ther reduced. Obligatory service 2 New York, Dec. 2. was abolished, and we have reduced four armed forces to the level of an There is no sympathy in the United States for M. Litvinof!s Imperial police force such as is absolute disarmament proposals, the necessary, as exemplified in the re-New York "World" declaring that jeent crisis in China, for the pro they reek of hypocrisy. "For tection of British lives and British! Litvinoff to pretend that the Soviet property throughout the world. We run by non-resisting. pac! it] fare ready to prove we have dis-declares, "is. very pode jok farmied and if we had not done <o wel 'The Now York "Herald Tribun should now be in a position to offer says: "Litvinolt is the spirit of, reductions of two million tons in the malicious inconsequence—the playind rigid reduction of the air But we cannot do it now. Boy of Moscow's unrealistic world."
The Soviet does not propose ser words we have already} abolish all military power," says the voluntarily done what we are ask-New York "Times.
"I¢ they did, us other nations to do now.' how could they send out tax-collec: Speaking on the work of the See. tors to shoot dow ants without guns rebellious p Router,
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