Moscow, Oct, 21.
Moscow newspapers to-day published the reply of M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, to Sir Erie Drummond, the Secretary General of the League of Nations, regarding Russia's position jin regard to 2 proposed armaments truce.
Litvinoff's reply was telegram plied in response to Sir Eric's letter of October 2. In his letter the /Seeretary-General of the League of Nations asked M. Litvinoff whether Soviet Russia is ready to accept an Jarmaments truce as proposed before the last Assembly of the-League lof Nations by Dr. Dino Grandi, the Italian Foreign Minister. A resolution was adopted by the Assembly embodying Dr. Grandi's proposal and urging an armaments truce until] after the world disarmament confer-renee which is scheduled to convene at Geneva in February of next year funder the auspices of the League of Nations.
"By September 21 1 had already notified the League of the readiness of my Government to undertake together with other Governments and on an equal basis. with them a sus-Pension of armaments, construction jaring the preliminaries of and until after, the Conference on armament," M, Litvinof! states in His telegram to Sir Erie "Drom the ied. period of one. yes "We are also ready now to accep
beginning with November 1, and we are ready for absolute disarmament jor for a maximum reduction in armaments in accordance. with drafts and suggestions submitted by to the Preparatory Commilsso lon Disarmament, Tt is quiet evident that similar declaration. should be made by all countries and. they should be obligatory, having the Power of internatiotsl conventions, "It must be absolutely clear that the obligation refers to all kinds and manner of armaments, both with respect to the number {troops and quantity of military materials. Any resolution adopted: by the Assembly and which would of be clear and whether accepted or rejected, any stipulations of ex-Jeentions made by the several States fand any allowance for each country to interpret in its own manner the volume of obligations will inevitably bring disputes and wilh not create san atmosphere of confidence.
"The absence of larity and precision in corresponding decisions of the League of. Nations regarding international obligations is one rea: ison for the sad events now occutting in Manchuria. At any" rate, ay" Government is realy to weve after the introduction of the nectssary. clarity. and precision, the obtigations to suspend armaments construction on a basis equal to that fof other counteies."—United Press.
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