suspension the nations members: Jof the League would set an example. Jof good-will and create an atmosphere of confidence. He added that if the burden of armaments was lowered, trade barriers would soon lowered also.
The Assembly unanimously decid-Jed to invite Mexico to join the League.
The League to-day received a communication from the German Government showing the position of German armaments in June, 1931.
The statement give the total military effectives as 100,500 soldi-Jers and 4,500 officers, with 15,000 Jseamen and 3,500 naval officers. There is no armed air force, the statement declares.
The German Navy Jconsist of four capital global tonnage of 52,800, Jeruisers. All the foregoing, the JGerman Government states, are over 20 years old. There are also 25 light craft, while*two capital-ships Jand a cruiser are under construction.
In conclusion, the statement Jdeclaves that Germany has no submarines.—Reuter, Mexico City, Sept. 9.
'The minister for Foreign Affairs' announced to-day that Mexico is joining the League of Nations Mexico will be the 55th nation to! Join the League, whose membership at present represents three qui ters of the whole world. The only. two great countries which are holding aloof ure America bur they, Particularly:
ina number of beneficent ce-operating ith the Washington, Sept. 9. is understood that the United States Government views "with friendly sympathy" the disarmament holiday' proposals made by Italy.
'These "proposals were submitted by Signor Grandi, the Italian Minister for Foreign' Affairs and head of the Italian delegation. to the League of Nations, to. the League Assembly yesterday, Signor Grandi suggested that all armaments. proferammes should be immediately suspended until. after the forth, coming Disarmament Conference. In this "connection, he said, it was necessary to act not only with cour. age ud. moderation, but also. with foood faith. Ie considered that a suspension' of "the building -proferammes would set an example of} ood-will and create an atmosphere fof confidence and he expressed. the opinion, in conclusion, that ifthe burden'of armaments were lowered, trade barriers would soon be lowers ed. aso, While the United States Govern. ment, "however, "express friendly sympathy with these. views, no me fication has. been given" whether any' steps will be taken to Geneva, Sept. 9. The general debate was continued] in today's session of the League Assembly" which brought portant speech by the Japanese chief delegate, "Mr. Yoshizawa, who. Pressed" his" government's determination to ce-operate whole-heattjedly, in next year's. Disarmament Conference and to leave nothing undone "to ensure' its, unqualified success, adding that Japan con dered' the draft "convention "an acceptable basis for the negotiations Japan, Mr. Yothizawa insisted, had twice reduced her naval armantents the first time after the Washington!
4 result of the London naval agree, Conference' andthe second time as tent. A reduction of the territorial forces and especially of the war terial, however, had' so. far rot been possible, because, Japan not been a belligerent power in the fall sense' of the word, her equip. Iment and particularly her air force had mot yet attained the: standards required for effective national de. fence.
The Canadian representative, sir Robert Borden, also pleaded for a success of the Disarmament. Confer fence, whose failure, "he. declared, must Inevitably. have unfavourable Fepereussions throughout the world fand. start anew disarmament race Sir Robert Borden evoked spontaneous applause when in conclusion fe] insisted that "the. grim spectre of] armament must once for all be Te. moved from the path of civilisation."
The French thesis of "security before disarmament" was advocated by the Rumanian Foreign Minister, MMironescu, who insisted that country could not reduce armament until she had concluded non-aggression.
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