Geneva, Sept. 12.
The Assembly of the Lengue of Nations in still sitting in debate on the work of the League during the past year, Lord Cushendun, the chief British delegate, made a speech this morning in which he expressed sym. pathy with the disappointment expressed by Dr. Mueller, the German Chancellor, concerning the slow pro-seress being made in disarmament. Lord Cushendun declared however that the difficulties encountered by the Preparatory Commission on Disarmament had not been fully ap-Preciated.
Nevertheless, he proceeded, a considerable measure of agreement had been reached and it would be a very great mistake to assume that no progress had been made or to despair of a satisfactory result. Moreover, he continued, a large measure of actual disarmament had taken place.
Lord Cushendun then enumerated the large reductions that had been made in the—British Army, Navy and Air Force and declared that if they did not fully satisfy the obligations of the Covenant of the League, they went a long way towards meeting ther.
Lord Cushendun declared that Great Britain was anxiously endeavouring to find ground for common action and had, therefore, earnestly striven for many months to reconcile her views with those France regarding naval disarmament. In this connexion the two countries had reached a compromise, which was of a provisional char Jacter. If, unfortunately, this com-Promise was not accepted by- the fother Powers concerned, it would be necessary to seek a_ reconciliation of differences by modification of the Anglo-French compromise, or, if that proved impossible, they must search for a fresh basis of common
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