The Archive · 1936

War a Real Possibility

"Peace, as conceived by the Franch people" We, went on, Mls Nek mule Submission to" brule "force, wesigned Bcceptance of "fait accompli. founded, rather, on. legally and oft International. morality But for the fest time in elghtean years, war fs again foreseen as a real Bousbility, Prance whhes unresorvedand tenaciously to bar the way to 'Then, declaring, that. the way to avoid "war was by" enforcing" Ue League Covenant fully, he declared: "he. French Government' cannot Ssipport the formula fora revision which would reduce "duties of the Teague to the role of academic cone siltation.

This is why France Is ready to accapt all: measures for increasing the Sietivencss of the Covenant continued. "International. engages ments are doomed to'2 aelback if the powers subscribing to them are not Fesolved to go through with them to the end, 1 fiat we, ao. But thertisk of going to war! Ong must the end involves. accepting

thus" accept "the eventusllty of Wat for the safeguarding of peace!"

Disarmament Necessary 'So long as nations are "armed and over-armed," M. Blum declared, collective security' makes it necessary that each people recognizes this all too cruel possibility of the danger of war. This is why real collective security involves the necessity of disarmament—Havas,

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