Paris, Oct, 2
Reuter is authoritatively informed that Prance it ready to reduce her ttectives and her term of military Senvie provided that a similar type of servite ip accepted by other coun {Migs including Germany.
jstity the" Sagres publi her sy toting wees, 80 Gieha de. Paris," "which. declared the Bronce would reduce her effec ves by 800,000 men if Germang ae: cepted the da armament proposals of the otter Powers, and that France out also reduce her military trate Thus period By six to eight months 1 er Cen Meni i Geneva, Oct. 2.
Denmark, Argentine and Aus-were elected to-day to non-per-
{ey will have to come down ana up. until we eet equality. No Sther form of etrinasent Somer them wil be negetlted by Brae? declared Mr. Stanley Baldwin in a peut thes conference "of the! Conservative Party at Birmingham!
"Any, nation that breaks convention" when "it fe" sgned® ded the Comnervative leader have no friend in the civilised world, and the same applies to any tion that deliberately prevents convention from being reached demands that might be acceptable after a time but unacceptable day."
Mr, Baldwins then uttered the warning that "if re-armament com merices in. Europe, there would be ho restoration of cuts in salaries and uno "reduction of taxation for a Burope would mean bankruptey for some nations." In. conclusion, Mr. Baldwin recechoed. the optimism of Mr." Neville" Chamberlain, the Chanceliay of the Exchequer, when he said that British trade. was better than in any other industrial country ahd British credit high and unassailable.
The work of organising peace needs afresh impulse, "declared Mr. Arthur Henderson," chairman the Disarmament Conference, {in a speech in London list night, an the eve of his. departure for Geneva to preside at what pected to be the most. critical Ression of the arms conference.
Reuter, Geneva, Oct. 9.
'The Assembly of the League of Nations to-day elected Portugal to the newly created seat on the League 'Council, thus raising the number of Connell members to fifteen, including Japan, which still is technically considered' a member of the League until two years have elapsed from the date upon which that country ave notice of its intention to withdraw. Portugal received 30 votes, while 20 votes were east for Turkey.
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